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The Senior Accounting Manager of Generation Accounting is responsible for accounting and reporting related to fixed assets and CWIP (PP&E), long term service agreements (LTSA), leases, materials and supplies (M&S) inventory, deferred maintenance, operating & maintenance (O&M) expenses, nuclear fuel, and/or asset retirement obligations (ARO). This role ensures accurate close processes, compliance, and strong cross-functional collaboration.
Key Accountabilities
•Drive execution of complex tasks and responsible for reviewing team deliverables.•Selects, develops, motivates and coaches a highly skilled and technical staff to ensure high productivity and quality of work.•Provides support to other departments as a subject matter expert.•Provides technical expertise to support maintenance and improvements of internal systems.•Supports compliance with policies, procedures, and internal controls and finance transformation initiatives and process improvement efforts.•Support compliance with contractual reporting obligations.
Role Specific Accountabilities
•Leads monthly close and reporting processes, ensuring compliance with GAAP and internal standards.•Oversees updates to capital and expense trackers and models used in accounting for generation accounting activities including both development/construction projects and assets in service•Assess results and identifies key drivers for variances between actual results and plan, projection, and prior year.•Collaborates with plant leadership to provide training and ensure policy adherence.•Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate accounting for generation capital projects and regulatory impacts.
Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements
Education Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field, CPA preferred
Experience
•7+ years of experience in Accounting or related field•Experience preferred in the Energy industry•2+ years experience in supervisory role
Skills
• CPA preferred
• Experience with fixed assets accounting and reporting systems
• Strong leadership, problem solving and communication skills
• Broad understanding of accounting the accounting close process
Core Competencies / Key Metrics
-Business Acumen and Industry Insights: navigate and assess Vistra operations and the broader electricity and power generation environment. -Technology and Process Acumen: holistic comprehension of end-to-end processes and associated enabling technologies. -Data Analytics and Strategic Decision Support: harness the power of data and influence strategic decision making.-Effective Communication and Continuous Improvement: support organizational transformation and foster a collaborative, transparent environment. -Accounting Acumen: leverage accounting expertise for business activities with accuracy, precision, and timeliness.
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Job Family
Accounting
Company
Vistra Corporate Services Company
Locations
Irving, TexasTexas
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Luminant, a subsidiary of Vistra Energy, is a competitive power generation business, including mining, wholesale marketing and trading, and development operations. Luminant has nearly 17,000 megawatts of generation in Texas, including 2,300 MW fueled by nuclear power and 8,000 MW fueled by coal. The company is a large purchaser of wind-generated electricity. Vistra Energy is a premier Texas-based energy company focused on the competitive energy and power generation markets through operation as the largest retailer of electricity and generator in the growing Texas market. Visit luminant.com and vistraenergy.com for additional information.