Energy Accounting Manager

Meta; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 114,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks an experienced accountant to support energy accounting for Meta's infrastructure, driving month-end close, accruals, and continuous process improvements. You will work with Energy, Supply Chain Operations, and Engineering teams to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance with US GAAP and SOX controls.

The role emphasizes ownership, proactive issue resolution, and collaboration across finance and business partners, with opportunities to leverage AI tooling for efficiency

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field
• 6+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Experience owning recurring close deliverables (accruals, prepaids, commitments)
• Knowledge of US GAAP, energy accounting transactions (ASC 842/360/815)
• SOX controls experience and internal controls knowledge
• Strong business partnership skills and ability to explain accounting to non-accounting partners
• Ability to map end-to-end systems affecting accounting and reporting
• Experience with Microsoft & Google tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Google Docs)
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment
• Analytical problem-solving with root-cause analysis and tradeoff evaluation
• Willingness to adapt to new areas and ramp up quickly

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post monthly utilities and energy accruals and support accrual review
• Prepare quarterly energy and renewable commitments reporting with schedules
• Monitor prepaid energy/water balances, amortization, and reconciliations
• Perform monthly energy GL review, reclassifications, and variances resolution
• Prepare fixed asset creation requests for energy capital wires; review energy cash transactions
• Monitor energy lease commencements; support lease accounting conclusions
• Serve as accounting contact for Energy, Supply Chain Ops, and Engineering teams
• Support contract reviews for new energy arrangements; prepare initial accounting write-up
• Prepare documentation for SOX controls and assist audits
• Drive process improvements and automation, including AI tooling
• Manage month-end/quarter-end close including entries, reconciliations, analyses

Skills

Energy accounting

SOX/GAAP fluency

Cross-functional partnership

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Google Docs

Job description

Summary:

Meta is seeking an accountant to support energy accounting for Meta's infrastructure, one of Meta's most significant areas of capital investment. The role supports day-to-day energy accounting operations and partners with the energy and infrastructure business teams. The individual is expected to take ownership of their areas of responsibility, proactively identify and resolve issues, and exercise good business judgment while performing their functions. They are expected to have a solid business acumen coupled with an accounting background and communication and partnership skills to effectively facilitate information flow between cross-functional business partners and the finance organization.

Required Skills:

Energy Accounting Manager Responsibilities:

1. Prepare and post monthly utilities and energy accruals, and support the review of accruals completeness with the business

2. Prepare quarterly energy and renewable commitments reporting, including supporting schedules and documentation

3. Monitor prepaid energy and water balances, including amortization, and prepare the supporting reconciliations and rollforwards

4. Perform the monthly energy general ledger review, including reclassifications and cleanup, and resolve variances with the business and the outsourced accounting team

5. Prepare fixed asset creation requests for energy capital wires, and review energy cash transactions for accurate and timely recording

6. Monitor energy lease commencement and support lease accounting conclusions in partnership with senior team members and Technical Accounting

7. Serve as a day-to-day accounting point of contact for the Energy, Supply Chain Operations, and Engineering teams, escalating new and non-standard arrangements to team leads for review

8. Support contract review documentation for new energy arrangements, preparing the initial accounting write-up for review

9. Serve as a preparer for Sarbanes-Oxley controls over energy accounting processes, and provide support for internal and external audits

10. Drive process improvements and automation, including leveraging AI tooling, to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of financial reporting

11. Carry out month-end and quarter-end close activities, including preparation of journal entries, reconciliations, and analytical reviews, to ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and year-end close

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related fields

2. 6+ years of progressive accounting experience

3. Experience owning recurring close deliverables, including accruals, prepaids, commitments, and account reconciliations

4. Technical and operational knowledge of US GAAP, including experience in energy accounting transactions (e.g., ASC 842, ASC 360, and ASC 815)

5. Knowledge and experience with internal controls, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)

6. Business partnership experience, and the ability to explain accounting outcomes to non-accounting partners

7. Skilled in comprehending end-to-end systems that impact accounting and financial reporting processes

8. Experience with Microsoft & Google tools (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, Google Docs)

9. Experience in executing and delivering high-quality work in a dynamic, fast-paced, and deadline-driven environment

10. Analytical and problem-solving experience, including the ability to identify root causes, evaluate tradeoffs, and recommend solutions in situations with incomplete information

11. Demonstrated agility in taking on new areas of responsibility and ramping up quickly as priorities shift

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience with energy, battery storage, renewables, power purchase agreements, or capital expenditure accounting

2. CPA License

3. Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

4. Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

5. Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

6. Experience with lease or derivative accounting

7. Demonstrated experience in optimizing or designing scalable accounting processes

8. A combination of experience working in public accounting and a technology company

Public Compensation:

$114,000/year to $167,000/year + benefits

Industry:

Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Aff…? We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

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