Director of Accounting and Compliance

Posted Date 27 Feb 2024

Experience	7 Years	Salary	170000USD
Job Type	Full Time	Company	New Jersey Resources
Job Category	Accounting	Qualification	BS Accounting
Gender	Both	Last Date	27 May
Vacancies	1	Remote	No
Location(s)	New Jersey , United States

Job Description

Energize⠀your⠀future and⠀join our⠀team as we⠀pursue a⠀reliable,⠀sustainable,⠀cleaner⠀energy⠀future. At⠀our⠀Fortune⠀1000⠀diversified⠀energy⠀company,⠀you’ll⠀find a⠀friendly,⠀community-minded⠀environment,⠀with⠀flexible⠀work⠀schedules,⠀opportunities⠀for growth⠀and⠀development,⠀and⠀competitive⠀pay and⠀benefits.

New⠀Jersey⠀Resources⠀is seeking⠀a Director⠀of⠀Accounting⠀and⠀Compliance⠀responsible⠀for⠀oversight⠀of the⠀accounting⠀and⠀accounting⠀related⠀activities⠀for the⠀Company's⠀Non-regulated⠀Operations.⠀This⠀principally⠀comprises⠀the⠀business⠀activities⠀of NJR⠀Energy⠀Services,⠀NJR Clean⠀Energy⠀Ventures,⠀and NJR⠀Home/Plumbing⠀Services.⠀The⠀position⠀is also⠀responsible⠀for the⠀oversight⠀of payroll⠀administration⠀for NJR⠀and the⠀accounting⠀for income⠀taxes⠀through an⠀outsourced⠀Corporate⠀Tax⠀Services⠀arrangement⠀with an⠀independent⠀third⠀party⠀provider.

Major Responsibilities / Essential Functions

Supervise⠀the⠀activities⠀of the⠀accounting⠀support⠀staff for⠀the⠀non-regulated⠀entities
Manage⠀the⠀general⠀ledger⠀closing⠀cycle for⠀all⠀non-regulated⠀entities
Review⠀journal⠀entries⠀and⠀account⠀reconciliations⠀in support⠀of the⠀closing⠀process as⠀needed
Review⠀and⠀prepare⠀quarterly⠀and annual⠀information⠀for⠀inclusion⠀in press⠀release,⠀10-Q and⠀10-K
Conduct⠀accounting⠀research⠀to support⠀new⠀business⠀ventures,⠀new⠀accounting⠀pronouncements⠀as⠀needed
Assist⠀Financial⠀Planning⠀and⠀Analysis⠀in the⠀preparation⠀of annual⠀budgets⠀and⠀monthly⠀forecasts⠀as⠀needed
Assist⠀in⠀developing⠀accounting⠀policies/positions⠀in support⠀of the⠀Company's⠀commodity⠀transactions
Evaluate⠀new⠀contracts⠀to ensure⠀compliance⠀with⠀relevant⠀accounting⠀standards
Oversee⠀corporate⠀tax⠀function⠀and the⠀outsourced⠀tax⠀services⠀relationship
Ensure⠀compliance⠀with⠀statutory⠀filing⠀requirements⠀for direct⠀and⠀indirect⠀tax⠀activities⠀at the⠀federal as⠀well as⠀state and⠀local⠀levels
Monitor,⠀analyze,⠀document⠀and inform⠀on⠀existing⠀and⠀emerging⠀topics for⠀effective⠀GAAP and⠀statutory⠀tax⠀reporting
Ensure⠀accurate⠀and timely⠀delivery⠀of payroll⠀payments,⠀reporting⠀and⠀compliance⠀activities
Provides⠀direction⠀and⠀leadership⠀on all⠀matters⠀regarding⠀the⠀organization’s⠀payroll⠀activities,⠀including⠀strategic⠀and⠀tactical⠀planning
Manage⠀and direct⠀a team to⠀handle all⠀payroll⠀requests⠀and⠀questions⠀with a⠀high⠀degree of⠀quality⠀and⠀customer⠀service
Maintain⠀internal⠀control/Sarbanes-Oxley⠀compliance⠀documentation
Responsible⠀for review⠀and⠀presentation⠀of⠀financial⠀statement⠀disclosures⠀review of⠀non-regulated⠀and tax⠀disclosures⠀in⠀consolidated⠀financial⠀statement
Provide⠀support to⠀external⠀audit for⠀quarterly⠀and annual⠀requests⠀for⠀non-regulated,⠀accounting,⠀tax, and⠀payroll⠀activities;⠀provide⠀external⠀reporting⠀team with⠀variance⠀analysis⠀and⠀explanations⠀for MD&A⠀as⠀necessary
Recruit,⠀supervise,⠀develop⠀and mentor⠀staff
Develop⠀and manage⠀effective⠀business⠀unit⠀relationships⠀across⠀various⠀workstreams

Position Specifications

Bachelor’s⠀degree in⠀accounting⠀required,⠀Master’s⠀degree is⠀a plus;⠀CPA is⠀preferred
Minimum⠀of 7⠀years'⠀experience⠀in various⠀roles of⠀increasing⠀responsibility⠀and⠀day-to-day⠀accounting⠀activities⠀and⠀managing⠀employees⠀across⠀various⠀workstreams
Power⠀and⠀Utility⠀and/or⠀Energy⠀industry⠀experience⠀is a⠀plus
Strong⠀knowledge⠀of GAAP,⠀SEC and⠀other⠀regulatory⠀accounting/reporting⠀requirements⠀and⠀application,⠀as well as⠀an⠀in-depth⠀understanding⠀of the⠀accounting⠀standard⠀setting⠀process
Independent⠀thinker⠀with a⠀proactive⠀mindset
A⠀strategic⠀thinker⠀with⠀strong⠀analytical⠀and⠀project⠀planning⠀skills and⠀ability to⠀research⠀theoretical⠀concepts,⠀conclude⠀on⠀impacts,⠀and⠀implement⠀solution⠀frameworks⠀for⠀regulatory⠀mandates,⠀new⠀transactions⠀and to⠀align to⠀business⠀growth
Strong⠀communication⠀(both⠀verbal and⠀written)⠀and⠀interpersonal⠀skills to⠀be able to⠀convey⠀technical⠀information⠀to diverse⠀groups,⠀including⠀senior⠀management,⠀audit⠀committee,⠀business⠀and⠀accounting⠀managers,⠀and⠀auditors⠀in a⠀concise⠀manner
Ability⠀to drive⠀team⠀accountabilities⠀through⠀goal⠀setting⠀and⠀employee⠀mentoring
This⠀job⠀description⠀is⠀reflective⠀of the⠀primary⠀duties of⠀this⠀position⠀and in no⠀way limits⠀the⠀supervisor⠀from⠀assigning⠀any other⠀duties,⠀responsibilities⠀or⠀initiatives⠀as deemed⠀necessary.