Job#: 3037422

Job Description:

Location: Portland, Oregon (Hybrid, 2 days in office)

Duration: 6 month contract, potential to extend

This position supports the company’s commitment to safe work practices and contributes to a strong team environment. The role involves participating in the month-end close process, analyzing financial results, preparing account reconciliations, and ensuring accurate financial reporting. This is a hybrid position requiring two days a week in the office at the downtown Portland headquarters.

• Participate in month-end close by recording journal entries for segment activity and accruals.
• Analyze results in comparison to budget and prior periods and provide variance explanations to Management.
• Prepare account reconciliations and perform SOX controls to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Compile specific information for the Company’s SEC financial statement disclosures.
• Provide support for both internal and external audits and assist with regulatory filings as needed.
• Manage the monthly gas reserves accounting process, working with a joint venture partner to obtain and record transactions.
• Support the annual audit of the investment and an annual reserve study, incorporating results into forecasts.
• Prepare a monthly reporting package for Management for North Mist Gas Storage Facility accounting.
• Work closely with the Rates team to develop an annual forecast of future costs.
• Perform other duties and ad hoc assignments to support the department.

Education: A Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in Accounting and a CPA certificate are required.

Experience: A minimum of 5 years of applied accounting experience is required.

Technical Skills: The role requires strong technical knowledge of US GAAP, PC skills for word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications, and a demonstrated background in applying analytical/accounting research skills.

• Public accounting experience is preferred.
• Experience in the utility industry or a related business environment is preferred.
• Experience using SAP or another general ledger or other financial software system is strongly preferred.
• Experience with a reconciliation tool, such as Blackline, is preferred.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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