Mgr, Gas Accounting

JOB SUMMARY:   This position is responsible for leading an Atlanta based team supporting revenue and 
cost of sales accounting and reporting for Atlanta Gas Light Company (AGL), Virginia Natural Gas (VNG), 
and Chattanooga Gas Company (CGC).    
 
  
JOB REQUIREMENTS:   
 
• BS/BA in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or equivalent academic education 
• CPA or Master’s degree 
• 6+ years accounting experience performing complex financial analysis and research 
• Ability to understand business system design and work with large data sets 
• Ability to apply accounting concepts to determine appropriate accounting treatment 
• Ability to work effectively across functions to accomplish objectives 
• Ability to manage workload across the group to accommodate projects 
• Strong analytical skills, including understanding of report and query design concepts 
• Regulatory accounting experience a plus 
• Experience with business systems implementation a plus 
   
  
MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Lead a team of three accountants, providing guidance and direction on revenue and cost of sales for 
multiple gas utilities. 
• Manage monthly financial close process, including review and approval of journal entries and account 
reconciliations. 
• Review and approve monthly volumetric models supporting revenue recognition, inclusive of complex 
utility-specific functions (e.g., joint use pipeline activities, balancing / cash out functions, and storage 
considerations). 
• Analyze and report monthly results from weather normalization and seasonal rate design mechanisms 
with consideration of impacts to customer billings and balance sheet deferrals, where applicable. 
• Analyze and report monthly results from application of alternative revenue programs, inclusive of under
and over-recoveries, partnering with Rates and Regulatory to ensure appropriate balance sheet 
classification. 
• Thoroughly review financial statements, including detailed examination of gross margin results 
compared to budget and previous years and related impacts to balance sheet accounts. 
• Complete and/or provide inputs for recurring regulatory reporting deliverables (e.g., FERC forms and 
quarterly and annual EIA filings). 
• Review and approve complex calculations of monthly utility billing rates for application in both end-use 
customer and marketer/pooler billing. 
• Review and approve commodity, transportation, and asset management agreement settlements. 
• Support system implementation projects, including testing and validation. 
• Work directly with internal and external auditors as required to respond to audit requests relating to 
revenue and cost of sales. 
• Develop processes or approve processes developed by staff members as required for revenue and cost 
of sales accounting and reporting. 
• Motivate and develop team members by coaching, training, and providing constructive feedback.  

Duties Discretion:  
  
Employee receives clear instructions from supervisor regarding what to do and how to do it.  

Tasks follow set guidelines or procedures.  

Employee must consider alternative courses of action and then make a decision after 
considering the options.  

Employee has the authority to make significant choices and decisions, without specific guidance 
or direction from the supervisor.  

Explanation:  This is a self-directed role, with the ability to make decisions independently on how to perform 
tasks.  Decisions which require a significant amount of time or a change to controls or accounting must be 
reviewed with the manager prior to commitment.  The employee is expected to present pros and cons and 
recommend a decision. 

Task Complexity:   
   

Tasks are straight-forward, routine, and often repetitive.   

Tasks are varied and fairly complex.   

Assignments are quite varied and highly complex.  

Explanation: This role includes accounting review and approval, some of which can be routine, as well as 
project specific tasks and development of new processes, which tend to be more complex and require more 
analysis.

About Southern Company Gas
Southern Company Gas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE:SO), America’s premier energy company. Southern Company Gas serves approximately 4.2 million natural gas utility customers through its regulated distribution companies in four states and approximately 600,000 retail customers through its companies that market natural gas. Other nonutility businesses include investments in interstate pipelines and ownership and operation of natural gas storage facilities. For more information, visit