Staff Accountant

Doist; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Clean Energy is seeking a Staff Accountant to support accounting activities for its utility-scale renewable energy projects. The role involves maintaining accurate records, preparing journal entries, completing balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.

The position reports to the Accounting Manager and requires thorough analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Experience preparing journal entries and maintaining the general ledger.
• Ability to analyze monthly P&L, budget-to-actuals, and variances.
• Familiarity with US GAAP and financial reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support accounting and financial reporting for renewable energy projects.
• Prepare and post monthly journal entries for revenue, expenses, assets, debt, and intercompany activity.
• Prepare entries affecting balance sheet and income/expense accounts, ensuring proper periodization.
• Maintain monthly balance sheet reconciliations for cash, AR, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, AP, accrued liabilities, debt, intercompany, and other accounts.
• Research and resolve reconciling items and unusual balances.
• Analyze monthly P&L, budget-to-actuals, prior period comparisons, and trends.
• Investigate abnormal revenue/expense fluctuations and provide explanations for management.
• Review GL activity for accuracy and compliance with policies and US GAAP.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes and reporting deadlines.
• Prepare project-level financial statements and internal reporting packages.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations and monitor cash balances.
• Maintain supporting documentation for journal entries and reports.
• Assist audits with supporting schedules and explanations.
• Support system implementations and process improvements to data integrity.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Journal entries

Balance sheet reconciliations

Financial close

Analytical skills

Internal controls

Job description

Apex Clean Energy is seeking a Staff Accountant to support the accounting activities for its utility-scale renewable energy projects.

This role will be responsible for maintaining accurate accounting records, preparing journal entries, completing balance sheet reconciliations, analyzing financial results, and supporting the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.

Reporting to the Accounting Manager, the Staff Accountant will work closely with the Project Accounting, Asset Management, Accounts Payable, Finance, and other internal teams. The position provides an opportunity to develop a thorough understanding of the full accounting life cycle for wind, solar, storage, and other renewable energy projects.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, dependable, eager to learn, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong analytical skills, sound accounting judgment, and the ability to identify and resolve discrepancies independently.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support the accounting and financial reporting activities for multiple wind, solar, storage, and other renewable energy projects.
• Prepare and post monthly journal entries to record revenue, operating expenses, prepaid expenses, accrued expenses, intercompany activity, fixed assets, debt activity, cash transactions, and other project-related activity.
• Prepare entries affecting balance sheet accounts and the related income and expense accounts, ensuring transactions are recorded accurately and in the appropriate accounting period.
• Prepare and maintain monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, debt, intercompany accounts, and other assigned general ledger accounts.
• Research and resolve reconciling items, account discrepancies, unusual balances, and aged transactions in a timely manner.
• Analyze monthly profit and loss statements, including budget-to-actual results, prior-period comparisons, and trend analysis.
• Investigate significant or unusual revenue and expense fluctuations and prepare clear explanations for management review.
• Review general ledger activity for accuracy, completeness, proper coding, and compliance with company accounting policies and U.S. GAAP.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, including preparing supporting schedules and meeting established reporting deadlines.
• Assist with the preparation of project-level financial statements and internal financial reporting packages.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations and assist with monitoring project cash balances and cash activity.
• Maintain supporting documentation for journal entries, reconciliations, financial reports, and other accounting transactions.
• Provide supporting documentation, reconciliations, schedules, and explanations for internal and external audits.
• Assist with accounting system implementations, process improvements, data validation, and maintenance of financial data integrity.
• Follow internal controls and accounting procedures and identify opportunities to improve the accuracy, efficiency, and consistency of accounting processes.
• Perform other accounting and financial analysis responsibilities as assigned.