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NextEra Energy

Accountant II

Juno Beach, FL, US

In-personFull time roleEarly Career

26 days ago

About the Job

Requisition ID:  87278 

Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., delivering clean, affordable, and reliable electricity to approximately 12 million Floridians. With one of the nation’s cleanest power generation fleets and top-tier reliability, we are setting new standards in the energy industry. Ready to make an impact? Join our exceptional team today and help shape the future of energy!

 

Position Specific Description

NextEra Energy Inc. and Florida Power and Light are seeking an Internal Controls/SOX Accountant II at the corporate headquarters in Juno Beach. In this role you will report to the Sr. Manager of SOX Compliance and will ensure compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE),Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) and XPLR Infrastructure, LP (XPLR). 

 

You will add value by taking the lead role in researching, analyzing and reporting on potential internal control issues affecting NEE, working with business partners to help them resolve internal control issues/concerns, making recommendations on how to strengthen internal controls, as well as taking the lead role in special projects, including automation oversight. You can expect to work with management, process owners and reviewers, system users, internal and external auditors. You will also perform Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing duties as needed to support annual SOX testing requirements and provide system administration duties to support the Internal Controls application, Workiva. 


Duties and responsibilities of the role include: 

  • Maintains a good understanding of GAAP, SEC regulations, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, relevant company policies, practices and procedures
  • Ensures accounting integrity of corporate financial data through the implementation of appropriate internal controls
  • Communicates/liaises with multiple levels of employees within the company as well as the external auditors with professional demeanor
  • Performs annual and periodic updates to the SOX scoping analyses
  • Conducts annual reviews of SOX compliance processes and recommends improvements to processes, internal controls, and test plans.
  • Analyzes new or changing business processes to identify key controls, draft the sub-process narrative and develop test plans
  • Identify and document controls that ensure the accuracy and completeness of key Information Produced by the Entity (IPE reports) and robotics/automation processes
  • Prepares annual SOX testing plan and schedule based on scoping and risk assessment

About the Company

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NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) is a leading clean energy company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. NextEra Energy owns two electric companies in Florida: Florida Power & Light Company, which serves more than five million customer accounts in Florida and is the largest rate-regulated electric utility in the United States as measured by retail electricity produced and sold; and Gulf Power Company, which serves more than 460,000 customers in eight counties throughout Northwest Florida. NextEra Energy also owns a competitive energy business, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which, together with its affiliated entities, is the world’s largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun and a world leader in battery storage. Through its subsidiaries, NextEra Energy generates clean, emissions-free electricity from eight commercial nuclear power units in Florida, New Hampshire, Iowa and Wisconsin. A Fortune 200 company and included in the S&P 100 index, NextEra Energy has been recognized often by third parties for its efforts in sustainability, corporate responsibility, ethics and compliance, and diversity. NextEra Energy is ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry on Fortune’s 2019 list of “World’s Most Admired Companies” and ranked among the top 25 on Fortune’s 2018 list of companies that “Change the World.”