Senior Project Accountant

The Company

Cypress Creek Renewables is powering a sustainable future, one project at a time. We develop, finance, own and operate utility-scale and distributed solar and storage projects across the country. Fostering a diverse group of innovative thinkers from all backgrounds, Cypress people are drawn to work in a purpose-driven organization. We hope you will join us.

Overview
The Senior Project Accountant role is a position that will fill a critical component in our Finance & Accounting team. This hands-on position provides opportunities to further develop the depth and breadth of your accounting and operational skills. This position will work with the project accounting team, providing hands-on input and execution of both operational and technical accounting. The candidate will also work cross-functionally with internal groups including Asset Management and O&M. Opportunities to take on additional responsibilities within the accounting department are available given available time and success in the technical role.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Works with various operations personnel, to track margins on all active projects
• Work closely with the operational team to provide forecast and estimates for project cash flow and other information requested (NOTE: the project budget is prepared by the operational team)
• Perform ongoing Forecast vs. Actual cost analysis of project data to ensure that actual and estimated costs are appropriately recorded
• Investigate large discrepancies from our expectations
• Monitor inflows (to ensure all revenue is captured) and outflows (to ensure any reimbursable items are billed back to the customer)
• Review coding on open POs and paid invoices to ensure margins are being tracked correctly
• Monthly project level allocation for large overhead costs (i.e. labor allocation, vegetation costs, etc)
• Assists in financial activities of organization; prepares reports to management on ad hoc basis
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and year-end journal entries, accruals and other financial activities
• Maintain schedules and assist with management reporting requests
• Track and record inventory transfers (equipment purchased and stored at a warehouse until allocated/shipped to a solar site)
• Reviews all O&M and Corporate (CCR) accounts receivables and accounts payables ensuring accurate and timely processing
• Review open POs and work with the operations team to close out stale POs
• Review quarterly invoicing to customer (accrued on a monthly basis), including supporting documentation, as requested by customer
• Assist with balance sheet/income statement quarterly analytics (and high level monthly analytics)
• Assist in annual audit
• Work with corporate tax compliance to ensure that taxes are properly accounted for each project

Qualifications

• BS in Accounting/Finance desired
• Public accounting experience is a plus
• 3-5 years of experience in accounting is required
• Previous experience in an accountant or audit role in the construction or maintenance is highly preferable
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong accounting knowledge
• Good written and verbal communication skills

Requirements/Work Environment:

• Must be inquisitive, have the desire to learn and initiative to reach out to various departments to complete tasks
• Excellent analytical / reasoning abilities
• Superior interpersonal abilities. Ability to get along with diverse personalities, tactful, mature, flexible
• Effectively communicates with support peers and all levels of corporate management as well as with independent auditors
• Results and people oriented, sound judgment and ability to balance other business considerations
• Thorough, detail-oriented, highly organized, and performs effective self-reviews
• Comfortable working in hybrid environment (in office several days a week and can be remote several days) and meeting with individuals and groups over Zoom (some groups/people work out of different offices and different time zones)

Location: This position will be based in Durham, NC. Must be able to go into the Durham office 3x week on a hybrid schedule

Benefits:

• 15 days of Paid Time Off, accrual up to 20 days, 11 observed holidays.
• 401(k) Match
• Comprehensive package including medical, dental, vision and health insurance
• Wellness stipend, family planning stipend, and generous parental leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Phone Bill Reimbursement
• Company Swag

A note to Recruiting Agencies Cypress Creek Renewables Human Resources team does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiters, staffing firms, or related agencies. The Human Resources team coordinates all recruiting and hiring at our company. We do not accept resumes from third-party recruiters unless authorized by the Human Resources team and if a signed agreement is in place. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered property of CCR and we are not responsible for any related fees. All communication related to recruiting partnerships should ONLY be directed to the Human Resources team. 

Cypress Creek Renewables is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace that is inclusive and values diversity, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Please be aware of recruiting scams—official communications will only come from @ccrenew.com, we will never request personal or financial information, and any suspicious activity should be reported to [email protected].