Accounting Manager

About the role

This is a CONTRACT POSITION. Your employment will be held by a third-party company of ENGIE’s choosing. Any offered contract role will not constitute an offer for nor guarantee of future employment with ENGIE.

Responsibilities

• Lead the financial accounting and reporting activities for a portfolio of renewable energy entities, including distributed solar and storage projects.
• Operate in a complex, multi-entity, project-finance environment with high visibility to auditors, lenders, and senior leadership.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, maintain a strong control environment, and drive transformation initiatives to scale the business.
• Support ongoing M&A activity.
• Prepare and review financial statements and reporting packages.
• Manage general ledger activities, reconciliations, and consolidations.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP/IFRS accounting standards.
• Analyze financial results and provide insights to leadership.
• Oversee accounting for renewable energy, solar, and storage projects.
• Manage capitalization, depreciation, and revenue recognition.
• Research and resolve complex accounting transactions.
• Support acquisitions, divestitures, and integration activities.
• Cook up and review external and internal audits.
• Maintain SOX compliance and strong internal controls.
• Support lender reporting and financing requirements.
• Identify and implement process improvement opportunities.
• Drive automation, ERP enhancements, and workflow optimization.
• Improve reporting accuracy, data quality, and system integration.
• Partner with FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Legal, and Asset Management teams.
• Support cash forecasting and project performance analysis.
• Provide accounting guidance on business initiatives.
• Lead, mentor, and develop accounting team members.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Manage priorities across multiple entities and projects.
• Support the growth and scalability of the renewable energy portfolio.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• CPA or Chartered Accountant (ACCA/CA) – required
• Minimum 10 years of progressive accounting experience, including minimum two years in a leadership role
• Strong experience in multi-entity accounting and consolidations
• Proven experience supporting external audits and complex reporting environments
• Deep knowledge of US GAAP & IFRS
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems (SAP and Blackline preferred)
• Experience in renewable energy, infrastructure, project finance, or distributed generation
• Background in partnership accounting, tax equity, or structured financing
• Experience supporting or leading transformation initiatives (ERP, automation, process redesign)
• Exposure to M&A transactions, integrations, or carve-outs
• Strong data handling skills (advanced Excel; experience with large datasets is a plus)

Qualifications

• Not specified

Skills

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Benefits

• Not specified

Pay

Compensation: Pay Rate: $49.00/hr.

Schedule

Location: Houston, TX