Vice President, Accounting Operations

Brookfield Renewable N.A.; Outaouais; On-site; CAD 230,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Defined contribution pension plan

Annual fitness credit

Job summary

Brookfield Renewable North America is seeking a Vice President, Accounting Operations to lead controllership, close, and financial governance across a complex North American platform. Reporting to the CFO, this leader will enhance internal controls, automate processes, and deliver high‑quality reporting.

The role drives system implementations, data governance, and scalable solutions while building strong teams and a culture of ownership and continuous improvement. On‑site presence is required.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in accounting and finance with multi‑layered leadership.
• Active CPA designation with public‑company experience.
• Experience leading finance transformation, ERP implementations, and change management.
• Expertise in IFRS, US GAAP, close, consolidations, and ICFR/SOX.
• Background in renewable, utilities, or asset management is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee controllership, consolidations, close, intercompany accounting, and balance sheet governance.
• Drive a predictable close cycle with strong analytical rigor and reduced manual effort.
• Lead SOX/ICFR program, risk assessment, testing, and remediation.
• Champion finance system modernization, ERP, reporting, and automation.

Skills

Executive leadership

IFRS & US GAAP

SOX/ICFR

ERP implementation

Data governance

Education

Active CPA designation

Tools

IFS

BlackLine

OneStream

IT2

Job description

About Us

Brookfield Renewable North America (BRNA) is part of Brookfield’s global renewable platform—one of the world’s largest investors, owners, and operators of renewable power and decarbonization solutions. BRNA operates a diverse and durable portfolio of hydro, wind, solar, distributed energy, and storage assets across Canada and the United States, supported by strong local relationships and a deep commitment to sustainability. With approximately 6,900 MW of installed capacity, hydropower remains the backbone of our North American operations, providing reliable, long‑life baseload energy that anchors our broader renewable fleet.

About The Role

The Vice President, Accounting Operations is a senior enterprise leadership role responsible for the integrity, modernization, and performance of BRNA’s controllership and finance operations across a complex North American platform. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this role oversees accounting and controllership, consolidations, settlements, accounts payable, lender reporting, and financial governance.

The Vice President will set the target operating model, strengthen internal controls in accordance with SOX, accelerate automation and process improvement initiatives, lead major system implementations, and deliver predictable, high‑quality financial reporting. This leader will convert complexity into practical, scalable solutions while developing strong teams and driving a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Controllership Excellence & Financial Close

• Oversee all aspects of controllership, including accounting operations, consolidations, financial close, intercompany accounting, and balance sheet governance across multi‑entity structures.
• Drive a disciplined, predictable, and accelerated close cycle with strong analytical rigor, reduced manual intervention, and clear accountability.
• Ensure high‑quality financial master data, chart‑of‑accounts governance, and standardized accounting policies across the enterprise.

Enterprise Financial Leadership

• Set the long‑term financial governance strategy for the organization, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, investor expectations, and regulatory requirements.
• Serve as a key advisor to the Chief Financial Officer and executive leadership team on financial results, risks, judgments, and emerging issues.
• Oversee enterprise‑wide financial integrity, ensuring accurate, timely, and transparent reporting that meets Corporate and internal reporting requirements.
• Lead the preparation, review, and governance of quarterly and annual financial statements, group reporting and ensuring compliance with IFRS and U.S. GAAP requirements.
• Maintain a robust Disclosure Controls & Procedures (DC&P) framework, ensuring consistent, audit‑ready documentation and evidence.
• Own the SOX/ICFR program, including risk assessment, control design, documentation, testing oversight, deficiency evaluation, and remediation.
• Strengthen automated controls, system access governance, and segregation‑of‑duties frameworks.

Financial Systems, Automation & Data Modernization

• Champion modernization of finance systems, including ERP, consolidation, reporting, and workflow platforms.
• Drive automation, analytics, and AI adoption across accounting, reporting, and transactional finance processes to improve accuracy, speed, and scalability.
• Oversee data governance, system interfaces, master data quality, and technology risk mitigation.

