Cost Accounting Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the onsite accounting lead for solar construction projects
• Act as a project controller and trusted finance partner to construction and development teams
• Oversee cost accounting activities related to solar project construction and capital expenditures
• Manage and improve accounting processes for high-volume invoice flow
• Review and resolve purchase order and invoice discrepancies
• Support fixed asset accounting, including capitalization of construction-in-progress and related project costs
• Clean up and organize accounting processes and records
• Ensure timely and accurate tracking of project costs across development and construction phases
• Support reporting and analysis related to project spend, capital budgets, and cost controls
• Interface regularly with leadership and project teams across the nation

Required Qualifications

• Significant experience in cost accounting, project accounting, or controllership within construction environments
• Strong background in solar construction, power/plant construction, or general construction accounting
• Experience with fixed asset accounting and capital project accounting
• Prioritize proven ability to manage complex invoice, procurement, and purchase order workflows
• Experience supporting renewable energy, infrastructure, utility, or energy project environments
• Background serving as controller, project controller, or construction accounting leader
• Experience supporting large-scale capital project environments
• 8-12 years of progressive accounting experience
• Deep hands-on experience with multi-entity consolidation and elimination entries — you’ve done these yourself, not just reviewed them
• Track record managing and developing accounting teams, not just being the best individual contributor
• Sage Intacct or comparable mid-market ERP (NetSuite, Dynamics, etc.)
• Comfortable operating in an environment where you’re building the playbook as you go

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting renewable energy, infrastructure, utility, or energy project environments
• Background serving as controller, project controller, or construction accounting leader
• Experience supporting large-scale capital project environments
• 8-12 years of progressive accounting experience
• Deep hands-on experience with multi-entity consolidation and elimination entries — you’ve done these yourself, not just reviewed them
• Track record managing and developing accounting teams, not just being the best individual contributor
• Sage Intacct or comparable mid-market ERP (NetSuite, Dynamics, etc.)
• Comfortable operating in an environment where you’re building the playbook as you go