Accountant - Internal Controls

Requisition ID: 92474

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Position Specific Description

NextEra Energy, Inc. and Florida Power & Light are seeking an Internal Controls / SOX Accountant II to join our corporate headquarters in Juno Beach, FL. This role reports to the Senior Manager of SOX Compliance and supports compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 across NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE), Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), and XPLR Infrastructure, LP (XPLR).

In this role, you will take a lead in researching, analyzing, and reporting on internal control matters impacting NextEra Energy, partner with business stakeholders to resolve control issues, recommend improvements to strengthen controls, and support special projects, including automation oversight. You will work closely with management, process owners, system users, and internal and external auditors. The role also includes performing SOX testing activities and providing system administration support for the Internal Controls application, Workiva.

Duties and responsibilities include:

- Maintain a strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, SEC regulations, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, and company policies and procedures

- Ensure the integrity of corporate financial data through effective internal controls

- Communicate and collaborate with internal stakeholders and external auditors in a professional manner

- Perform annual and periodic updates to SOX scoping analyses

- Review SOX compliance processes and recommend enhancements to controls, processes, and test plans

- Analyze new or changing business processes, identify key controls, prepare narratives, and develop test plans

- Identify and document controls supporting the accuracy and completeness of key Information Produced by the Entity (IPE) and automation processes

- Prepare the annual SOX testing plan and schedule based on scoping and risk assessment

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

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click here to learn more.

Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time Job Category: Finance, Accounting & Business Analytics Organization: Florida Power & Light Company Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

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