Operational Finance & Transactional Excellence

• Provide leadership across settlements, accounts payable/procure‑to‑pay, billing, lender reporting, and debt compliance.
• Ensure operational finance processes are efficient, controlled, and aligned with enterprise standards.
• Lead financial integration and disposition accounting for acquisitions, divestitures, and capital recycling initiatives.
• Translate complex financial, accounting, and operational matters into clear insights and recommended actions for senior leadership.

Leadership, Culture & Organizational Development

• Lead and develop multi‑layered teams, building succession depth, clarity of roles, and strong decision rights.
• Foster a high‑performance culture grounded in ownership, accountability, continuous improvement, and cross‑functional .
• Sponsor change management initiatives, ensuring strong adoption of new systems, processes, and operating models.

Technology Evaluation, Architecture & Systems Implementation

• Lead the assessment of the current finance systems architecture, identifying gaps, pain points, and opportunities to modernize accounting, close, consolidation, and reporting workflows.
• Partner with Accounting, Finance, IT, and enterprise architecture teams to define future‑state system requirements that support scalability, automation, and high‑quality financial data.
• Oversee end‑to‑end system design, configuration, and implementation, ensuring robust controls, clean master data, and seamless integration across upstream and downstream processes.
• Establish disciplined testing, cutover, and adoption plans that ensure new systems are fully embedded, well‑documented, and consistently used across accounting and operational finance teams.
• Champion continuous improvement by monitoring system performance, identifying enhancement opportunities, and ensuring technology investments deliver measurable productivity, quality, and control benefits

Knowledge & Experience Required

• 15+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including senior leadership of multi‑layered teams in large, complex, public company, shared‑services, infrastructure, energy, or matrixed environments.
• Active CPA designation (or equivalent) with public‑company experience.
• Demonstrated success leading people through complex change, fostering engagement, and driving adoption of new systems, processes, and operating models in a fast‑paced, highly regulated environment.
• Deep expertise in IFRS, U.S. GAAP, enterprise financial close, consolidations, technical accounting, audit management, and ICFR/SOX.
• Proven success leading major finance transformation, ERP or enterprise system implementations, operating model redesign, automation / AI initiatives and change management.
• Experience overseeing settlements, accounts payable/procure‑to‑pay, lender reporting/debt compliance, or multi‑entity accounting operations.
• Strong understanding of data governance, system access, automated controls, interfaces, master data, and implementation risks.
• Experience in renewable power, utilities, infrastructure, energy trading, asset management, or project finance is an asset.
• Knowledge of IFS, BlackLine, OneStream, OATI, IT2, or comparable ERP, close, consolidation, settlement, and treasury platforms is an asset.
• Exceptional judgment, executive presence, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

What Success Looks Like

• A faster, more predictable close with stronger balance sheet governance and fewer recurring exceptions.
• Integrated accountability and transparent performance across accounting, settlements, accounts payable, and lender reporting.
• A mature, sustainable SOX environment with clear ownership, audit‑ready evidence, and timely remediation.
• Successful implementation and adoption of new finance systems with embedded controls and tracked benefits.
• Increased automation, reduced manual touchpoints, improved data quality, and measurable productivity gains.
• A high‑performing, engaged leadership team with strong succession depth and a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.

Working Here, You Will Enjoy

• Competitive salary, bonus structure, health benefits, and defined contribution pension plan.
• Open, dynamic, and collaborative workspaces with access to multiple businesses and teams.
• Modern gym, bike storage, healthy snacks and drinks, and an annual fitness credit.
• Full reimbursement for professional fees and ongoing professional development.
• A culture that invests in long‑term growth, development, and career opportunities.

Workplace Expectations

Offices remain central to collaboration and Brookfield’s identity. This position requires on‑site presence to perform most effectively.

Diversity & Inclusion

Brookfield embraces and promotes the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including women, Indigenous peoples and other persons of all races, ethnic origins, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions. We also provide accommodation during all parts of the hiring process, upon request. If contacted to proceed to the recruitment process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.