Senior Accounting Consultant / Audit Support Manager (Contract)
Position Overview
Our client, a renewable energy investment firm, is seeking an experienced Senior Accounting Consultant / Audit Support Manager to provide year-end close, financial reporting, and audit support during a critical reporting period.
This individual will work closely with the accounting leadership team and external auditors to support multiple project-level financial statements, prepare and review financial statement footnotes, assist with internal controls documentation, and ensure audit deliverables are completed accurately and on time.
The ideal candidate will bring a strong public accounting background, preferably from a Big 4 firm, with experience managing audit deliverables, navigating complex accounting matters, and working effectively in fast-paced environments with compressed deadlines.
Key Responsibilities
- Support year-end close activities and the annual financial statement audit, including project-level and consolidated/group audit requirements.
- Prepare and review financial statements and supporting schedules for approximately 28 projects.
- Prepare financial statement footnotes, ensuring disclosures are accurate, complete, and supported by appropriate documentation.
- Review footnotes and financial information prepared by general accounting teams.
- Coordinate with external auditors to address audit requests, provide supporting documentation, and resolve outstanding questions.
- Assist with accounting matters involving discontinued operations and other nonroutine transactions, coordinating with technical accounting resources as needed.
- Support internal controls testing, including Q1 testing activities, documentation, and collection of control evidence.
- Prepare and maintain process documentation, internal accounting records, and audit support schedules.
- Review audit deliverables for completeness and accuracy prior to final approval.
- Track outstanding audit items, manage competing deadlines, and proactively follow up with internal teams and external auditors.
- Assist with ad hoc financial reporting, accounting analysis, and audit-related projects.
- Work effectively with Excel-based reporting processes and multiple data sources, identifying discrepancies and improving the quality of deliverables.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Senior Associate to Manager-level experience in accounting, audit, or financial reporting.
- Public accounting experience strongly preferred; Big 4 background highly desirable.
- Strong experience with financial statement preparation, footnote disclosures, and audit support.
- Experience coordinating external audits and preparing audit-ready documentation.
- Working knowledge of US GAAP, accounting controls, and financial reporting requirements.
- Experience with internal controls documentation, testing, and supporting evidence.
- Strong Excel skills and ability to work with complex or imperfect financial data.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deliverables under tight deadlines.
- Proactive, detail-oriented, and analytical approach to identifying and resolving accounting issues.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with accounting teams and external auditors.
- Ability to work independently, take ownership of deliverables, and consistently follow through on outstanding items.
- Prior experience supporting project-level financial reporting or investment-related entities is a plus.
- Engagement expected to run from mid-December 2026 through mid-May 2027.
- Initial onboarding and training period in December, with increased workload beginning in January.
- Hybrid schedule preferred, with occasional onsite presence in Midtown Manhattan; remote candidates may be considered.
- Opportunity to support a significant year-end audit involving approximately 28 project-level financial statements.
- Candidates should be comfortable operating in a deadline-driven environment with evolving priorities and multiple stakeholders.
Location: New York, NY – Hybrid Preferred (Midtown Manhattan); Remote Considered
Duration: December 15, 2026 – May 11, 2027
Industry: Renewable Energy / Investment Management