Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant PositionSunStrong Management is searching for a Staff Accountant to support the accounting for its community and utility scale solar portfolios, including the proper cost accounting of solar energy systems and the proper revenue treatment of systems sold directly to our customers or to home builders. The role owns a defined set of month-end and quarter-end close tasks, prepares and posts journal entries, completes account reconciliations across a high volume of legal entities, and processes large transaction data sets across multiple systems.Staff Accountant ResponsibilitiesHandles day-to-day cash activity, including posting and reconciling cash receipts and disbursements across multiple bank accounts and entitiesManages accounts receivable and accounts payable activity, including AR and AP aging reconciliations and follow-up on past-due, unapplied, and unmatched itemsMaintains fixed asset and solar system asset records, including additions, transfers, retirements, and monthly depreciationOwns assigned month-end and quarter-end close tasks to the published close calendar, including accruals and cut-off reviewPrepares, reviews, and posts journal entries with complete supporting documentationPrepares balance sheet account reconciliations and clears aged or unexplained items ahead of close sign-offProcesses and reconciles large transaction data sets — installer payables, customer billing, and asset-level activity — across multiple systemsBuilds and maintains Excel workpapers supporting high-volume, multi-entity reconciliation and data processingPrepares monthly and quarterly financial statements and the supporting schedules used for management, lender, and investor reportingPrepares audit and review workpapers and requested schedules, pulls supporting documentation and samples, and responds to internal and external auditor requests through resolutionSupports project cost accounting, including labor and material work order analysis, timely work order setup and closure with the Operations team, system-level cost assignment, and Accounts Payable PO matching so installers and material distributors are paid on scheduleCompletes other necessary duties as assignedMinimum Requirements3+ years' accounting experience, including month-end close, journal entry preparation, and account reconciliationsAn undergraduate degree with an accounting concentrationDemonstrated ability to work with large data sets and high transaction volumes in Excel and an ERP environmentPreferred QualificationsExperience in cost accountingExperience supporting external audits or reviews, including preparation of audit schedules and PBC requestsExperience in the renewable energy space — community or utility scale solar strongly preferred, other solar and renewable experience also relevantExperience with Microsoft Dynamics, Sage Intact, or a comparable multi-entity ERPExperience with data tools such as Power Query, pivot tables, or SQL for processing large transaction volumes, preferredAdditional Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesExperience working with voluminous legal entities and intercompany transactionsImpeccable integrity: words and actions must continually reinforce this characteristicA team player with knowledge and experience in US generally accepted accounting principles and a successful track record meeting deadlines, increasing efficiency, identifying issues and resolvingAdvanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including lookups, pivot tables, and manipulation of large data setsWorking ConditionsOpen-office environmentOvertime requiredBenefitsSunStrong Management offers a rich and affordable Health & Wellness Benefits package that includes: PPO and HDHP Medical Plans, buy-up plans for both Dental and Vision, ancillaries such as Accident, Critical illness, Hospital indemnity, Employer sponsored Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Life, and Legal services along with multiple add-ons. Our 401(k) Package includes a Safe Harbor Match of 100% up to the first 4% and 50% on the next 2% with immediate vesting.