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Location: Spokane, WA
Company: Avista Corporation
Experience: Mid-level
Highest Level of Education: MBA



Job Responsibilities
Month end journal entries for revenue and expenses related to Energy Resources, FERC reporting, revenue analytics, uncollectible analysis, energy deferral accounting and reporting, data requests related to rate cases, and other ad hoc projects.
Job Requirements
The Gonzaga MBA program has a well rounded core curriculum taught by interesting and informed professors. The electives range from curious to must have. Expect a grad school workload, with case analyses/group work, and reading predominant. No problem getting classes desired.
Uppers
Energy Resources accounting is closely related to operations.
Downers
The accounting cycle makes it impossible to take off time the first week of the month, and sometimes overtime is required when system processing doesn't go as planned.
Lifestyle
Business casual unless you desire the corporate management track. Some travel for training. Company encourages community involvement.
Compensation
Base salary is $60,000 with an annual corporate incentive depending on the metrics approved by the BOD. Tuition reimbursement and great benefits (health, vision, dental, paid time off).
Advice to Jobseekers
Accounting is an excellent business career, but an accounting degree and MBA can take you almost anywhere in business you would like to go. Very portable, too, so you can easily find jobs in most locations.

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