Accounting Analyst 1, 2, or Senior

Requisition ID: 17735

 

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

 

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

 

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

 

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
• Short and long-term disability plans
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

 

Summary

This position supports the financial operations of Salt River Project Employee Recreational Association-PERA. PERA consists of three, individual, non-profit corporations spanning four locations. This position requires knowledge of accounting systems, banking and treasury, sales and income taxes, and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP accounting).

What You'll Do

•    Troubleshoot PERA accounting and retail point-of-sale systems.
•    Perform user acceptance testing for accounting system upgrades and modifications.
•    Involves problem resolution with staff from all PERA sites, administrator duties and data integrity. Work with internal and external sources as needed to resolve issues. Assists with additional programs such as cell phone databases that are an integral part of the cell phone program. The accuracy of the data is critical to the operation. Support new systems/programs as needed due to changes in business operations.

 

•    Job duties include:

o    Review of financial data for monthly presentation to PERA Audit Committee and PERA Board.
o    Assisting internal and external auditors; & identifying and resolving audit issues.
o    Account Reconciliations.
o    Journal Entries.

•    Assist, as needed, with accounts payable and accounts receivable to insure the proper handling of these functions. Some of these functions include working with staff on:

o    Collections, proper recording in general ledger, meeting taxing authority requirements such as Federal 1099 requirements and sales taxes.
o    Preparation of tax returns for all three PERA non-profit Corporations, which include: Federal Form 990-Return of Org exempt from income tax Federal Form 990T-exempt organization business income tax return, Arizona Form 99-exempt org annual return and Arizona Form 99T-Exempt Organization business income tax return. Assist sales tax filings and problem resolution.

•    Provide data to Annual Audit and Financial Statement preparation by an external audit team.
•    Support asset management and capitalization of PERA assets.
•    Support technology and process improvements for all financial business functions.
•    Coordinate with Analysts and Technicians to provide cross-functional support to other PERA business areas.

What It Takes To Succeed

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum three y