Manager, Capital Systems and Projects

Requisition ID# 163125

Job Category: Information Technology

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Finance

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

Capital Accounting plays a critical role in ensuring the accuracy of PG&E's accounting and reporting, capital recovery and capital-related financial and regulatory forecast functions. The team works with many stakeholders across PG&E to maintain effective oversight and understanding of the Company's capital expenditures processes.

Position Summary

The Manager, Capital Projects and Systems, will lead system enhancements and simplification efforts to PG&E's fixed asset subledger ($113 billion plant balance). In addition, the team will evaluate opportunities for improvements and lead accounting automation efforts, address process and system changes related new transactions impacting the capital process to enhance the quality and disclosure of plant accounting records.

The successful candidate will be an experienced leader who is highly analytical, detailed oriented with strong interpersonal and communication skills to complete the accounting operations and collaborate with business partners to research and resolve issues. The Manager will thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and is self-motivated to drive projects and take ownership of product implementation.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will the Oakland General Office.

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of thejob posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will bebased on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience,market value, geographic location, and internal equity.Although we estimatethe successful candidate hiredinto this rolewill beplaced between the entry point and the middle of the range, the decisionwill be made on a case-by-casebasis related tothese factors.

This job is also eligible to participate inPG&E's discretionary incentive compensation programs.

A reasonable salary range is:

Bay Area Minimum: $128,000

Bay Area Maximum: $218,000

Job Responsibilities

• Develops and leads simplification and enhancement efforts on PG&E's fixed asset subledger (PowerPlan system) to improve the integrity of capital accounting records and disclosures. This includes opportunity identification, requirements gathering, functional specifications, and user acceptance testing.
• Identify opportunities, develops and leads the department's continuous improvement strategy over accounting close and disclosures.
• Collaborates with IT to plan and execute accounting technology improvement initiatives.
• Develops new processes, systems and controls to address new transactions impacting capital accounting records.
• Works collaboratively, build relationships and partner effectively to ensure the team delivers on cross-functional projects and issues.
• Monitors accounting performance and recommends action as necessary.
• Ensures the successful implementation of new or enhanced applications are performed on time, to scope, and within budget.
• Ensure compliance to standards, regulations and governance processes.
• Assess and recommend application design or enhancements to ensure effective use and usefulness.

Supervisory Responsibility

• Directly manage a team of three or more direct reports.
• Drives employee engagement (motivates, inspires, coaches, develops, evaluates performance, delivers feedback).
• Provides guidance to direct reports in the process of researching and resolving issues.
• Set team goals and establish an environment to achieve those goals.
• Ensure team is adequately staffed.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• BA/BS in Business, Finance, Accounting, or equivalent experience
• Requires a minimum of eight years of accounting within a Finance System operations and maintenance environment, including leadership (managing staff and programs) experience

Desired:

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Experience in public accounting
• Masters in Computer Science, Engineering, Accounting Information Systems, or Business
• Fixed Asset accounting and/or PowerPlan experience
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Accounting experience
• Strong analytical and issue resolution skills
• Implementation of process improvements
• Change management

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