Senior Accountant | 4-6 Month Contract | Renewable Energy IPP | New York City

Senior Accountant | 4–6 Month Contract | Renewable Energy IPP | New York City

The Company:

Our client is a leading, private equity-backed renewable energy developer, owner and operator, with a growing portfolio of distributed generation solar assets across the United States.

The Role:

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join its finance team on a temporary basis for approximately 4–6 months, providing paternity leave cover.

This is a senior, hands-on accounting position within a complex, multi-entity environment. The successful candidate will take ownership of key monthly and quarterly closing activities, account reconciliations and financial reporting, working closely with senior finance leadership and wider business stakeholders.

The role would suit an experienced accounting professional operating at Senior Accountant or Accounting Manager level, with strong technical accounting skills and the ability to manage multiple entities, reporting deadlines and competing priorities independently.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and support monthly and quarterly closing activities across multiple legal entities.
• Prepare, review and process journal entries, financial transactions and general ledger reconciliations.
• Own bank and intercompany account reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies and reconciling items in a timely manner.
• Ensure accurate accounting treatment of transactions in accordance with US GAAP.
• Maintain accounting schedules, KPIs and supporting financial analysis, including variance analysis.
• Assist with the preparation of consolidated financial statements and management reporting.
• Coordinate with external auditors and support the annual audit process.
• Prepare tax return workpapers and supporting documentation for external tax advisers.
• Support financial compliance and due diligence activities relating to operating projects, acquisitions and project financing.
• Work alongside the finance operations team to support DSCR and waterfall compliance across the entity structure.
• Provide support on ad hoc accounting and reporting requirements, working closely with senior finance leadership.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 5+ years of accounting experience, ideally within a multi-entity or complex legal entity environment.
• Strong experience managing month-end and quarter-end close processes.
• Demonstrable experience with intercompany reconciliations is essential.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including journal entries, general ledger accounting and account reconciliations under US GAAP.
• Previous experience in a senior accounting, accounting manager or equivalent position, with the ability to operate independently and take ownership of deliverables.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting required.
• Big Four or regional public accounting audit experience preferred.
• CPA qualified or actively pursuing CPA designation preferred.
• Experience within renewable energy, infrastructure, fund accounting or a similar environment advantageous.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with financial/accounting platforms.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple reporting deadlines.
• Confident communicator, comfortable working with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Location: New York City.

Schedule: Hybrid, 3-4 days in office, Friday remote.

Contract: Temporary, approximately 4–6 months, covering a period of parental leave.

Compensation: Competitive, dependent on experience.

Senior Accountant | 4–6 Month Contract | Renewable Energy IPP | New York City