Skip to content
CV Rocket
Get started
How it worksThe enginePricingBlogContactSign in

Open nowPosted yesterday

Accounting Research Manager

FirstEnergy224 open roles

Where
Akron, OH, United States
Work mode
On site
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Your applicationOpen nowAccounting Research ManagerFirstEnergy · Akron, OH, United States

  1. YouYes, apply to this one.

  2. CV RocketCV written for this posting.

  3. 25 readersRecruiter, hiring manager, skeptic. Round after round.

  4. CV RocketApplied on FirstEnergy's own form.

The reply lands in your private mailbox

3×more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

The clock on this job

Early applications get read.

8.5% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. FirstEnergy postings stay open a median of 4 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 1.8%1 day
  2. 4.0%3 days
  3. 8.5%7 days
  4. 15.4%14 days
  5. 34.1%30 days
This job: posted yesterday

FirstEnergy median: 4 days open

The posting

Job Description

FirstEnergy at a Glance We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers’ lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.

FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability, and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.

About the Opportunity

This is an open position within FirstEnergy Service Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp.

The reporting location for this onsite position will be FirstEnergy's corporate headquarters, located in Akron, OH, 44320.

The Accounting Research Manager is responsible for leading the Company's accounting research function and providing technical accounting guidance on complex business transactions, emerging accounting issues, and financial reporting matters. This role serves as a key advisor to senior leadership, ensuring compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting requirements, and evolving accounting standards.

Reporting to the Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, the Accounting Research Manager evaluates complex accounting matters, develops practical recommendations, and coordinates the implementation of new accounting standards across the organization. The role also partners closely with Financial Reporting, Internal Audit, business leaders, and external auditors to support accurate financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and informed business decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Accounting Leadership

  • Provide authoritative accounting guidance and recommendations on complex business transactions and accounting matters
  • Research, analyze, and document technical accounting conclusions in accordance with GAAP and SEC requirements
  • Develop actionable alternatives and recommendations for management consideration, ensuring decisions are supported by sound analysis and business rationale
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on technical accounting issues and accounting policy interpretation

Accounting Standards and Regulatory Compliance

  • Monitor, evaluate, and interpret emerging accounting standards, regulatory developments, and SEC reporting requirements
  • Assess the potential impact of new accounting pronouncements on the organization and communicate implications to leadership and key stakeholders
  • Coordinate the implementation of new accounting standards, interpretations, and reporting requirements across the Company
  • Prepare responses and position papers related to proposed accounting standards that may significantly impact the organization

Financial Reporting Support

  • Partner with the Financial Reporting team to review and prepare disclosures for SEC filings and other external reporting requirements
  • Support the preparation and review of technical accounting memorandums and accounting position papers
  • Assist in evaluating the accounting implications of strategic initiatives, acquisitions, divestitures, financing activities, and other significant transactions

Stakeholder and Audit Support

  • Communicate technical accounting guidance and recommendations to senior leadership and business partners
  • Prepare and deliver presentations regarding accounting developments, policies, and complex accounting issues to various levels of management
  • Collaborate with external auditors to support technical accounting conclusions and ensure appropriate documentation of accounting positions
  • Research, develop, and maintain Company accounting policies and procedures

People Leadership

  • Lead, develop, and mentor a small team of accounting professionals
  • Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and technical excellence
  • Manage multiple projects and priorities while ensuring timely completion of deliverables

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation, or other similar certification, preferred
  • Minimum of seven (7) years of progressive accounting experience, including significant technical accounting and financial reporting responsibilities
  • Extensive knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements
  • Demonstrated experience researching and resolving complex accounting issues and applying practical solutions to technical accounting matters
  • Significant experience with SEC financial statements, reporting requirements, and related disclosures
  • Strong understanding of internal controls, financial reporting processes, and accounting policy development
  • Proven experience managing accounting projects, implementing accounting standards, and leading process improvements
  • Experience leading, mentoring, or supervising accounting professionals and managing cross-functional initiatives
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
  • Strong project management capabilities with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
  • Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex accounting concepts to diverse audiences

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

At FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment. We are committed to rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy which includes competitive pay plus incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs, as well as skills development training with tuition reimbursement. Please visit our website at www.firstenergycorp.com to learn more about all our employee rewards programs. FirstEnergy proudly supports workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract. Unable to sponsor or transfer H-1B visas currently.

Safety

Safety is a core value for FirstEnergy and is essential to all our business activities. We ensure employees have the tools, information, and processes to perform their duties in a manner that assures safety for themselves, their co-workers, our customers and the public. Our goals are to provide a safe work environment, to maintain an accident-free, injury-free workplace, and to promote and maintain public safety. To meet these goals, we dedicate ourselves to achieving world-class safety standards.

From $25, paid onceGet the CV for this job

What happens when you press

One press. We do the rest.

  1. A CV for this posting

    Written against FirstEnergy's own wording, from every piece of relevant proof in your profile.

  2. 25 readers review it

    Recruiter, hiring manager, skeptic and more read every draft, round after round. You get the best round.

    The review screen in CV Rocket: how each CV was read, round by round.

  3. We apply on FirstEnergy's form

    Our application engine gets through the hardest forms there are. Where a question needs you, AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

    An application in CV Rocket: every answer filled in on the employer's form.

  4. Every reply, sorted

    FirstEnergy's answer lands in your private mailbox, and we classify it on arrival: interview, question, rejection.

    The CV Rocket inbox: each employer reply classified as an interview, an action or a rejection.

  5. Reply with AI

    AI helps you write the email, checks it and sends it. We show you whether the recruiter read it.

  6. The interview in your calendar

    Full integration with your calendar. The invitation goes straight in.

    An interview invitation in the CV Rocket inbox, added to the candidate's calendar.
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Why it works

3×

more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

ChatGPT writes a CV and never learns what happened to it. We see every reply. For each CV we know:

  • How it was written, and how the review scored it
  • When we applied, and how long after the posting went up
  • Which posting, which company, which city
  • Who got the interview, and who heard nothing

That is how we know which CVs get called.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

The numbers game

More applications. More interviews.

Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting and paid once. Send enough of them and the law of large numbers finds you the job.

Get the CV for this job
By hand5–10
With CV Rocket100
applications a day

Nearby

Live postings like this one

Same employer first, then the same role elsewhere.

Before you press

Straight answers

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

What if my background isn't good enough?

We make the most of the background you have. The CV uses every piece of relevant proof your profile holds, and one of the 25 readers reads your whole profile and flags what the CV left out.

Do you really apply for me?

Yes, on the employer's own form, the hardest ones included. Where a question needs you, you answer it right there and AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once per CV, from $25. Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting.

One job. One CV.
Paid once.

Pick the posting you want. We write for it, apply for you and catch the reply.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.