About Us
At SoCalGas, we believe that every Californian deserves a resilient energy future. We are working to achieve that future by empowering California to reach its sustainability goals through innovation, collaboration, and decarbonization. As our state’s energy needs change, we will be there providing reliable energy that is clean, safe, and affordable to our 22 million customers.
In addition to helping shape the future of hydrogen technology and clean energy, as an employee of SoCalGas you’ll also enjoy an aggressive total compensation plan, multiple upward mobility opportunities and the ability to find a true work life balance. We also strive to reflect the communities we serve by attracting top talent and maintaining a diverse workforce. To discover more about how rewarding it is to work here, we invite you to visit these pages on our website: Our Mission; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Sustainability, In the Community, and Employee Benefits. Join SoCalGas today to share in our mission to build the cleanest, safest, and most innovative energy company in America!
Primary Purpose
The Accounting Research and Business Controls Manager oversees three distinct functions: Accounting Compliance, Accounting Research, and Business Controls. This position leads the strategic implementation of enhanced policies, procedures, and business controls, including monitoring and analysis of accounting for labor and non-labor costs for the company's civic, political, and related activities.
Collaborates cross-functionally and provides inputs/recommendations to VPs and senior management, evaluates, interprets, and communicates relevant authoritative guidance and emerging best practices against company practices; develops and provides training activities; oversees team that provides financial and regulatory compliance support, which includes regulatory inquiries, filings and audits and tracking and reporting the status and results of process enhancement and compliance to executive management.
Develops and executes plans, based on business, operational and/or companywide priorities related to accounting research, business controls and accounting compliance.
Provides leadership and technical guidance for SOX compliance at SCG. Assesses risks and develops control processes ensuring SOX certification. Assesses and communicates authoritative guidance, and emerging best practices; Oversees planning and testing activities within SCG and auditors; Assesses strategies to remedy SOX deficiencies and reports status and results of SOX compliance activities to the SOX steering Committee and Senior Management. Oversees the maintenance and creation of SCG policies and oversees and monitors the Records Management Process at SCG.
Ensures the effectiveness of internal business controls in compliance with companywide objectives and SOX standards.
Identifies internal control gaps in business procedures, processes, or systems and initiates remedial action.
Oversees the review of new accounting pronouncements to determine the impact to SCG and designs and executes implementation. Manages and reviews significant contracts to determine accounting ramifications related to Lease Accounting, Derivative Accounting, and Variable Interest Equity Accounting.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Leads, plans, and implements designs and standards companywide such as the impact of new accounting pronouncements. Interprets and stays up to date with the SCG impact of new accounting pronouncements. Provides training and develops and integrates policies across the organization. Oversees the maintenance and creation of policies and procedures related to Accounting Compliance, Accounting Research, and Business Controls. Responsible for strategic endeavors related to financial safety and compliance. Specifically: civic and political activities, reviews contracts associated with business development/RD&D to inform stakeholders on the financial impact of the transaction, partnership, etc.
- Leads strategic planning and high-level execution of business plans to advance operational excellence, compliance, and business controls by broadening business control enhancements with tools, training and processes, including delivering training to impacted SCG employees. Oversees new governance structure, development of training, change management, control designs and implementation, etc. based on the focus of civic and political activities.Partners with stakeholders within SCG, SDG&E, and SEU to implement accounting guidance, including contract reviews and assessment of one-off transactions that could impact all utilities; implements compliance guidance (e.g., FERC, clarification decisions, etc.); considers business controls designs, implementation and deficiency evaluation and remediation. Oversees Performs Internal Control Review for Accounting purposes of new significant contracts and all new Power Purchase Agreements.
- Oversees development and leadership consultation with respect to SOX risk assessments. Leads executive and senior management briefings on authoritative SOX and authoritative accounting guidance and emerging best practices. Provides guidance to other departments on the identification and documentation of required actions/policies and ongoing issues. Plans, develops, and executes entity-level and process-level test plans related to SOX.Reviews, evaluates, develops, implements, and maintains and verifies internal and business controls for processes, systems, financial statements, journals, and reports in accordance with internal auditing and SOX standards. Communicates and facilitates the planning and execution of SOX compliance activities between management and the auditors (both internal and external).Establishes business control design, implementation, deficiency evaluation, and remediation. This includes lessons learned and delivering training throughout the organization.Tracks and reports the status and results of: SOX compliance activities to the SOX Steering Committee and Senior Management; compliance activities to Executive Management and Steering Committee.
- Manages the Accounting Compliance, Accounting Research and Business Controls teams. Provides guidance and technical oversight to team members. Coaches and mentors’ direct reports, sets goals and manages performance, and ensures key deliverables are completed.
- Manages other SOX, Accounting, Compliance, and Records Management related projects including the ongoing review of automated compliance tools. Monitors and reports the status and results of Records Management compliance activities to the Records Management Steering Committee and Senior Management.Communicates and facilitates the planning and execution of SOX compliance activities between management and the auditors (both internal and external).
- Manages and performs forensic accounting studies to investigate areas of suspect business controls or noncompliance with relevant authoritative guidance (e.g. GAAP, FERC, etc.).
- Performs other duties as assigned (no more than 5% of duties).
$125000 - $187500 / year
Education
- Bachelor's Degree Preferably in Accounting/Finance. Required
Experience
- 10 Related accounting and/or audit experience. Required
- Must have experience with SOX compliance test plans. Required
- 5 Supervisory experience (inclusive of total years of experience) Required
Skills and Abilities
- Must have extensive knowledge of GAAP and general accounting. Advanced
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically and ability to operationalize strategic plans. Advanced
- Strong quantitative analysis skills and a firm understanding of financial, business and risk analysis fundamentals. Advanced
- Firm understanding of drivers of utility business performance and ability to relate individual results and findings to broader business and strategic implications. Intermediate
- Demonstrated ability to manage data, work with existing and developing complex models and conduct external research. Intermediate
- Strong project management skills and demonstrated success at managing projects in a cross-functional matrix environment. Advanced
- Strong presentation and communication skills, including preparation and effective delivery of reports, briefs, and presentation to company officers. Intermediate
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Positively influences others and gains their respect, cooperation, and support. Advanced
- Ability to communicate complex, technical and non-technical concepts effectively both orally and in writing. Intermediate
- Ability to work with short deadlines, while providing high quality, complete and accurate product. Intermediate
- Ability to lead a team of high performing managers and individual contributors. Intermediate
Licenses and Certifications
- Advanced degree or professional certification (e.g., CPA, MBA) Required
Benefits
SoCalGas offers a comprehensive benefits program to help support employees both personally and professionally. These benefits include, but are not limited to:
- Competitive pay & Annual Bonus program
- Medical, dental, and vision packages (plus free Mental Health resources/sessions)
- 401K company match & Company provided Pension Plan
- Work/Life Balance including generous PTO
- Wellness Programs/Classes
- Tuition/Education Reimbursement
- Career Development Tools & Resources through SoCalGas University
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