Staff Accountant

About 

CleanChoice Energy, a national renewable energy provider and developer that empowers people to change the world with how they power their lives, is seeking a Staff Accountant to join the Accounting team.  This is a unique opportunity to join a rapidly growing company with a mission to make clean energy feel easy and rewarding, by growing the movement for clean energy and building clean power plants like solar.

Job Description 

CleanChoice Energy is seeking a highly motivated Staff Accountant to join our team. A successful candidate will have experience in the monthly close process. This position is a crucial role as the liaison between the accounting/finance department and the business lines. The individual must be experienced and comfortable with GAAP reporting. The position requires strong interpersonal skills, analytical capabilities, attention to detail, and a strong work ethic. We seek a highly motivated individual who can work independently and in a dynamic, team-based environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely and accurate accounting and reporting of the financial operations of assigned business lines. This includes monthly journal entries, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cash management.
• Meet monthly with the business leaders to review results and operational metrics and make recommendations.
• Collaborate with the business teams to support efficient, timely, and accurate invoice coding and processing.
• Proactively troubleshoot coding errors and inaccurate cash deposits to support accurate financial reporting.
• Responsible for monthly journal entries, expense accruals, and GAAP adjustments. 
• Understand the accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash receipts, and profit margins of the various business lines.
• Prepare monthly GAAP financial statements for the company, consolidated and stand-alone.
• Prepare detailed reconciliation and support schedules for month-end close and annual audit. 
• Participate in cross-functional teams designed to solve business process deficiencies.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Accounting; CPA or CMA Preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of accounting experience.
• Experience with cloud-based accounting systems, such as Sage Intacct, Netsuite, etc.
• Strong Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel.
• Experience with business intelligence and reporting software, such as Workday Adaptive Planning preferred.
• Experience in the renewable energy or utility power sectors a plus.

Travel

• This is a remote position with the need to travel to Washington DC HQ from time to time for business needs.

Physical Demands

• Office normal

Compensation

This position offers a base salary range of $60,000 - $85,000, an incentive plan, and a robust benefits package.

How to Apply

CleanChoice Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are proud of our staff's diverse, multidisciplinary background that drives our success. We are committed to ensuring that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of merit, competence, performance, and business needs- without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We provide training to align our clean energy leaders with cultural and ethical standards with zero-tolerance harassment policies across the team to safeguard our inclusive ethos powering clean energy excellence. Only when everyone can bring their full, authentic selves to work do we power onwards.
To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter via cleanchoicenergy.com/careers.

About CleanChoice Energy

Our mission is to make clean energy feel easy and rewarding. We are working toward a world free of catastrophic climate change with pure, clean air and abundant renewable energy by providing renewable electricity and developing clean and renewable generation project power plants, like solar.