Wisconsin Staffing
Lead Accountant
Bring your energy to Alliant Energy! At Alliant Energy, our purpose is to serve customers and build stronger communities. We are passionate about powering beyond the market challenges of today, while powering whats next in energy. When our employees say I am energy, it means they take pride in the work we do when disaster strikes, as well as all the days in between. We want you to be safe, happy and healthy. Thats why we prioritize safety, offer volunteer opportunities and provide competitive pay, comprehensive health and retirement benefits, tuition reimbursement and paid time off. Join Alliant Energy as a Lead Accountant and take on a role where your expertise truly makes an impact. This hybrid position offers flexibility with 1-3 days per week in the office. If you thrive on telling Alliant Energys story through numbers, enjoy crafting insights that influence decisions, and want exposure to executive leadership, this is your opportunity to shine. Youll lead complex financial reporting, drive strategic analysis, and help shape the future of our organization. Bring your advanced GAAP knowledge, leadership skills, and passion for excellence-and lets build stronger communities together!
Job Summary
Lead Accountant performs highly technical and complex accounting work requiring an advanced knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and / or regulatory accounting. This position prepares complex financial and statistical reports, including financial statements and related notes for regulatory agencies, management, and others. This role leads, develops, coordinates, tracks, and communicates financial performance. This role is also responsible for the overall development of the accounting records annual budget, monthly outlook, periodic forecast, and performance measures and serves as primary resource for financial and budgetary issues, analysis, and projects. What you will do
Serves as a resource for others on more complex accounting or regulatory issues and disclosures, financial and performance issues, policies, and inquiries. Applies in-depth skills and broad knowledge to determine and communicate root causes and trends and makes recommendations necessary to meet performance objectives. Leads research and implementation of regulatory and GAAP accounting requirements. Keeps fully informed of current developments in the accounting field, industry, regulations, and company procedures as these apply to assigned work areas and the department in general. Uses technically advanced analysis of actual financial results compared to budget, forecast, outlook, and prior periods. Advocates for and supports change and assists the team in developing creative solutions to simplify and streamline finance activities. Reviews work of other department staff for accuracy, completeness, and quality. Analyzes and reviews variances in financial results from budget and prior periods. May assist in the coordination, development, preparation, and review of internal accounting reports, monthly operations data, and analytical work related to accounting activities. May assist in preparing communications internally and externally to investors and board of directors. Assists in the performance, development, and maintenance of internal controls that ensure proper, accurate, and timely recording of transactions and protection of assets. May maintain the general ledger and prepare complex financial statements and related reports and analyses and other accounting-related duties for assigned legal entities or business segments. May apply technical, business, and organizational knowledge to lead and develop financial bu
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Lead Accountant performs highly technical and complex accounting work requiring an advanced knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and / or regulatory accounting. This position prepares complex financial and statistical reports, including financial statements and related notes for regulatory agencies, management, and others. This role leads, develops, coordinates, tracks, and communicates financial performance. This role is also responsible for the overall development of the accounting records annual budget, monthly outlook, periodic forecast, and performance measures and serves as primary resource for financial and budgetary issues, analysis, and projects. What you will do
Serves as a resource for others on more complex accounting or regulatory issues and disclosures, financial and performance issues, policies, and inquiries. Applies in-depth skills and broad knowledge to determine and communicate root causes and trends and makes recommendations necessary to meet performance objectives. Leads research and implementation of regulatory and GAAP accounting requirements. Keeps fully informed of current developments in the accounting field, industry, regulations, and company procedures as these apply to assigned work areas and the department in general. Uses technically advanced analysis of actual financial results compared to budget, forecast, outlook, and prior periods. Advocates for and supports change and assists the team in developing creative solutions to simplify and streamline finance activities. Reviews work of other department staff for accuracy, completeness, and quality. Analyzes and reviews variances in financial results from budget and prior periods. May assist in the coordination, development, preparation, and review of internal accounting reports, monthly operations data, and analytical work related to accounting activities. May assist in preparing communications internally and externally to investors and board of directors. Assists in the performance, development, and maintenance of internal controls that ensure proper, accurate, and timely recording of transactions and protection of assets. May maintain the general ledger and prepare complex financial statements and related reports and analyses and other accounting-related duties for assigned legal entities or business segments. May apply technical, business, and organizational knowledge to lead and develop financial bu
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