• Job Description

  Req#: 2930

  The Senior Analyst/Accounting is an individual contributor in one of the following functions in the Controller’s area of Southwest Gas Corporation: Accounting Control, External Financial Reporting, Gas and Regulatory Accounting, Contract Audit, General Accounting, Internal Financial Reporting, and Property Accounting.

  POSITION DIMENSIONS

  Reporting directly to this position is up to one exempt support staff personnel. The incumbent infrequently exchanges information with senior management and frequently exchanges information with department heads and professional level personnel within and outside the Controller's area, outside vendors, consultants and suppliers.

  QUALIFICATIONS

  There are clear precedents and practices that the incumbent uses as guidelines to determine how this job is performed. This position requires four to six years of relevant work experience degree from an accredited university in Accounting, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential job responsibilities.

  Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred. Utility industry experience preferred.

  ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provide direction and/or expert-level participation in the development and maintenance of records necessary to accurately and efficiently provide management with information on all financial aspects of the company for one or more functional accounting areas, while ensuring compliance with all corporate standard practices as well as contractual, legal and reporting requirements and regulations (e.g., contract terms, tariff provisions, state laws, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations, Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) requirements, Security Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations, U.S. Treasury, banking institutions, etc.
  • Lead in the preparation and review of financial statements, reports, regulatory filings and various supporting schedules for internal and external reporting purposes, maintaining compliance with all Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) requirements and regulations
  • Conduct complex accounting and financial research, analysis and work assignments in compliance with all corporate standard practices as well as contractual and legal requirements and regulations
  • Lead and review the recordation, analysis and reporting of gas costs/volumes and regulatory account transactions; direct research and documentation of unique transactions and regulatory requirements.
  • Identify, research, analyze and report on all regulatory issues and/or changes which have an accounting impact
  • Assist in the preparation of company quarterly and annual reports and SEC filings, including supporting documentation
  • Develop responses to data requests from regulatory commissions and external parties
  • Direct, motivate, train and evaluate staff members, as applicable
  • Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned
  • Regular and predictable attendance is a condition of employment and is an essential function of the job

  SALARY DETAILS

  $77,716 - $116,574

  At Southwest Gas, attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. We use flexibility to develop competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to hire the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents the minimum and maximum of the pay range for the position. It is provided as a good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, as we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview and selection process.

• About the company

  Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. The company provides natural gas service to over 2 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers in parts of Arizona, Nevada, and California.

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