Sr. Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Our client is seeking a Senior Accountant to join a growing organization in the renewable energy sector. This newly created role offers the opportunity to help establish the new project accounting function, establish core reporting infrastructure, and partner closely with finance and project leadership during an exciting period of growth. This is a high-impact position for a Senior Accountant who enjoys creating structure, improving processes, and supporting a business as it scales. The Senior Accountant will play a key role in standing up accounting operations locally, enhancing financial reporting, and supporting development activity across a portfolio of sustainable energy projects.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing platform in a cutting-edge area of sustainable energy. The role offers strong visibility to senior leadership, the chance to build infrastructure from the ground up and meaningful long-term growth potential as the organization expands its project portfolio. Key Duties:

•Oversee day to day accounting operations and project accounting for their new state of the art renewable energy project

•Responsible for project level ledger activity, revenue and cost accounting as well as hours tracking utilizing Sage Intacct

•Manage day-to-day accounting operations, including accounts payable, project costing and general ledger activities as it relates to the project

•Work closely with the corporate level accounting team regarding overall financial and revenue reporting

•Assist with month-end close and financial reporting including intercompany accounting

•Help to transition accounting processes from the parent organization and identify opportunities for continued improvement

•Assist external relationships with audit and tax providers

•Help implement and optimize accounting systems and workflows, including Sage Intacct

•File federal, state and local reports as necessary relating to the project

•Assist with working with outside firms covering audit and outsourced tax

•Support the project finance team regarding budgets, financial models and reporting

Your base pay will depend on your skills, experience and training, knowledge, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

Our client offers medical benefits as part of their overall compensation package in addition to other robust benefits.

Please submit your resume in confidence to Raj Khanna, Senior Vice President at Robert Half for immediate consideration for this or one of our other active career opportunities in the Washington, DC Metro area.

 

 

Preferred Qualifications

•4-5+ years of progressive accounting experience

•Experience in renewable energy, infrastructure, project-based environments or related industries strongly preferred

•Knowledge of U.S. GAAP accounting principles

•Experience supporting project-based accounting, including capital expenditure tracking, cost accounting, and budget-to-actual analysis

•Familiarity with accounting considerations tied to renewable energy project structures and financing arrangements is a plus

•Ability to review and interpret contracts, purchase orders, and project-related financial documentation

•ERP experience with Sage Intacct experience a plus