Hybrid Accounting Manager – Fixed Assets

at NiSource

• Job title: Accounting Manager – Fixed Assets
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $110,200 - $165,300 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Columbus, United States

About the role

• Accounting Manager overseeing financial accounting for NiSource, focusing on asset accounting and regulatory compliance. Leading a team while managing financial records and collaborating with state regulatory teams.

Responsibilities

• Effectively manage financial accounting activities for designated companies.
• Direct and oversee the asset accounting team including maintaining the asset accounting records of the Company in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the company's internal controls over financial reporting and prescribed state regulations.
• Partner with state regulatory teams to successfully support regulatory filings and analyses.
• Provide asset accounting guidance, advice and recommendations to accounting, finance, operations and regulatory leadership regarding financial accounting matters.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of financial books and financial results.
• Manage the asset accounting financial closing for subsidiary companies.
• Manage and review all asset accounting activities, both internal and external, for the Company in accordance with required internal and external reporting deadlines.
• Provide accounting guidance to business stakeholders and inform decision makers of accounting implications of transactions.
• Perform financial statement analysis and confirm variance explanations to Controller, Financial Reporting, FP&A and external auditors.
• Update, monitor and direct testing of internal controls, as necessary, in order to mitigate risk and ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Interact with management, consolidation accounting, financial planning, state financial and regulatory staffs, internal and external auditors, and other NiSource companies to identify and support accounting issues.
• Assure compliance with system policies and procedures, generally accepted accounting principles and applicable regulatory standards.
• Demonstrate leadership through functional knowledge and personnel skills and actively develop team members.
• Coordinate, prepare and/or review testimony, responses to interrogatories relating to asset accounting issues, regulatory reports, etc., as well as overseeing compilation of historic and pro-forma rate filing data.
• Manage team of skilled analysts providing coaching, mentoring and skill development (includes union employees).
• Oversee project initiatives as directed by leadership ensuring alignment of resources, timelines and outcomes for asset accounting team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field
• Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience
• 5+ years’ experience working in the accounting field
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to analyze problems/issues and identify solutions
• Ability to effectively manage simultaneous priorities
• Ability to be self-sufficient and self-motivated
• Demonstrated ability to coach, develop and lead a team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel
• Experience in public utility accounting, finance and the regulated utility environment (preferred)
• Experience with PowerPlant system (preferred)
• Master's Degree MBA (preferred)
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (preferred)
• Authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.

Benefits

• Respect the unique lived experiences within your Team/Customers and external work partners by valuing different world views, challenges, and cultures that represents all walks of life and all backgrounds.
• Respect others perspectives/convictions, engaging others opinions, creating a safe environment where people, ideas, and opinions are valued within your Team/Customers and external partners.
• Promote a safe work environment by actively participating in all aspects of our employee safety program.
• Equal Employment Opportunity NiSource is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in each of its companies to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, veteran status, disability, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), genetic information, citizenship status, or any protected group status as defined by law. Each employee is expected to abide by this principle.