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Lead Accountant (Projects)

Entergy

Posted 12/23/25

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639 Loyola Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113

Full-Time
Manager
Energy and Utilities
Hybrid

Job Description

Job Summary/Purpose

Provides a lead role in business process or technical expertise in a variety of accounting areas. Communicates or presents complex ideas or alternatives to others. Effectively uses knowledge of accounting practices, financial systems, business processes and tools to identify and solve challenging issues through automation or process redesign. Uses technical skills to develop automation or data visualization for the Accounting organization and shares skills with others.

Job Duties/Responsibilities
  1. Provide insight, reports, dashboards, and recommendations to the Accounting organization to improve processes. Provide user support and training on related tools.
  2. Analyze the accounting portfolio of CI opportunities and provide insights on integration, progress, and barriers.
  3. Facilitate cross-functional collaboration on the guidance, support, and implementation of strategic initiatives.
  4. Perform assignments requiring the understanding of Accounting systems and processes applying process improvement methods and tools. Strong knowledge of accounting principles (GAAP).
  5. Perform challenging analytical procedures to identify and propose automation opportunities.
  6. Provides targeted financial and accounting expertise to management or cross functional teams, communicating impacts on current and forecasted financial results at any level of the organization.
  7. Use technical and automation skills to develop automation and data visualization.
  8. Evaluate challenging accounting and financial implications of contemplated strategic initiatives.
  9. Understand the system of controls and lending expertise to the development, implementation, testing and revision of accounting policies, procedures, and systems when developing process improvements or implementing new technology.
  10. Collaborate in the design, development, implementation, maintenance and enhancement of accounting and financial systems and tools, including PeopleSoft, PowerPlan, Cognos and other reporting and financial solutions. Good understanding of the upstream and downstream impacts to other systems and processes.
  11. Build and maintain high level knowledge across all business areas by staying current on initiatives, challenges, and opportunities across the business.
  12. Participates in industry communications to strengthen subject matter expertise. Uses knowledge gained to teach and guide co-workers and other members of the Accounting Department. Identifies emerging technologies and trends and evaluates inclusion in current or future Accounting processes and technology.
  13. Through participation in industry groups, collaborate on emerging trends on continuous improvement, cloud computing and artificial intelligence opportunities in Accounting.
  14. May perform peer reviews and leads initiatives.

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About Entergy

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Entergy exists to grow a world-class energy business that creates sustainable value for our four stakeholders.

• For our customers, we create value by constantly striving for reasonable costs and providing safe, reliable products and services.

• For our employees, we create value by achieving top-quartile organizational health, providing a safe, rewarding, engaging, diverse and inclusive work environment, fair compensation and benefits, and opportunities to advance their careers. 

• For our communities, we create value through economic development, philanthropy, volunteerism and advocacy, and by operating our business safely and in a socially and environmentally responsible way. 

• For our owners, we create value by aspiring to provide top-quartile returns through the relentless pursuit of opportunities to optimize our business.