Accounting Manager

SunStrong Management (“SunStrong”) is a leading full-service asset management services provider specializing in residential, commercial, and utility-scale solar energy portfolios. SunStrong provides end-to-end services including operations and maintenance, customer billing and support, asset performance management, and investor reporting. The company partners with leading capital providers to optimize clean energy assets at scale, supporting the growth of distributed renewable energy while delivering reliable performance and exceptional customer experience.

About the role

The Accounting Manager will be responsible for various areas of general accounting operations for multiple asset-managed portfolios. Reporting to the Accounting Senior Manager and Director, this position will oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close tasks, including the review of periodic journal entries, account reconciliations, and preparation of financial statements.

Responsibilities

• Establish and oversee the accounting processes and functions required to maintain the general ledger in compliance with US GAAP and the applicable Company’s policies.
• Liaison with external auditors, service providers, and other stakeholders to facilitate financial statements audits, tax compliance/return preparation, due diligence, valuations, etc. as necessary for financial reporting and tax compliance purposes.
• Manage the completion of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities to ensure timely financial reporting.
• Review periodic journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Review and clearly present and communicate various ad hoc analyses of financial and other information to members of management, external auditors, service providers, and other stakeholders as applicable.
• Coordinate with other functions such as Treasury, Accounts Payable, Asset Management, Legal, and Tax to advance effectiveness and efficiency of the accounting function.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with an accounting concentration.
• 6+ years of financial accounting experience or auditing, preferably with a Big4 accounting firm.
• CPA certification.
• Excellent judgement and decision-making skills.
• Ability to multi-task across multiple portfolios and prioritize critical deadlines.
• Impeccable integrity: words and actions must continually reinforce this characteristic.
• Ability to manage, develop, lead, and evaluate other accounting team members.
• Ability to define and establish accounting processes for newly onboarded portfolios based on understanding developed from review of historical financial information, operating agreements, purchase and sale agreements, debt agreements, etc.
• Ability to research and apply accounting literature, such as ASC606 and ASC805.

Qualifications

• Experience in the renewable energy industry; previous exposure to hypothetic liquidation at book value (HLBV) modeling.
• Previous experience using Microsoft Dynamics, Xero, and/or Ramp.
• Experience working with preparing and reviewing consolidations for multi-tiered legal structures.
• Interested in exploring opportunities to leverage AI tools to enhance accounting workflows and deliverables.

Working Conditions

Overtime as required.

Benefits

SunStrong Management offers a rich and affordable Health & Wellness Benefits package that includes:

• PPO and HDHP Medical Plans, buy-up plans for both Dental and Vision.
• Ancillaries such as Accident, Critical illness, Hospital indemnity.
• Employer-sponsored Short Term and Long-Term Disability.
• Voluntary Life and Legal services along with multiple add-ons.
• 401(k) Package includes a Safe Harbor Match of 100% up to the first 4% and 50% on the next 2% with immediate vesting.