Sr. Manager, Corporate Controller / Renewable Energy
We are looking for an initiative-taking individual to help manage the Corporate Accounting team. The Sr. Manager / Corporate Controllerwill report to the VP - Chief Accounting Officer and manage the day-to-day activities of their team, as well as manage special projects for the Controllership Organization.
You Are:
- Able to make decisions that promote efficiency and effectiveness while solving recurrent problems.
- A leader who can translate strategic goals into operational plans and leads by example advocating for any desired change, based on employee’s talents and knowledge.
- Able to work at various levels of detail; skilled in detailed analysis, yet able to devise systems to check and solve recurrent problems.
- An experienced manager who understands the value of cross-functional work and expects the consequences of their actions and decisions to other departments.
- An exceptional analytical person who notices work to be done and takes the initiative to get it done, asking the right questions, and using the right resources.
- A professional with a strong work ethic who displays openness and shows exemplary behavior.
- An effective and well-articulated communicator who can share technical financial and accounting information with non-technical audiences.
You Will:
- Manage day-to-day accounting close activities and account reconciliations process.
- Maintain GAAP compliance financials and books and records.
- Prepare project PnL to review budget vs. actuals.
- Prepare flux analyses on all B/S and I/S balances.
- Provide audit support for substantive testing.
- Understand and leverage NetSuite (ERP) to ease prompt preparation of financial statements. Responsible for changing and customizing the system to meet the needs of the company - this includes the ability to build custom objects and leading the process of continuous system integration improvements.
- Lead and provide technical direction to the accounting team.
- Work cross-functionally with other groups to foresee potential accounting issues and recommend practical solutions associated with contemplated business transactions.
- Drive process improvements and automation to improve efficiencies within the group such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Project Accounting/Reporting
- Manage or aid with various special projects within the Controllership organization.
- Recommend management any updates to accounting policies that can be applied across multiple business groups.
- Lead resolution on open accounting problems across the business and take initiative to address them.
- Manage multiple projects within set deadlines, month-end close deadlines.
You Bring to the Team:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance;
- CPA certification needed.
- 7+ years of related experience in both public accounting and industry experience
- NetSuite experience preferred.
- Big 4 audit experience preferred.
- Experience leading and directing the deliverables of accounting teams (preferred 5+ years of leadership experience)
- Proven ability to deliver results and ensure direct reports stay focused on priorities when managing multiple competing projects.
- Ability to find opportunities and issues, proactively act and follow through to resolve or capitalize on them.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $160,000.00 - $180,000.00 per year
Experience level:
- 7 years
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:
- public accounting: 7 years (Required)
- energy industry: 7 years (Required)
- NetSuite: 7 years (Required)
- Big 4 audit: 7 years (Required)
- leading and directing the deliverables of accounting teams: 7 years (Required)
- leadership: 5 years (Required)
- GAAP compliance financials: 7 years (Required)
- consolidations and/or complex subsidiaries or partnerships: 7 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- CPA certification (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Houston, TX (Required)
Work Location: In person