Accounting Executive Salary in West Virginia, USA

JOB DESCRIPTION About the OpportunityFirstEnergy at a GlanceWe are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers' lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.This is an open position with the FirstEnergy Service Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. The Supervisor, Vegetation Program Management Finance and Analytics reports to the Manager, Program Management in Vegetation Management. This position is classified as Mobile with primary work location as home but may work at or visit a facility. This position is responsible for overseeing the business unit financials and data analytics. This position will lead a team of employees to assist with strategic capital planning, business financial management, researching, benchmarking, business integration, regulatory requests, trending, reliability, and data analysis. This position will support measurement of business unit key performance indicators, strategic plan metrics and other initiatives to assist in driving performance improvement opportunities within the company. This position will work at all levels across the organization to interact with subject matter experts and business leaders. Responsibilities: This position is responsible for exemplifying and prioritizing the FirstEnergy Core Values and Behaviors of Safety, Integrity, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Performance Excellence, Stewardship, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Customer Focus and Trust. Demonstrating and directing a solid commitment to all aspects of safety and must understand the Company's Accident Prevention Handbook applying this to safety in the workplace with the ability to advise others of safe work practices. Provide direct supervision of personnel overseeing all aspects of the business unit financials and perform analysis on related data. Proactively and regularly engage direct reports in career development. Encourage team development and drive opportunities for career enhancement for all team members. Lead team of personnel to help establish and achieve business unit timelines, milestones, strategic plans, and key performance indicators for safety, compliance, reliability, vegetation work plans, customer service and financial performance. Exercise sound decision making by developing alternatives and recommendations to drive work processes, improve reliability and financial efficiencies into the vegetation management program. Ensure that business financial activities, processes and procedures are performed in accordance with all applicable internal company accounting requirements and parameters. When necessary, investigate, update accounting policies and/or create and write new accounting policies when needed. Assist with developing and maintain internal financial document controls and drive consistency through standardizing, and/or updating forms, templates, talking points, innovative solutions, emergent technology, advanced analytics, work management software, strategic plans, change management plans, etc., as needed. Identify and support opportunities for financial savings and improved reliability, revising business unit processes, procedures, workflows, and other areas of improvement (i.e. FE Forward initiatives, rate cases, business cases, strategic plans, innovative cost savings measures and/or performance analysis, etc). Lead team to provide continual day-to-day operational support for department personnel and contractors on items such as timesheets, invoicing, accruals, journal entries, expenses, budgeting, forecasts, capital presentations, variances, metrics, requisitions, purchase orders, storm accounting, and other financial transactions for business unit as needed. Provide routine and emergent operational, reliability and financial data support as needed. Continuously monitor program for performance, reliability, compliance, operational and financial metrics associated with improvements/declines in operational key performance indicators, business unit strategic plan goals, provide clear and concise findings, and support change management/mitigation/action plans where needed. Responsible for providing corporate support of vegetation management program with financial and reliability related requests for business unit pertaining to such things as internal/external audits, regulatory rate cases, legal testimonies and hearings, grants, benchmarking surveys, business cases, key regulatory filings, business unit reporting, internal controls, capital portfolio, strategic plans, metrics, charters, priorities for program initiatives and projects. Continually conduct advance analytical data analysis ensuring effectiveness of business unit processes via research, analyzing data, identifying trends, interpreting results, assisting with artificial intelligent data model creation/testing/use, and making recommendations on matters related to vegetation management for leadership. Responsible for supporting business unit contract administration, bid file/should cost updates, purchase orders, change orders documentation/edits, requisitions, sourcing procurement methods, working on procurement request with Supply Chain, contract scorecard metrics, Coupa liaison providing training, support, and assisting with requests as needed. Identify and participate in the implementation of continuous improvement, innovative, emergent technologies, business unit initiatives, FE Forward projects and other related to financials, processing and analyzing vegetation related data and scorecard, bid files, contract strategies, assessing financial incentive/penalties for vendors. Responsible for reporting on business unit financials including such items as budgets, variances, regulatory audits, vegetation management workflow, contractor costs and production statistics using software applications such as, SAP, Microsoft Power BI, Toad Data Point, etc. on regular and routine basis. Support business unit report environment through testing, developing, and enhancing existing data extraction tools and working directly with report developers as needed to maintain department dashboards and reports. Continually and proactively analyze financial operating expenses, monitor for capital vs. expense, ensure appropriate policy decisions are being executed according to current accounting policies, provide financial insights to project and work spend, oversee and monitor financials to advocate for changes to future accounting policies and program changes. Work with leadership and operations, on multi-year forecasts to ensure forecasted project costs are accurately categorized based on applicable accounting policies and rules. Use financial and reliability information to drive data informed decisions that assist in managing of business unit expenses and project costs across the various states. Present information to senior leadership to drive cost reduction and decision making. Collaborate cross-functionally within the organization to build