Accountant, Financial Reporting, Accounting & Finance

Company Summary

As one of the largest investor‑owned utility companies in the United States, PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) is committed to creating long‑term, sustainable value for our 3.5 million customers, our share owners and the communities we serve. Our high‑performing regulated utilities — PPL Electric Utilities, Louisville Gas and Electric, Kentucky Utilities and Rhode Island Energy — provide an outstanding experience for our customers, consistently ranking among the best utilities in the nation.

PPL’s companies are also addressing challenges head‑on by investing in new infrastructure and technology that are creating a smarter, more reliable and resilient energy grid. We are committed to doing our part to advance a cleaner energy future and drive innovation that enables us to achieve net‑zero carbon emissions by 2050 while maintaining energy reliability and affordability for the customers and communities we serve.

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This is a hybrid position requiring on‑site presence three days per week at one of our local offices, located in Allentown, PA (Lehigh Valley), Louisville, KY, or Providence, RI. #INDPPL LI‑Hy. Under direct supervision, you will assist in recurring accounting tasks, including preparing journal entries, maintaining a complete and accurate general ledger, preparing basic financial reports, and monitoring internal controls over financial reporting. You will rely on others for instruction and guidance while working toward more independent work habits.

This position will also play a key role in the user acceptance testing and system implementation of SAP.

• Responsible for recurring journal entries and account reconciliations as well as ad hoc analyses.
• Provide information and supporting documentation to comply with audit requests.
• Prepare recurring financial reports.
• Assist in maintaining internal controls over financial reporting.
• Perform certain general ledger system administrative and maintenance tasks.
• Participate in user acceptance testing for system changes and new system implementations related to Corporate Accounting.
• Develop and maintain job aids.
• Develop competence in assigned areas of responsibility by performing structured work, with an expectation of developing a more flexible approach to work assignments.
• Develop supporting work papers and documentation related to all the above processes.
• Use existing procedures to identify and recommend solutions to problems in assigned areas of accounting, applying limited judgment and discretion.
• Organize meetings and interact with staff, management, and other customers in a friendly, courteous, professional, and helpful manner.

• Bachelor’s degree in a business discipline with at least three accounting courses.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications; use of Excel and Word is required.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• 0–2 years related work experience, including co‑operative or internship experience.