Senior Accountant – Month-End Close, Financial Reporting

Clean Energy; Newport Beach (CA); Sur place; USD 86 000 - 105 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Clean Energy in Newport Beach, CA seeks a Senior Accountant to own the month-end close and ensure the accuracy of consolidated financial statements. You will oversee journal entries, reconciliations, and analyses, while supporting audits and annual reports.

This in-person role requires a 2+ year accounting background and proficiency with MS Office and Dynamics D365. The successful candidate will implement efficient close procedures, ensure global accounting policy compliance, and uphold strict

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2+ years of related accounting experience required.
• Strong proficiency with Word, Excel, and Outlook; ability to interpret complex regulations.

Responsabilités

• Ensure the accuracy of consolidated financial statements, overseeing journal entries, reconciliations, and analyses.
• Lead the month-end close process and develop procedures to shorten the close cycle.
• Ensure foreign currency adjustments, elimination entries, and expense allocations are accurate during month close for global compliance.
• Support year-end audits and quarterly reviews, preparing audit schedules and contributing to Form 10-K/10-Q reporting.
• Adhere to SOX 404 controls and internal policies to maintain financial integrity.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Tax compliance knowledge

Mathematical concepts

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Outils

MS Office

Microsoft Dynamics D365

Description du poste

Senior Accountant | Clean Energy

The Tone:

This is a Senior Accountant role at Clean Energy, located in Newport Beach, California. The company is dedicated to changing how the world fuels its vehicles by promoting renewable natural gas. This role is crucial for ensuring the financial integrity and accuracy of the company's consolidated financial statements, directly supporting the mission of reducing pollution from the transportation industry.

The TL;DR

• Role: Full Time
• Location: In-person Newport Beach, CA
• Pay: $90000-$100000 yearly
• Team: Reports to Accounting Manager; no direct reports.
• Mission: Owns the month-end close process and ensures the accuracy of consolidated financial statements.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, Outlook), Microsoft Dynamics D365.

What You'll Actually Do

• Financial Accuracy: Ensure the overall accuracy of consolidated financial statements by overseeing the completeness and precision of all journal entries, account reconciliations, and analyses as assigned.
• Process Management: Lead the month-end close process, including preparing and reviewing journal entries and account reconciliations, while also developing new procedures to shorten the close cycle.
• Global Compliance: Actively contribute to the development of global accounting policies and ensure accuracy of foreign currency adjustments, elimination entries, and expense allocations during month closing to maintain compliance.
• Audit & Reporting Support: Play a key supporting role in year-end audits and quarterly reviews, preparing necessary audit support schedules and contributing to both internal (Month Financial Package) and external (Form 10-K and Form 10-Q) reporting processes.
• Internal Controls: Adhere strictly to written policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure SOX 404 compliance for all financial operations.

The Must-Haves

• Background: Bachelors' Degree in Accounting or Finance, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience: 2+ years of related accounting experience.
• Skills:
  • 1. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, specifically Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  • 2. Strong analytical capabilities, including the ability to apply mathematical concepts such as probability, statistical inference, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
  • 3. Excellent communication skills to read, analyze, and interpret complex business and governmental regulations, write clear reports and procedure manuals, and effectively present information to various audiences.
  • 4. Demonstrated reasoning ability to solve practical problems, deal with concrete variables, and independently determine tax compliance requirements.
• Bonus: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred. Microsoft Dynamics D365 experience preferred.