• Staff Accountant or Sr. Accountant

    PPL CorporationLouisville, KY 40287

    Job #2695806660

  • 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

    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.

    Responsibilities

    1. Preparesincreasinglycomplexaccountinganalysesandjournal

    2. Preparesandanalyzesfinancialstatementsandotherinternal/externalfinancial

    3. Assistsinthetracking&reportingofinternalcontrolsoverfinancialreporting andrecommendsenhancementstosuch

    4. Solvesarangeofincreasinglycomplexaccountingproblems;analyzespossiblesolutionsandmakes recommendations.

    5. Relatedtoalltheaboveprocesses,expectedtodevelopsupporting workpapersand

    6. Buildsknowledgeoftheorganizationprocessesandcustomersandtechnical

    Qualifications

    Basic Qualifications

    1. 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

    2. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications; use of excel/word is

    3. Requires excellent written and oral communication skills

    Preferred Qualifications

    1. Bachelor's Degree in Accounting with a minimum of 2 to 4 years of accounting-related experience in public accounting or industry, SEC reporting, and a working knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley

    2. CPA or CMA certification or

    3. Experience or certification in data analytics.

    Basic Qualifications

    1. 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

    2. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications; use of excel/word is

    3. Requires excellent written and oral communication skills

    Preferred Qualifications

    1. Bachelor's Degree in Accounting with a minimum of 2 to 4 years of accounting-related experience in public accounting or industry, SEC reporting, and a working knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley

    2. CPA or CMA certification or

    3. Experience or certification in data analytics.

    4. Preparesincreasinglycomplexaccountinganalysesandjournal

    5. Preparesandanalyzesfinancialstatementsandotherinternal/externalfinancial

    6. Assistsinthetracking&reportingofinternalcontrolsoverfinancialreporting andrecommendsenhancementstosuch

    7. Solvesarangeofincreasinglycomplexaccountingproblems;analyzespossiblesolutionsandmakes recommendations.

    8. Relatedtoalltheaboveprocesses,expectedtodevelopsupporting workpapersand

    9. Buildsknowledgeoftheorganizationprocessesandcustomersandtechnical

    Remote Work

    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.

    Equal Employment Opportunity

    Our company is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity and the strength it brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identify, genetic information, disability status, or any other protected characteristic.

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