relationships and provide support for all aspects of the vegetation program with such groups as Business Services, Accounting, Tax, Supply Chain, Legal, Claims, Corporate Risk, Rates & Regulatory Affairs, IT Business Solutions, Capital Portfolio, Outage Management, Reliability, Digital Factory, Performance and Process Improvement, Communications, and Safety Departments. Demonstrate sound internal and/or external excellent customer service. Attending meetings for the development, communication, training, support, and implementation of current, and new program requirements with vegetation management staff, contractors, and any other external stakeholders including industry conferences and peer utilities, as needed. Engage peer utilities and other industries for benchmarking on accounting practices, policies, and procedures, including opportunities to enhanced processes and continuous improvement, as needed. Collaborate and support other Program Management Supervisors and teams within business unit, as needed. Performing storm restoration activities, field observations or field inspections as required. This position will require occasional to moderate travel and overnight stays (25%-50%) throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, and Maryland. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, data analytics, data science, or related discipline. In lieu of Bachelor's Degree, Associate Degree along with 7 (seven) years of related work experience, or High School Diploma (or GED) along with 14 (fourteen) or more years related work experience in accounting, finance, data analytics, data science, or related discipline. Performs in accordance with the FirstEnergy Core Values & Behaviors, leads by example, and demonstrates how these values and behaviors align with the company and business unit mission, priorities, objectives, and interests. Excellent organizational, note-taking, presentation skills and time management skills. Proficient computer skills with software and applications including but not limited to Microsoft Office Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and OneNote. Excellent oral and written communication skills, including public speaking, ability to generate executive leadership summaries and posses technical writing skills. Advanced interpersonal skills necessary to cooperate with internal and external customers and operate in a team or in a consensus decision-making environment. Understands the importance of building and fostering positive relationships and professional credibility with customers, contractors and the public in a professional and courteous manner. Must be able to resolve conflict, communicate, negotiate, and execute as needed independently and in team environments. Must provide excellent customer service in a fast-paced environment. Must be able to lead and work in a team environment, to manage, organize and prioritize work and ultimately meet strict deadlines. Possess leadership qualities that provides effective guidance and to others, coaches others in effective decision-making, and facilitate meetings as needed. Prior supervision of personnel, a plus. Collect, organize, report, and analyze information from a variety of sources to manage program expectations, compliance, and financial deadlines. Must be able to execute quick assessments, deliver well thought out critical decisions, and demonstrate problem-solving skills and communicate information to leadership and key stakeholders. Prior knowledge and experience with overseeing financials and forecasts, a plus. Must be able to support strategic process improvement plans, implement and execute new process improvement changes for key performance areas and other future initiatives. Knowledge and experience in utility vegetation management or related discipline, a plus. Understand and adhere to the Company's Accident Prevention Handbook and possess the ability to work safely. Possess the physical ability to perform work in the field in all weather conditions and traverse difficult terrain if needed. Must be willing to perform occasional to moderate travel and overnight stays (25%-50%). Must have a personal vehicle to commute to various locations as required, possessing a valid driver's license. Benefits, Compensation & Workforce DiversityAt FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment. We are committed to rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy which includes competitive pay plus incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs, as well as skills development training with tuition reimbursement. Please visit our website at www.firstenergycorp.com to learn more about all of our employee rewards programs. FirstEnergy proudly supports workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract. Unable to sponsor or transfer H-1B visas at this time.SafetySafety is a core value for FirstEnergy and is essential to all of our business activities. We ensure employees have the tools, information, and processes to perform their duties in a manner that assures safety for themselves, their co-workers, our customers and the public. Our goals are to provide a safe work environment, to maintain an accident-free, injury-free workplace, and to promote and maintain public safety. To meet these goals, we dedicate ourselves to achieving world-class safety standards.[SCOO] FirstEnergy Human Resources Team

We are representing a globally recognized FORTUNE 500 consumer products organization who is actively seeking an FP&A Manager due a recently announced promotion. This organization is a domestic leader in their space and pride themselves on an outstanding culture predicated on benefits, compensation, and employee satisfaction. The FP&A Manager will report to the Site Director of Finance who is looking to begin the interview process ASAP.POSITION OVERVIEWCandidate will report to the Site Director of Finance and will have a strong working relationship with the Divisional CFO.Responsible for department of 4 direct employees over a 1,000+ employee vertically integrated campus with annualized revenues of $1BCandidate will have accountability over the FP&A, Cost, and Reporting functionReview and analyze plant inventory transactionsResponsible for leading month end close processAnalyzes financial data obtained through studies to determine effects of costs on businessProvide executive leadership with detailed reports for use in making business decisions and controlling expendituresParticipate in projects and support CFO, VP/GM, and Operations Leadership.POSTION REQUIREMENTSBachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or similar field is required. Advanced degree/and or certification preferred (CPA, CMA, MBA, MSA, etc..)Candidate should have at least 3-5 years of Plant/Manufacturing based experience to demonstrate a solid "cost" background (BOM, absorption/inventory levels, variance analysis)Experience leading month end close processTargeting "Business Partner" with General Management/Operations (in context to "resource")