Accountant / Staff Accountant / Senior Accountant

Company Summary Statement

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing.
Overview

NOTE:  This is a hybrid position requiring on-site presence three days per week in Louisville, KY.  #LG&EKU  #INDLGE  LI-Hy

Accountant:

Under direct supervision, responsible for assisting in recurring accounting tasks, including preparing journal entries, maintaining a complete and accurate general ledger, preparing basic financial reports and monitoring internal controls over financial reporting.  Depends on others for instruction, guidance and direction.

Staff Accountant:

Under general supervision, responsible for increasingly complex accounting activities including analyzing accounting transactions and issues, preparing journal entries, maintaining a complete and accurate general ledger, preparing, and analyzing financial reports, and testing and monitoring internal controls over financial reporting. Works with regular guidance in own area of knowledge.

Senior Accountant:

Under general direction, responsible for the more complex accounting activities including analyzing accounting transactions & issues, preparing journal entries, maintaining a complete and accurate general ledger, preparing & analyzing financial reports and enhancing internal controls over financial reporting. This is a senior-skill level normally without supervisory responsibility. However, may provide guidance and direction to other PPL employees in support of producing high quality, timely

and cost-effective accounting solutions. Works independently with minimal guidance using knowledge of business operations and accounting.

Responsibilities

Accountant:

• Responsible for recurring accounting analyses, journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Responsible for the preparation of financial statements and other internal/external financial reports.
• Assists in maintaining internal controls over financial reporting.
• Develops competence in assigned areas of responsibility by performing structured work, with an expectation of developing a more flexible approach to work assignments.
• Related to all the above processes, expected to develop supporting workpapers and documentation.
• Uses existing procedures to identify and recommend solutions to problems in assigned areas of accounting. Applies limited judgment and discretion.
• Interacts with staff, management, and other customers in a friendly, courteous, professional and helpful manner.

Staff Accountant:

• Prepares increasingly complex accounting analyses and journal entries.
• Prepares and analyzes financial statements and other internal/external financial reports.
• Assists in the tracking & reporting of internal controls over financial reporting and recommends enhancements to such controls.
• Solves a range of increasingly complex accounting problems; analyzes possible solutions and makes recommendations.
• Related to all the above processes, expected to develop supporting work papers and documentation.
• Builds knowledge of the organization processes and customers and technical accounting.

Senior Accountant:

• Evaluates accounting policies and procedures to reflect changes in business conditions, processes, and accounting guidance.
• Prepares more complex accounting analyses and journal entries.
• Prepares and analyzes financial statements and other internal/external financial reports.
• Enhances internal controls over financial reporting.
• Uses best practices and knowledge of internal/external business issues to improve products or services. Solves more complex problems taking a new perspective on existing solutions.
• Provides functional advice or training to less-experienced accountant positions.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May direct the work of other staff members.
• Increases and applies knowledge of legal and regulatory issues and changes in accounting guidance.
• The company reserves the right to determine if this position will be assigned to work on-site, remotely, or a combination of both. Assigned work location may change. In the case of remote work, physical presence in the office/on-site may be required to engage in face-to-face interaction and coordination of work among direct reports and co-workers.

Qualifications

Accountant:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business discipline with at least 3 accounting courses.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications; use of Excel/Word is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting.
• CPA or CMA exam eligible.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• 0-2 years related work experience, including co-operative/internship experience.

Staff Accountant:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business discipline with at least 3 accounting courses OR bachelor's degree in accounting with at least 1 year of accounting-related experience.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications; use of excel/word is required.
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting with a minimum of 2 to 4 years of accounting-related experience in public accounting, SEC reporting, and a working knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• CPA or CMA certification or MBA.

Senior Accountant:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business discipline with at least 3 accounting courses and 5 years accounting experience OR bachelor's degree in accounting with 3-5 years of accounting-related experience.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications; use of excel/word is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, MBA, or other advanced degree in business discipline.
• CPA or CMA certification.
• Experience in utility accounting, public accounting and SEC reporting, and a working knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to research technical accounting guidance.
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Requires excellent interpersonal skills.

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