Sr. Accountant - Corporate Accounting

Requisition Number: 24339
UGI Corporation (NYSE: UGI) is a holding company that distributes and markets energy products and services through our subsidiaries and the company's common stock is a balanced growth and income investment. UGI Corporation has paid common dividends for more than 135 consecutive years.

In addition to a challenging career and competitive compensation, our employees enjoy:

Generous and Family-friendly Health & Welfare Benefits Including:
• Medical, Vision, and Dental Plans
• Optional Health Savings Account
• Optional Dependent Care Savings Account
• Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Work from home policy
• Employee Assistance Program

Additional Benefits Include:
• 401K with a generous company match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Assistance with Professional Credentialing
• Referral Bonuses
• Employee Discount Programs

Job Summary

This role is hybrid to the King of Prussia, PA office. The hybrid schedule is Tuesday through Thursday each week.
Responsible for performing month-end closing tasks surrounding the general accounting area including special projects, focusing on process improvements and benefit related journal entries, allocations, intercompany transactions, payroll, burdens, settlements analysis, and monthly share-based compensation journal entries. Responsible for assisting with generating reporting, performing account reconciliations, executing SOX controls, and preparing regular flux analysis.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinates general ledger month-end close activities and reporting, including HFM consolidation and performs general accounting entries, journal postings, and allocations for certain UGI Holding companies.
• Working in close collaboration with UGI's Human Resources group, prepare monthly journal entries for UGI's share-based compensation for UGI Corporation and its subsidiaries and provide supporting analysis to other stakeholders such as financial planning, financial reporting, tax, etc.
• Prepares monthly reconciliations on certain key accounts, including cash balances and share-based compensation related activities and financial statement flux analysis for certain UGI entities.
• Prepare share-based compensation footnote disclosures included in the Company's SEC periodic filings and non-SEC financial statements in accordance with GAAP and SEC regulation.
• Provide support in UGI's budget process for certain UGI holding companies as well as share-based compensation expense.
• Serve as a liaison between accounting and other groups to coordinate the execution of complex reporting activities such as intercompany allocations methodology, application, and automation which includes maintenance of general ledger.
• Coordinates process improvement related initiatives such as miscellaneous receivables, intercompany invoicing and reconciliation, various documentation and efficiency improvements, other areas as needed.
• Performs SOX controls and provides support for internal and external audits.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Working knowledge of US GAAP.
• Core general accounting background and ability to work across multiple disciplines, being able to pick up new responsibilities quickly and enjoy designing and implementing new processes.
• Strong knowledge of Excel and other MS Office applications and ERP accounting systems, preferably SAP and Blackline.
• Knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley 404 requirements and ability to perform key controls over financial reporting.
• Ability to think critically to envision future state processes and coordinate accounting and cross functional initiatives and projects.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent work experience.
• At least 4 years of related accounting work experience including experience working on special projects.
• Working knowledge of SAP or other larger ERP systems.
• Experience in HFM and Blackline preferred.
• Solid understanding of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting.
• Strong organizational skills and excellent analytical ability.
• Strong Excel skillset, manipulating large sets of data.
• Public accounting experience is preferred.
• Strong attention to detail.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screen, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

UGI Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company maintains and observes employment policies that do not discriminate against any person because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability, age, ancestry and any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. This applies to recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, overtime, job classifications, work assignments, promotions, demotions, layoffs, terminations, transfers, and all other conditions of employment.

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