Technical Accounting, Senior Advisor

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Technical Accounting, Senior Advisor at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll be part of the Technical Accounting group within the Controller’s Department of Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Finance Organizational Unit. You will be an instrumental member of a group of professionals focused on providing accounting interpretation and implementation guidance associated with accounting standards.

Specifically, within the technical accounting group, you will be exposed to a wide variety of complex accounting issues and be an instrumental part of the decision-making process. The position requires a detailed knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) in areas such as: leases, revenue recognition, derivatives, and variable interest entities as well as ASC 980 – Utilities.

As a Technical Accounting Senior Advisor, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Responsibilities

•    Conducts the critical assessment, education, and effective implementation of significant accounting guidance updates on a US GAAP, Statutory and Regulatory basis
•    Acts as a subject matter expert to assist external financial reporting team in reviewing quarterly and annual reports filed with the SEC
•    Engages with external auditors on complex topics to align proposed accounting treatment
•    Provides technical accounting guidance and application related to significant strategic and complex transactions through all phases to ensure accounting considerations are evaluated
•    Partners with senior level leadership in Finance areas across the various businesses and corporate departments regarding appropriate accounting treatment for significant, complex, and strategically important transactions
•    Delivers technical accounting advice to other departments with regards to accounting for financial products and structures
•    Supports the Finance function in compliance with the SCE standard accounting practices and US GAAP
•    Supports audit/regulatory exam review of accounting conclusions
•    Interprets the impact of emerging US GAAP and Statutory accounting guidance for all lines of business and leads the cross-functional working group that facilitates the accounting and operational objectives ensuring SCE's readiness upon implementation
•    Conducts technical accounting training when and if needed
•    Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate and consistent application of our capital vs expense accounting policies
•    A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Seven or more years of experience in accounting.
• Experience with interpreting and applying US GAAP
• CPA (or equivalent)

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree degree or higher in accounting, Business, Finance, or related discipline.
• Experience in a public accounting firm (preferably with a Big 4 firm) with large SEC clients or experience at FASB or SEC.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills combined with proven business and financial acumen.
• Strong technical and general accounting knowledge and ability to research FASB, SEC, and other accounting literature.
• Experience in contract reviews.
• Experience in energy/utility industry.

You should know

• This position’s work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days.  Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California.  Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
• Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more!
• Relocation does not apply to this position.
• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About Southern California Edison

The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.

At SCE, we celebrate our differences. We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected status.

We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at (833) 343-0727.