Palmetto Looking for Senior Finance Operations Director at United States Full Time

Company Description

Recognized by Forbes as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States, Palmetto believes that choosing to source clean energy from renewable resources like solar power should be a right, not a privilege. As such, we connect homeowners with renewable energy options such as solar power and energy storage systems. Through our marketplace business model, we empower solar sales professionals and solar installation companies with access to our proprietary design platform, financing, customer management system, logistics, and project management. Our #1 focus is a phenomenal experience for our customers and partners, evidenced in our industry-leading Net Promoter Score.

Our employees are our most valuable resource. Palmetto is a VC-backed high-growth company with a promote-from-within culture for talent development. We offer excellent benefits such as unlimited vacation/PTO, medical, dental, and vision coverage, parental leave, and retirement plans.

We are a remote-first company and are proud to have great people working for us all over the United States

About the Role

As a key member of the Finance Team, the Senior Finance Operations Director will report to the Chief Accounting Officer and will have broad scope and oversight over the financial operations of our newly developing Financing Division as well as our existing divisions of Palmetto. This is a critical position that will help define and create the Financing division’s accounting operations and capabilities. This position will be a key strategic role in the overall management of the company, partnering with cross-functional teams to help drive operational efficiency and scalability.

Strategic & Tactical

• Oversee the funding operations of the Company, ensuring that financiers fund projects in a timely manner
• Lead the build-out of a billing and collections team for our finance division and existing business
• Establish and monitor escalation processes for credit and compliance violations
• Establish oversight controls for all processes under the purview
• Work closely with our business systems and technology teams to automate routine transactions
• Create a policy for delinquent accounts refer such accounts to a collection agency and monitor collection agency performance
• Create efficient processes for cash application from Credit Card, ACH, wire, and check payments
• Work closely with our customer service team to respond to billing inquiries
• Manage relationships with cross-functional departments heads across the organization, staying abreast of strategic needs that may drive changes to financial policies, tools, and risk management
• Ensure compliance with federal, and state laws, rules, regulations, and requirements
• Collaborate with the Corporate Controllership team to assist with consolidated financial reporting
• Hire, mentor, lead, train, and develop staff to meet financial and accounting initiatives
• Prepare materials and provide updates for executive management in preparation for executive management and the board of directors
• Ad-hoc/special projects as assigned

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of US GAAP, be very detail-oriented, responsive, tech-savvy, operationally focused, and a good cross-functional business partner
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred
• CPA preferred
• 10+ years of financial operations experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead both initiatives and teams in a fast-paced environment, and to communicate technical accounting requirements and implications to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong organizational skills, with a focus on accuracy, detail orientation, and the ability to produce in tight timelines
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• Possess the highest level of integrity
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment
• Excellent team player
• Available for occasional travel

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Palmetto embraces diversity and is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

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