Date: Apr 13, 2026
Location: San Antonio, TX, US, 78205
Company: CPS Energy
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Pay Grade
18
Deadline to Apply: May 4, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CST
Position Summary
Provides accounting oversight for CPS Energy to include proper accounting guidance implementation, and the development and monitoring of CPS Energy accounting policy, procedures, guidelines, and controls, including the development of white papers to support important accounting positions. Responsible for the proper accounting and comprehensive analytics for Retail Revenues and associated Bad Debt Expense and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts; Retail fuel costs; Wholesale revenues and related fuel costs and O&M by books and strategies; and Miscellaneous Receivables processing and analysis and contributes to the successful completion of CPS Energy’s annual financial audit and clean opinion.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Ensure timely, accurate and complete closing of monthly/annual accounting records and books, to include:
- Proper recording and allocation of monthly expenditures related to operating and fuel activities, including ISO costs, bilateral purchases, congestion revenue rights, and hedging costs.
- Timely and accurate completion of CPS Energy Sales, Revenue & Fuel/Gas Cost Summary schedules, and Revenue & Fuel information included in CPS Energy’s Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Flow of Funds Board Schedules.
- Calculation, analysis and reporting of retail Bad Debt Expense and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.
- Proper recording of Retail revenues by customer class and related analysis.
- Calculation and analysis of Retail electric and Distribution Gas unbilled revenues.
- Significantly contribute to the successful completion of CPS Energy audit and clean opinion, including:
- Completion and review of account reconciliations
- Completion and review of audit schedules and requests for information
- Completion and review of the annual financial statements
- Timely and accurate response to all other audit inquiries
- Provide accounting oversight for CPS Energy. Responsibilities include:
- Accounting guidance implementation
- Accounting policy & white paper development
- Developing and ensuring accounting policies, procedures, and guidelines are effective and implemented
- Acts as a key liaison with the financial subject matter experts within the business units / areas to answer questions and address financial accounting issues.
- Responsible for the proper accounting and comprehensive analytics for Retail and Wholesale revenues, fuel costs and related Wholesale O&M by books and strategies. Oversees preparation of PTSA, Generation Mix reports, and several Board Schedules.
- Ensures timely, accurate and comprehensive recording and accounting for CPS Energy revenues and Nodal market cost allocations to include:
- Complete and timely recording of retail and wholesale revenues, to include proper customer category classification.
- Complete and timely recording of Nodal market fuel and regulatory costs, to include proper allocation to retail and wholesale market activities.
- Timely, thorough, and understandable analysis of drivers to revenues and Nodal market cost allocations.
- Provide and guide development of Revenue & Fuel Accounting staff, to include provision of learning and development opportunities, and cross training of staff to ensure adequate backup of all functions in the area.
- Responsible for assisting with any enterprise resource systems and software as needed for business needs
- Performs other duties, including leading and managing complex special projects, as assigned.
Minimum Skills
Minimum Knowledge and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or other related financial certification
- Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or other related business field
- Proficient in SAP – preferred.
Competencies
Minimum Education
Required Certifications
Working Environment
Physical Demands
CPS Energy does not discriminate against applicants or employees. CPS Energy is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of its employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfers and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, veteran status, pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information or any other protected status. CPS Energy will comply with all laws and regulations.
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