Accountant II

Requisition ID: 90135

Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., providing reliable energy to nearly 12 million Floridians. With one of the nation’s most fuel-efficient, cost-effective power generation fleets and industry-leading reliability, we’re redefining what’s possible in energy. Want to be part of something powerful? Join our outstanding team and help shape the future of energy.

Position Specific Description

Florida Power & Light Company is seeking a Principal Accountant to join the Asset Recovery & Analysis Property Accounting team at its corporate headquarters in Juno Beach. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills and take ownership of various projects, adding value through critical thinking and inter-personal skills and be able to research regulatory guidance.

Specific Responsibilities include:

- Support quarterly and annual regulatory Filings

- Support external reporting requirements (e.g., 10K, 10Q, etc.) as required

- Supporting management for various regulated companies in asset recovery and analysis (ARA) related matters

- Work with internal and external auditors

- Identify opportunities to improve processes and drive workforce productivity

- Prompt and accurate customer support (internal/external)

- Performs other job-related duties as assigned

The ideal candidate will possess the following performance attributes and competencies:

- Driven – committed to career development through personal improvement

- Problem solver - proactive thinker with practical solutions, very analytical, and orientation to be tightly linked to business strategies and financial priorities

- Professional skills – strong interpersonal skills, builds and nurtures cross functional teams and relationships, respects others, is tactfully assertive, has a bias for action, and follows through to completion

- Technical skills – experience researching, interpreting and applying accounting rules and policies

- Process & project management – strong planning and organizational skills

- Integrity – strong ethic to comply with legal, regulatory, and company rules and policies

Job Overview

Employees in this role assist in researching, analyzing and reporting on issues that affect the company, recommending possible solutions, and assisting with the follow-up activities to resolve them.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

- Assists in preparing financial reports in a timely manner that are in compliance with GAAP and accurately reflect the financial status of the company

- Keeps abreast of and apply GAAP, SEC regulations, and relative company policies, practices and procedures

- Ensures accounting integrity of corporate financial data through the implementation of appropriate internal controls

- Prepares schedules and journal entries

- Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's - Accounting / Finance / Business

- Experience: 1+ years

Preferred Qualifications

- Master's - Business Administration

- Master's - Accounting / Finance

- Accounting Research

- Financial Accounting

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Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time Job Category: Finance, Accounting & Business Analytics Organization: Florida Power & Light Company Relocation Provided: No

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