General Accounting-Temporary Based
Vistra
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**Job Summary**
This position is temporary based that would manage the accounting monthly close processes for General Accounting, a very broad base of accounting matters that includes SG&A, debt, payroll and payroll related benefits, retirement plans, stock compensation and shared services.
**Job Description**
•Directs the monthly closing process for a very broad base of accounting matters including SG&A, debt, payroll and payroll related benefits (including severance), retirement plans, stock compensation and shared services, including the approval of journal entries, development of variance explanations, and completion of account reconciliations.
•Responsible for the completion of a significant number of Vistra’s account reconciliations and ensures all account reconciliations are complete in support of our quarterly SEC filing process.
•Evaluates new debt transactions to determine appropriate accounting (modification vs. extinguishment).
•Selects, develops, evaluates and motivates a highly skilled and technical staff to ensure leadership continuity, technical excellence and high productivity.
•Works closely with Human Resources, Treasury, Legal, Technology Services, Asset Closure and other key groups in resolving issues and accounting for transactions relating to assigned areas of responsibility (payroll, benefits, retirement plans, stock compensation).
•Ensures cooperative, collaborative and productive cross-functional relationships are built and maintained.
•Drives continuous improvement and standardization across the Controllership team.
**Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements**
•Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance.
•Understands the financial close process and monthly/quarterly cycles.
•Minimum of 5 years of accounting/finance or similar work experience.
•Comprehensive knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
•Exceptional communication and organizational skills.
•Knowledge of business process design and SOX controls.
•Demonstrated ability to identify problems and issues, integrate data and intuition from a variety of sources, draw valid conclusions, and develop solid plans of action.
•Excel, Word and PowerPoint application skills.
**Job Family**
General Services
**Company**
Vistra Corporate Services Company
**Locations**
Irving, Texas
Texas
**_We are a company of people committed to: Exceeding Customer Expectations, Great People, Teamwork, Competitive Spirit and Effective Communication. If this describes you, then apply today!_**
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**It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.**
**If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us** **at assistance@vistraenergy.com to** **make a request.**
Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine.
Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country. Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company continues to grow its zero-carbon resources, operating the second-largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities.
Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and takes an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail, offering solutions to meet customers’ needs, including more than 50 renewable energy plans. Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers.
As a leader in the responsible transformation of the country’s energy supply, Vistra has made significant progress towards its 2030 and 2050 targets. The company has committed to a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to our 2010 baseline, and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, assuming necessary technological advancements and public policy incentives are achieved. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company’s sustainability report at https://vistracorp.com/sustainability/ .
Vistra’s hardworking team is committed to its purpose, “lighting up lives, powering a better way forward” and is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors. Learn more about how Vistra is powering a better way forward at vistracorp.com (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3967404-1&h=3533293724&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com%2F&a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com) .
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_It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws._
If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us at assistance@vistraenergy.com to make a request.
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