Project Accounting Analyst

Responsibilities

• Track and report on project capex and opex budget to actuals, providing real-time and lookback views for development teams
• Support the preparation of project board reporting, including capex and development spend and operating EBITDA
• Maintain documentation of board approvals, project budgets and forecasts
• Support audit and financial statement preparation for project entities as needed
• Own relationships with project developers and vendors, ensuring timely communication and resolution of financial issues
• Review unpaid invoices and open cash, identifying and reporting outstanding items to project teams and developers
• Process and book all project-related invoices (including capital expenditures, development deposits, prepayments, and operating expenses)
• Prepare and review journal entries for project transactions, including accruals and reclassifications as assets are received or projects progress
• Maintain documentation of board approvals and project status, summarizing and communicating key impacts to other accounting teams
• Support transaction activities for purchases and sales of assets
• Read and summarize contracts and agreements related to transactions, leases, construction, and energy offtake
• Build new processes and identify automation opportunities for existing processes using tools such as Alteryx, AI, and Python

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting preferred
• 2 years of experience in a General Accounting function
• CPA strongly preferred; must be CPA eligible at a minimum
• Fundamental accounting skills required
• Strong Excel skills and proficiency with Microsoft applications, including but not limited to Outlook and Word

Additional Information

• Be self-motivated, detail-oriented and highly organized
• Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with a wide variety of people with courtesy and professionalism
• Ability to successfully perform multiple tasks, often with strict or changing deadlines
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Be curious, creative and up for a challenge
• Have a genuine desire to build relationships across a global business
• Have strong quantitative, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Have a strong sense of accountability and ownership of key deliverables
• Earn the trust of others by continuously demonstrating the ability to follow-through
• Maintain a regular, dependable attendance and high level of performance