Staff Accountant

NRG is the leading integrated power company in the U.S., built on the strength of the nation's largest and most diverse competitive electric generation portfolio and leading retail electricity platform. A Fortune 200 company, NRG creates value through best in class operations, reliable and efficient electric generation, and a retail platform serving residential and commercial businesses.

The Staff Accountant is primarily responsible for financial data management, journal entries, account reconciliations, timely completion and execution of monthly and quarterly internal financial reporting, internal controls, and accounting for various components of NRG Business Solutions’ business. This person will be responsible for multiple other ad hoc projects as assigned, which will cover all aspects of general accounting.

- Daily monitoring of domestic and international bank accounts with ability to identify anomalies in balances and to research / reconcile differences timely. - Timely calculation and preparation of journal entries in financial ERP system. - Strong understanding of and experience with US GAAP and accrual accounting. Will be accountable for analyzing operational sales data and to develop analytical models to track moderately complex accounting accruals, including calculation and recording of sensitive employee compensation data such as sales commissions. - Independently perform regular financial and qualitative trend analytics as it pertains to various business unit expenses. Must confidently research, quantify, & explain variances. - Perform accurate and timely reconciliation of assigned monthly general ledger accounts, thorough self-reviews, and incorporation of review comments prospectively. - Accurate data entry, modifications, reconciliations, and reviews as it pertains to the organization’s customer data master files essential for paying 5,000+ customers. - Owns the business unit’s procurement processes and procedures, including coordination, education, and enforcement of corporate competitive bid process, vendor creation/maintenance, and facilitation of purchase requests, and entering goods receipts. - Perform light accounting research and understand technical accounting issues as needed to execute on primary job responsibilities. - Develop and regularly updates process documentation relative to daily, weekly, and monthly procedures, including documentation on issue resolution. - Identify issues, communicates, and resolves them timely. Ability to provide potential solutions and to identify and implement areas of process improvement. - Prepare assigned quarterly schedules and components of monthly reporting packages within strict timelines for consolidated entity’s external (SEC) reporting requirements and with limited oversight. - Work professionally with accounting, finance, other functional departments, and several corporate functions (i.e., Treasury, AP, Supply Chain, Tax, Treasury, etc.). - Participates in ad hoc / special projects as assigned by management. - Remains highly organized and can effectively balance multiple, including sometimes competing, priorities. - Performs all aspects of work with a high degree of effectiveness, efficiency and accuracy. Must be detail oriented.

**Education / Certification:** - Four-year college degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university required. - CPA a plus. Working towards attaining CPA license is expected. **Experience:** - 1-3 years of accounting experience required. **Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA’s)** - Has initiative and self-motivation to work independently. Must be a self-starter able to understand and meet deadlines without continuous supervision. - Adapts effectively to new and changing environments; willing to take on additional tasks and responsibilities as requested. - Strong analytical and problem solving skills. - Excels in quickly conceptualizing and assimilating data to make decisions and take appropriate action. - Ability to work effectively in a team oriented environment. Able to take a leadership role in a project team to assist in establishing plans, coordinating team activities, and assuring successful completion of objectives. - Strong written skills to document processes, policies and procedures. - Proficient in effectively communicating in both written and oral form. - Comfortably handles risk and uncertainty. - Experience with SAP or similar ERP Accounting system is preferred. - Proficient in the operation of computers and windows-based business software, including strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel. Must have ability to accurately and efficiently work with large amounts of data. **Physical Requirements:** - Normal office environment. - Overtime work will be required as job necessitates, generally during month, quarter, and year-end accounting close periods.