Job Summary
Directly reporting to the Controller, the Assistant Controller will be responsible for corporate level accounting, analysis, and reconciliation, in addition to the supervision of journal entries posted at the subsidiary level. This will include preparing journal entries, reconciling general ledger accounts, assisting with the consolidated month-end close process, and preparing monthly and record intercompany transactions. The successful candidate will be one who takes interest in and ownership of the assigned funds and has a willingness to learn and do whatever is necessary to get the job done in an accurate and timely manner.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Performs a variety of financial activities in more than one functional area of accounting, such as general accounting, cost accounting, financial budgeting, and analysis of corporate accounts.
Performs and reconciles intercompany transactions.
Maintains company-wide accounting reconciliation schedules including accounting for operating and capital leases, interest rate swaps, third-party debt, parent line of credit, PPA and SREC revenue reconciliation.
Maintains proper controls, documentation, and reconciliations to the financial accounting systems.
Assist in developing and maintaining effective internal controls and ensuring compliance with SOX.
Completes transaction processing to ensure that transactions are properly authorized, recorded and accounted for.
Participates in consolidated financial statement preparation in accordance with general accepting accounting principles (GAAP).
Review Solar Portfolios’ financial statements and cash available for distribution calculations to ensure that financial operating reports accurately reflect the condition of the business.
Recommends and participates in changes to systems, policies, and procedures to ensure timely and accurate implementation.
Reviews and approves journal entries submitted by the Solar Portfolio Accountants and Accounting Manager.
Point of contact with outsourced ERP consultants.
Assists with external audit requests and inquiries.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in accounting from an accredited four-year college or university with five (5) to eight (8) years of experience; CPA and public accounting experience is preferred.
Prior experience with real estate or solar energy accounting desired.
Knowledge of principles of consolidation is strongly desired.
Basic knowledge of recent accounting pronouncements.
Experience supervising and mentoring staff.
Ability to be a self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and responsibility.
Possess strong interpersonal skills and be able to effectively collaborate with other business functions.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
Knowledge of Oracle Cloud (OracleFusion) is desired but not required.
Strong knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications and highly skilled in Excel.
Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. The position generally requires candidates’ presence in our office and is not primarily a tele-work or remote site position. The candidate may interface with customers, financial partners, bank personnel, vendors other employees, including Senior and Executive Management as well as the public.
Physical Demands
Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Standard Solar is EOE/AA/Minority/Female/Veteran/Disabled employer.
Salary Range: $120k - $130k with bonus potential.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.