Senior Accountant, Fixed Assets

About the role

The Senior Fixed Asset Accountant oversees the accounting, reporting, and control of the organization’s fixed asset portfolio, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable accounting standards and internal policies. This role manages the full lifecycle of fixed assets, including capitalization, depreciation, impairment, transfer, and disposal, while playing a key leadership role in the month-end close, financial reporting, and audit processes.

Responsibilities

• Enter new fixed assets and changes to existing fixed assets into the fixed assets accounting system.
• Communicate with various departments to obtain relevant information to properly account for fixed assets.
• Perform fixed asset accounting functions necessary to achieve an accurate and timely general ledger month-end close for Clearway Energy Inc. and Clearway Energy Group LLC.
• Prepare entity-level and consolidated fixed asset roll-forwards.
• Assist with the analysis and preparation of schedules for inclusion in the quarterly controller’s packages that are presented to senior management.
• Prepare quarterly/annual fixed asset schedules in accordance with GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements for inclusion in the periodic financial statements, footnotes, and other financial information reported on SEC Form 10-Q/10-K.
• Review and follow up on unusual activity.
• Provide backup for lease and other accounting groups as necessary to achieve an accurate and timely general ledger month-end close, including preparation of journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Assist with the testing of relevant accounting and fixed asset system upgrades and enhancements.
• Leverage AI-powered tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude, automation platforms) to improve efficiency in financial reporting and analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting from an accredited college or university.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in general accounting and/or financial reporting.
• Ability to handle multiple concurrent efforts and provide high-quality deliverables accurately and on time.
• Knowledge of ERP accounting systems.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including demonstrated ability to communicate with all levels of internal colleagues and external contacts.
• Practical understanding and application of internal control processes and procedures over financial accounting and reporting.
• Project participation and organization skills with a demonstrated ability to navigate in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collect and analyze information, problem-solve, and make recommendations or decisions.
• Ability to create and manipulate spreadsheets with large data sets.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• Strong willingness to learn new skills and information.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications and working knowledge of accounting/reporting software, specifically SAP or OneStream XF.

Qualifications

• CPA and/or Master’s in Accounting.
• Public accounting experience.
• SAP S/4 HANA.
• Experience implementing or working with automation or AI-based workflows.

Skills

• Ability to work productively and independently in a team environment.
• Ability to use AI tools to analyze large datasets and generate insights.

Benefits

This role is eligible to earn an annual cash bonus, subject to personal and company performance goals. Salary Range Across all U.S. Locations $100,000—$115,000 USD.