Express Employment Professionals Franchising Looking for Accounting Manager at Washington, DC Full Time

A leading global renewable energy company focused on developing and constructing highly profitable and eco-friendly solar, energy storage, and H2 plants is looking for an Accounting Manager in Washington, DC.

Job Responsibilities:

• Review and prepare financial statements in IFRS and US GAAP (cash flow, changes in equity, fixed assets), including account analysis, in accordance with monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting closings
• Oversee staff accountant in accounting closing process
• Prepare journal entries, bank reconciliations, etc.
• Oversee and ensure integrity of ledger entries and accounting
• Maintain a log of all journal entries to create an audit trail for all postings to the General Ledger
• Ensure monthly appropriate reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts.
• Coordinate and oversee tax compliance activities
• A/P and Treasury Operations
• Prepare A/P approvals and execute bank wires
• Prepare monthly bank account reconciliations
• Maintain electronic banking systems and platforms
• Monitor employee expense system and accounts
• Management Reporting
• Prepare and deliver weekly & monthly management reporting metrics
• Prepare and deliver third party reports for co-investors and lenders
• Ad hoc financial and accounting reports for management.

Other responsibilities:

• Update and create procedures and financial administration policies.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial administration area Objectives
• Ensure compliance with X-Elio financial administration policies (e.g. accounting policies, supplier payment & registration, etc.)
• Ensure US companies are well-funded, and treasury funding requirements are communicated to HQ
• Supervise financial administration team, and manage delivery by third party suppliers (e.g. tax compliance, audit)
• Partner with Country Manager to ensure all financial administration, tax, and treasury obligations are met
• Partner with asset management director to deliver accurate, and timely reporting to internal and third party (tax equity investors, lenders) stakeholders.
• Partner with HQ Tax department to ensure tax compliance activities are achieved accurately and timely.

Qualified Candidates will Possess:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration or Finance
• Five or more years of recent, verifiable, and relevant accounting experience in a public accounting firm and/or multi-national company.
• One or more years’ experience in other financial administration roles (treasury operations, tax compliance)
• Knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS
• Demonstrable experience in setting goals and objectives for a team
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Experience managing a team
• Excellent analytical, written and oral communication skills

Preferred Requirements:

• CPA
• Knowledge of IFRS
• Advanced experience in SAP including FI
• Experience with overseeing tax compliance providers
• Industry experience in the construction or renewable energy sectors is ideal
• ERP implementation experience (e.g., SAP S/4HANA)
• Experience with internal controls design and implementation