Ameren Corporation

Manager, General Accounting

Ameren Corporation$131K — $204K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field; CPA required.
  • 7+ years in accounting or relevant experience; 2+ years in supervisory/leadership roles.
  • Strong understanding of accounting principles, standards, and methods.
  • Experience with SEC and FERC reporting requirements; knowledge of Oracle ERP systems preferred.
  • Familiarity with the fuel and power market transactions is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage the General Accounting team to ensure accurate accounting practices.
  • Analyze complex financial data for the monthly and quarterly close processes.
  • Develop corporate accounting positions for irregular business transactions and regulatory filings.
  • Serve as the subject matter expert for cost allocations and financial analysis for stakeholders.
  • Enhance operational efficiency through process standardization and automation.
  • Collaborate with Digital teams to refine technology needs and implement solutions.
  • Manage departmental staff development and performance oversight.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment allowing flexibility between in-office and remote work.
  • Opportunities for career advancement and professional development.
  • Participation in industry task forces to influence accounting standards.
  • Impactful role working closely with senior leaders in the organization.
  • Encouraged involvement in innovative finance transformation projects.
Full Job Description
About The Position

The Manager, General Accounting position is responsible for managing the operations of the General Accounting team. The position is responsible for validating that all accounting principles set by Ameren and various regulatory agencies, including the SEC, FERC, and other regulatory jurisdictions are accurately applied. Specifically, this position will lead a team of both management and union coworkers tasked with accounting for various transactions, including billed/unbilled revenue estimates, payroll distribution, service company and other benefit allocations, financing transactions, revenue, as well as managing the monthly close process. The Manager position plays a key role in developing department strategy, including finance transformation, system automation, and process optimization, and representing Finance with segment and digital leaders. This position works under the supervision of the Director, Accounting and has frequent exposure to the Controller, Chief Accounting Officer, and other officers of the Company.

Key responsibilities include:
  • Review, analyze and interpret complex accounting, financial and statistical data utilized during the monthly and quarterly financial close process.
  • Prepare and review accounting research on complex and/or unusual business transactions to develop the corporate accounting position on the transaction, including monitoring the activities of financial and regulatory reporting and accounting standard setting agencies.
  • Review customer rate calculations (e.g., regulatory mechanisms), prepare associated testimony and filings, and prepare financial analysis in support of regulatory filings.
  • Review areas of subject matter expertise included in external annual and quarterly regulatory filings with the SEC, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and State Public Service Commissions.
  • Serve as the cost allocation subject matter expert and primary point of contact for finance and segment leadership providing financial analysis and thought leadership for the organization.
  • Leverage Oracle systems to prepare and review system processing for payroll distribution, cost allocations and further optimize the monthly close process, including understanding and managing the business impacts across the organization and financial statements and ensure accuracy of the overall process.
  • Drive operational efficiency through continuously improving the end-to-end processes with a focus on process standardization, documentation, optimization, and automation.
  • Partner with Digital to assess and prioritize technology requests, diagnose needs, and identify solution options.
  • Ensure the governance and compliance requirements for implementing automation technologies are enforced.
  • Managing department staff, including development future leaders and performance management.
  • Participating in industry task forces to influence, interpret, and implement accounting standards driving industry consensus on key topics


Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university required. CPA also required. Advanced Degree preferred. Seven or more years of accounting or relevant experience required. Two or more years supervisory or leadership experience also required. Experience with a thorough knowledge of accounting principles, standards and methods required. Reporting experience (e.g. SEC and FERC), finance transformation, Oracle ERP or relevant systems experience required. implementation and/or management of regulatory filings preferred. Familiarity with fuel and power market transactions also preferred.

In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate:

A leader and change agent with action-oriented mindset and strong analytical skills, including the ability to lead teams to identify, analyze and research complex issues independently, effective oral communication and writing skills, and the willingness and ability to learn digital systems and take on challenging assignments. Expected to drive team performance to complete core responsibilities and monitor risks with a high degree of autonomy. Will lead cross-functional teams within the department and organization, including finance, operations, and digital. Interact well with all levels of the organization including senior leadership. Demonstrate strong technical subject matter expertise and business acumen.

Additional Information

Ameren's selection process includes a series of interviews and may include candidate testing and/or an individual aptitude or skill-based assessment. Specific details will be provided to qualified candidates.

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Compensation Range:
$131,900.00 - $204,400.00

At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance.

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date:
Friday June 19, 2026

About Ameren Corporation

Ameren Corporation (Ameren) is a utility holding company. The Company’s principal subsidiaries are Union Electric Company (Ameren Missouri) and Ameren Illinois Company (Ameren Illinois). The Company's segments include Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois. Ameren Missouri operates a rate-regulated electric generation, transmission and distribution business, and a rate-regulated natural gas transmission and distribution business in Missouri. Ameren Illinois operates a rate-regulated electric and natural gas transmission and distribution business in Illinois. AER consists of non-rate-regulated operations, including Ameren Energy Generating Company (Genco), AmerenEnergy Resources Generating Company (AERG) and Ameren Energy Marketing Company (Marketing Company). In December 2013, the Company announced that it has completed the divestiture of its merchant generation business, formerly known as Ameren Energy Resources Company, LLC (AER).

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Learn more about Ameren Corporation
Size
9,116 employees
Market Cap
$23 billion
Industry
Net Income
$871 million
Founded
1881
5 Year Trend
+1%
Revenue
$5.7 billion
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