Manager, Financial Reporting

Summary

The Manager, Financial Reporting is responsible for coordinating the activities of the Financial Reporting Department to ensure accurate and timely reporting of the Company’s financial data for internal and support the Director of External Reporting for external reporting purposes. This job is also responsible for guiding, motivating, and evaluating employees to ensure they are performing to the best of their abilities. This job is responsible for maintenance of quality control standards around the preparation of work papers and the review of such work products to support the consolidated monthly financial statement process.

Company Overview

At Spire, we believe energy exists to help people. To enrich their lives, grow their businesses, advance their communities. It’s a simple idea, but one that’s at the heart of our business. We’re dedicated to understanding our customers’ needs and goals to better serve them today and tomorrow. That’s why we’re always looking for driven, collaborative people to join our team. Because we believe that offering our customers the best service means bringing together the best people.

And we find the best by hiring those who share our values of safety, inclusion and integrity, and demonstrate our four essential behaviors that bring the Spire culture to life:

• We make it happen: We are a company of go-getters, acting on every opportunity to help our company advance.
• We seek out perspective: We challenge ourselves to be open to different ways of doing things, because learning from each other leads to breakthroughs.
• We collaborate: We put teamwork first, bringing in everyone’s ideas, because our collective energy makes us stronger.
• We care: We treat people how we want to be treated, listening closely and doing what’s right, even when it’s hard.

By living our values and behaviors every day, we strive to create an environment where every employee feels welcome, respected and valued.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the monthly closing process including all areas of managing quality control, accuracy, timing, ensuring all internal deadlines are met and reports prepared for executive management are accurate.
• Manage the preparation and distribution of all reports including income statement, balance sheet, statement of cash flow, etc. to ensure timely and accurate preparation in accordance with management needs.
• Manage the Financial Reporting team including all aspects of team leadership, not limited to supervision, employee development, employee mentoring, quality control, review of all work products produced by the team, efficiently managing and scheduling the group to leverage capacity and specific competencies.
• Effective risk mitigation of key employees by managing cross training and redundancy in key tasks.
• Maintain the integrity of the financial reporting process by ensuring all controls over financial reporting are operating effectively.
• Manage tactical relationships and communications with the external auditors for the Controller group.
• Responsible for providing the single point of contact and distributing schedules and requests efficiently and effectively to the rest of the organization.
• Coordinate with other members of the controller team to analyze and review various inputs to the monthly close process to confirm quality, accuracy and necessary adjustments are recorded.
• Work directly with the Director of Accounting to prepare a monthly reporting packet for internal reporting.
• Proactively manage the monthly closing process within the financial reporting function and coordinate that process with other involved departments.
• Manage the documentation and review and recording of all recurring journal entries, static or otherwise.
• Complete various report requests from executive management to assist with the analysis of Company performance.
• Create, maintain and support the calculation of specific management estimates including the analyses of medical accruals, legal and environmental claims as claims well as associated incurred but not reported claims in these areas with various stakeholders.
• Review account analyses, financial statements and supporting workpapers for accuracy and compliance with accounting policies prepared by the Financial Reporting team.
• Provide analytical review to confirm accuracy of reported result consistent with business outcomes that are expected.
• Provide business leaders with actionable information from comprehensive variance analysis.
• Coordinate with other members of the controller team to analyze and review various inputs to the monthly close process to confirm quality and accuracy of the process.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Essential Characteristics and Competencies

• Strong interpersonal skills with the proven ability to build and establish rapport with a diverse array of people.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively to meet individual goals and deadlines.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to adapt in a fast-moving and changing culture.
• Ability to work as part of a team and display a positive attitude for this dynamic.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Directly supervises up to five (5) non-supervisory management employees.

Required Education (certifications, licenses)

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent.

Required knowledge, skill and abilities

• A minimum of five years of experience in accounting, auditing, or financial reporting, and preferably some experience in all areas, required.
• Supervisory experience, required.
• Previous experience with an ERP system and Business Warehouse tools, preferred not required.
• Previous experience with HFM and Oracle EBS preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and applicable Financial Accounting Standards Board standards.
• Knowledge of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules and regulations for quarterly and annual filings.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to be thorough and pay attention to detail.
• Ability to perform analytical reviews of financial statements.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines.
• Ability to oversee multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of people and lead them to deliver actionable data analysis.
• Ability to read and interpret accounting rules and guidance.
  

Physical demands, environment and schedule

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods; reach with arms; use close and color vision; use a keyboard and use a computer. The employee is occasionally required to speak, hear, and use other office equipment, including a 10-key adding machine, a fax machine, and a copier.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Work is normally performed in a moderately noisy business office.

Overtime as required to meet the goals of the function and to support the growth of the Company.

Posting Requirements

We accept online applications through our career site at jobs.spireenergy.com.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Spire Inc., and its subsidiaries are Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.