Accountant II

THIS JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO LIST ALL OF THE DUTIES THAT ARE OR MAY BE PERFORMED IN THIS POSITION Primary Duties 1. Prepares monthly accounting journal entries. 2. Prepares monthly account reconciliations. 3. Performs processes during the monthly close cycle. 4. Creates, updates, reviews, investigates and distributes schedules and financial reports pertaining to various phases of accounting functions. 5. Prepares, analyzes and verifies accounting reports and other records to support responses to data requests in connection with regulatory filings and audits. 6. Ensures that all transactions are properly supported and are in accordance with GAAP, FERC, SOX, and other regulatory requirements. 7. Provides internal and external customer support when needed. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Educational/Experience Level: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field and 2 years of related experience in Accounting, or equivalent. A general educational knowledge normally acquired through a high school diploma or a General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and 5 years of related experience in Accounting. Communication Skills: Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers in order to obtain and/or provide explanations and/or modifications on technical or other complex concepts to individuals with little or no background in the area under discussion, verbally and in writing. Numeric Skills: Requires the ability to perform analyses involving ratios, percentages and simple statistical methods. Computer Skills: Requires knowledge of various software applications to create documents, reports and/or graphics. Work Conditions: Works in an office environment. Requires occasionally performing activities including, but not limited to, bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning and/or lifting. Atmos Energy Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Job Family: Accounting Atmos Energy Corporation, an S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the country’s largest natural gas-only distributor. We safely deliver reliable, affordable, efficient and abundant natural gas to more than 3 million distribution customers in over 1,400 communities across eight states located primarily in the South. As part of our vision to be the safest provider of natural gas services, we are modernizing our business and infrastructure while continuing to invest in safety, innovation, environmental sustainability and our communities. Atmos Energy manages proprietary pipeline and storage assets, including one of the largest intrastate natural gas pipeline systems in Texas.