Lead, Operational Accounting - Fixed Assets

Lead, Operational Accounting - Fixed Assets

Spire is seeking a Lead in Operational Accounting to work in the St. Louis, Missouri office. This position will be responsible for managing and overseeing the fixed Asset Management function company-wide, which is responsible for managing the end-to-end lifecycle for property, plant, and equipment, ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal accounting policies.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Lead Fixed Asset Accounting : Manage the end-to-end accounting lifecycle for property, plant, and equipment (PP&E), ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal accounting policies.
• System Ownership & Optimization : Serve as the Finance owner of fixed asset-related systems, primarily PowerPlan. Maintain a strong understanding of system interfaces and ensure data integrity across connected applications.
• Capital Work Order Expertise : Act as the company-wide subject matter expert on capital work order processes, ensuring alignment with accounting standards and operational requirements.
• Process Improvement Leadership : Drive cross-functional initiatives to enhance data collection, coding accuracy, and workflow efficiency across departments involved in capital asset transactions.
• Journal Entries & Reconciliation : Prepare and / or review monthly journal entries for property accounts, ensuring accuracy through detailed analyses and reconciliations.
• Capital Unitization : Oversee the unitization process of capital additions, including review and allocation of construction work order costs to appropriate asset classes.
• Asset Retirement Management : Review and process asset retirements for decommissioned property. Assist in the evaluation and accounting of Asset Retirement Obligations (AROs).
• Project System Reconciliation : Monitor project status across multiple systems to ensure consistency and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Depreciation Forecasting & Budgeting : Manage the annual depreciation budget and perform periodic forecasting based on capital plan updates and asset lifecycle assumptions.
• Regulatory Support (Rate Case / FERC) : Support regulatory filings by preparing workpapers, responding to data requests, and contributing to written testimony and compliance documentation.
• Systems & Process Enhancements : Partner with IT, Operations, and Finance teams to implement and upgrade fixed asset systems and identify and execute related business process improvements.
• Audit Coordination : Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external audits related to fixed assets, ensuring timely and accurate documentation and responses. Owner of Fixed Assets SOX narrative.
• General Responsibilities : Analyze, review and approve work of team members. Perform other related duties and special projects as assigned in support of Finance and Capital Accounting goals.

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