Accounting Manager – Joint Venture Reporting

Qcells USA Corp.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. in Irvine, CA seeks an Accounting Manager to lead joint venture accounting, GAAP reporting, and multi-party financials. You will manage the JV's books, coordinate audits, and ensure accurate financials for tax and reporting cycles.

The role requires deep knowledge of residential solar assets, PPA/servicing arrangements, and collaboration with Legal, Tax, FP&A, and Asset Management to scale operations while maintaining GAAP compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related area.
• 5–8 years progressive accounting, financial reporting, and finance experience.
• Experience with partnership or joint-venture accounting and capital accounts.
• Experience with ERP systems and databases.
• Ability to meet fixed contractual deadlines under pressure.
• Strong GAAP knowledge for joint ventures and equity-method investments.

Responsibilities

• Own the joint venture's general ledger and books and records per each JV operating agreement.
• Prepare quarterly unaudited and annual audited consolidated financial statements per GAAP and manage the audit.
• Assist in annual operating budget prep and maintain the financial model with variances flagged.
• Oversee cash sweep/treasury between servicing accounts and JV distribution accounts.
• Support Schedule K-1 prep, IRS notices, and partnership tax matters with the tax team.
• Coordinate with tax for sales tax on underlying assets and track tax elections.

Skills

Joint venture accounting

GAAP financial reporting

ERP systems

Excel

Power Query

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION

EnFin is a financial services company that provides financing for residential solar PV customers, including battery storage systems. EnFin, through its affiliate, serves as the administrator (“JV Administrator”) of a newly formed joint venture with institutional capital partners to acquire and hold residential solar and storage assets. EnFin is seeking an Accounting Manager to lead the financial and servicing reporting responsibilities associated with these joint ventures.

We are seeking a professional with experience in partnership or joint-venture accounting and GAAP financial reporting, and we strongly prefer candidates with exposure to residential solar, third-party ownership (“TPO”) structures, or asset-backed/structured finance accounting. Desired areas of experience would include solar asset leases and power purchase agreements (“PPAs”), and tax equity or joint venture structures.

In this role you will need a high level of attention to detail and strong organizational skills, as this position owns a recurring, multi-party reporting calendar with hard contractual deadlines owed to an external institutional partner. Communicating with internal and external stakeholders is key, in addition to coordinating activities across multiple departments and functions to help drive our residential renewable finance business. EnFin's operations are growing rapidly; we expect to increase transaction volume and enter new financing transactions, including additional joint ventures. We are looking for someone who thrives in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment, can properly apply judgment to make decisions, and can execute a fixed reporting calendar with discipline while addressing issues with imperfect information.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own the joint venture's general ledger and books and records, maintained separately from other EnFin-affiliated entities in accordance with each joint venture's operating agreement.
• Prepare quarterly unaudited and annual audited consolidated financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement, and statement of members' equity) in accordance with GAAP and manage the annual audit process with the joint venture's independent certified public accountants.
• Assist in preparation of the joint venture's annual operating budget and maintain the underlying financial model, tracking actuals against budget and flagging variances for management reporting.
• Oversee cash sweep and treasury mechanics between servicing collection accounts and joint venture operating/distribution accounts, and monitor depositary bank qualification requirements.
• Support Schedule K-1 preparation, IRS notices, and other partnership-level tax matters, including tracking tax elections and their effect on capital accounts alongside the EnFin tax team.
• Coordinate with our tax team for sales tax management for underlying purchased assets.
• Track and reconcile milestone and true-up payments under project purchase agreements against purchase price obligations.
• Review and reconcile monthly O&M/servicer reporting packages and invoices, including validation of non-covered services fees and pass-through costs prior to payment.
• Establish processes for key deliverables and lead continuous improvement activities to achieve effective, efficient execution.
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams (e.g., Legal, Tax, Financial Planning and Analysis, Asset Management) to build an understanding of the key processes within the organization's operations.
• Drive process change and efficiencies by optimizing processes, identifying opportunities for automation, and building for scale, ensuring all solutions are compliant with GAAP and company policies.
• Willing and able to embrace the use of artificial intelligence in driving process efficiencies.
• Assist with EnFin’s own revenue recognition (and related accounting) for projects sold to the joint venture.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related area.
• 5–8 years progressive accounting, financial reporting, and finance experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with partnership or joint-venture accounting, including capital account maintenance and allocations.
• Experience working with ERP systems and databases.
• Ability to execute in a dynamic, fast-paced, and demanding environment against fixed, contractual deadlines.
• Ability to influence across the company and interact at all levels, including with external institutional partners.
• Knowledge of accounting for residential solar assets, including construction, leases, and PPA/servicing arrangements.
• Experience with internal controls and process improvement.
• Excellent organizational, communication, problem-solving, multi-tasking, and prioritization skills.
• Experience with revenue recognition policies and technical accounting.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP financial reporting for joint ventures and equity-method investees.
• Strong Excel, data sorting, and manipulation skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and Power Query.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a recurring, multi-party reporting calendar with hard contractual deadlines.
• Ability to work well in a team-oriented and fast-paced environment under strict deadlines.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• CPA license.
• Experience with NetSuite.
• Prior experience in solar, renewable energy, tax equity, or asset-backed/structured finance accounting.
• Experience working with or managing outsourced service or O&M vendors and reconciling third-party invoices.
• Accounting and data automation, including macro and artificial intelligence experience.
• “Big Four” experience.

COMPENSATION

• Zone 1 (Bay Area, NYC): $165,770 – $248,655
• Zone 2 (CA, NJ, NY): $150,700 – $226,050
• Zone 3 (All others): $137,000 – $205,500

The applicable salary range is based on the employee’s primary work location. Individual compensation will be determined based on qualifications, relevant experience, education, skills, internal equity, and other business-related factors.

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. (“HQCA”) is a Qcells company, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and providers of solar photovoltaic (PV) products and solutions. Headquartered in Irvine, California, HQCA has been rapidly expanding its business in North America through the expansion of products and solutions, including distributed energy solutions, direct-to-homeowner solar sales and financing, and EPC services. We provide an opportunity to be part of an exciting and growing world-class global business in an interesting and expanding industry of the future.

Thispositionrequirestheabilitytoperformtheessentialfunctionsoftheposition,withorwithoutreasonableaccommodation.Periodictravelandsitevisitsmayberequired.

The salary range is required by the California Pay Transparency Act and may differ depending on the location of those candidates hired nationwide. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to, skill set, education, licenses and certifications, essential job duties and requirements, and the necessary experience relative to the job’s minimum qualifications.

*This target salary range is for CA positions only and should not be interpreted as an offer of compensation.

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