Vistra Corp.

Senior Accounting Manager - Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting

Vistra Corp.$110K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field
  • 6+ years of accounting experience
  • 4+ years in a supervisory role
  • Experience with public company financial statements (Big 4 preferred)
  • Preferred experience in the Energy industry
  • CPA preferred
  • Strong leadership and problem solving skills

Responsibilities

  • Drive execution of complex tasks and review team deliverables
  • Select, develop, and coach highly skilled technical staff
  • Provide subject matter expertise to support other departments
  • Support compliance with policies and internal controls
  • Manage financial reporting policies for SEC and external reporting
  • Conduct disclosure benchmarking and analyze financial reporting trends
  • Manage a team of staff accountants supporting financial reporting

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model
  • Support for continuous improvement initiatives
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Exposure to diverse cross-functional teams
  • Opportunity to work in a publicly traded environment
Full Job Description
Job Summary
The Senior Accounting Manager - Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting is responsible for the management and oversight of the SEC and External Reporting functions of the organization.

Job Description

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.

Role Specific Accountabilities:
• Manages financial reporting policies and processes for accurate and timely preparation of financial reports and other information to support SEC and other external reporting requirements.
• Periodically conducts disclosure benchmarking and other analysis to stay abreast of financial reporting trends and techniques.
• Works closely with functions across Vistra to ensure accurate information is included in quarterly, annual and transaction related SEC filings.
• Supports the Company's debt offering-related activities, including the review of offering memorandum.
• Manages a team of staff accountants supporting the financial reporting workstream
• Assistance with other technical accounting matters, as needed

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related

Experience:
• 6+ years of experience in Accounting or related field
• 4+ years experience in supervisory role
• Experience with public company financial statements either in industry or at a public accounting firm (Big 4 preferred)
• Experience preferred in the Energy industry

Skills:
• CPA preferred
• Experience with accounting and/or 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, Texas

Texas

About Vistra Corp.

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company that provides essential resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine. Based in Irving, Texas, Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability. The company safely operates a reliable, efficient, power generation fleet of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities while taking an innovative, customer-centric approach to its retail business. In the 2020 Forbes Global 2000, Vistra Energy was ranked as the 756th-largest public company in the world. The company owns the Moss Landing Power Plant in California which currently contains the largest battery energy storage system in the world. In 2016, Texas Competitive Electric Holdings, parent company of TXU Energy and Luminant, emerged from Chapter 11. TCEH was then rebranded as Vistra Energy. Vistra acquired Dynegy in 2018. In 2019, Ambit Energy was acquired, resulting in a 32% residential market share in ERCOT, with NRG Energy as its largest competitor. It also acquired Crius Energy in 2019.
Learn more about Vistra Corp.
Size
5,060 employees
Market Cap
$9,272
Industry
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