Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Piper Maddox is partnering with a client in the energy industry to hire a Senior Accountant for a lean accounting team. The role will manage day-to-day accounting operations, support financial reporting across multiple entities and projects, and assist with renewable energy project accounting, audits, tax filings, and M&A activities.
Responsibilities
- Manage the general accounting and cash management functions for multiple entities and projects
- Manage AP and AR functions
- Assist with revenue recognition for renewable and thermal assets in accordance with ASC606
- Assist with Lease accounting reporting in accordance with ASC842
- Managing monthly journal entries, schedules and reconciliations for multiple entities
- Strong knowledge of intercompany and GAAP consolidation reporting
- Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual closing activities and preparation of financial reports
- Assist with accounting and reporting software integration and coordinate ongoing utilization and continuous learning with the IT department
- Assist with near-term cash flow forecasting by working in partnership with colleagues across the organization
- Assist with creation, refinement, and implementation of accounting policies & procedures
- Assist with project development/construction of capital asset reporting
- Help develop internal processes, metrics, and business decision-making
- Work closely with business units’ teams to ensure seamless progress tracking and reporting
- Working on cross team initiatives
- Assist with annual audits
- Assist with tax and administrative filings
- Assist with M&A transaction flow
Skills
- • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field is required, paired with a min. of 5 or more years of related experience and/or training
- • Experience in the Energy industry is required
- • Must have exposure to either the development, construction, and/or operational phases of renewable projects
- • Understanding of tax equity and/or debt management
- • Mastery with Excel is required
- • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- • Ability to work well with others in a collaborative team environment
- • Self-motivated
- • Honest, reliable, self-aware, and conscientious
- • Excellent organization and prioritization skills
- • CPA certification a plus
- • Big 4 or national firm public accounting experience preferred
- • Ability to interpret and write Macros is a plus
- • User level of accounting software (SAP, QuickBooks, Sage, NetSuite, etc.) experience is preferred
Benefits
- 100% remote - must be based in the US (EST, CST or MT)
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