Sr Accountant (Westport)

Senior Accountant

Role Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Sr. Accountant responsible for the accurate maintenance of financial records and execution of monthly close activities across a portfolio of renewable energy project companies.

Each project company operates as a standalone revenue-generating asset and requires complete, timely, and accurate financial reporting

The Sr Accountant is responsible for day-to-day accounting execution and ensuring the integrity of project company level financial records across multiple entities.

Key Responsibilities

Core Accounting

• Maintain accurate and complete financial records for multiple SPVs
• Record journal entries across all standard accounting areas (accruals, deferrals, adjustments, allocations)
• Financial reporting for lender/tax equity counterparties
• Perform account reconciliations, including cash, balance sheet, revenue, and expense accounts
• Manage quarterly, and year-end close activities across assigned project companies
• Complete bank and account reconciliations as part of the close process
• Prepare supporting schedules for review and reporting purposes
• Manage external audit and tax preparation processes for project companies by providing accurate financial data (no tax responsibility)
• Support fund level closing, investor reporting and fund audits

Accounts Payable / Receivable (Multi-Entity)

• Process, code, and record vendor invoices across multiple project companies
• Ensure accurate entity-level classification of costs and expenses
• Execute payment processing and maintain vendor records
• Support customer billing and receivables tracking where applicable
• Escalate discrepancies or exceptions to Controller / Assistant Controller team as needed

Systems & Process Support

• Work within NetSuite, QuickBooks, and/or Sage across multiple entities
• Support process improvements and standardization initiatives
• Identify and escalate process or data integrity issue

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• 5+ years of accounting experience ideally including:
• multi-entity accounting environments
• full-cycle accounting and monthly close execution
• operating company or asset-backed business exposure
• Strong understanding of US GAAP or accrual accounting principles
• Strong experience in accounting operations, reconciliations, and AP/AR
• Experience working across multiple sets of books or entities
• Solid understanding of accrual accounting and financial reporting basics
• Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite, QuickBooks, or Sage)
• Strong Excel skills and attention to detail