Urban Grid Looking for Accounts Payable Manager at Houston, TX Full Time

Urban Grid, a leading independent power producer, facilitates a rapid and sustainable energy transition by developing high-quality renewable energy projects, fostering community partnerships, and serving as a good land steward. Our company is positioned to own and operate its facilities while cultivating a land management system that benefits farmers, communities and the natural world through agrivoltaics. Urban Grid maintains a delivery-focused approach with the goal of being a good neighbor, a responsible corporate citizen and a trusted energy solutions partner. With teams situated strategically throughout the United States, Urban Grid has a long history of contributing to the clean energy economy. In addition to the 345 megawatts currently under construction, we are actively developing a growing portfolio of more than 15,000 megawatts of solar PV and 7,000 megawatts of co-located and stand-alone energy storage. To learn more, please visit www.UrbanGridSolar.com.

Urban Grid is a Brookfield Renewable company. Brookfield Renewable operates one of the world’s largest publicly traded, pure-play renewable power platforms.

Job Summary

As an Accounts Payable Manager, you will play a vital role in a growing accounting team and business. You will be responsible for interfacing with vendors and coworkers in other functions to drive efficiency and accuracy in accounting operations. This role is ideal for the accounts payable professional with a drive for continuous improvement and growth, a process-oriented mindset, and attention to detail. This role will require strong leadership skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. The successful candidate will understand the service-oriented nature of this role and have an ability to interact with individuals, both externally and internally, while balance competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the receipt, review, and processing of invoices from vendors, ensuring accuracy, proper coding, and adherence to company policies
• Monitor open purchase orders and work with procurement and other functions to assess status
• Oversee the timely and accurate processing of payments to vendors, including checks, electronic transfers, and ACH payments
• Maintain positive relationships with vendors, resolve payment discrepancies, and address any vendor inquiries or issues promptly
• Ensure invoices have proper approval prior to payment
• Correspond with vendors via phone or email
• Actively communicate with internal colleagues regarding invoicing and payments
• Prepare batch check runs, wire transfers, and ACH transactions
• Investigate and resolve issues identified with processing of invoices and purchase orders
• Process and communicate payment remittance information as needed
• Continuously identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and efficiency enhancements within the accounts payable function
• Coordinate and file annual Form 1099 tax forms
• Collaborate with Procurement colleagues to ensure vendor documentation and information is current, compliant, and accurate (e.g., Form W-9)
• Ensure compliance with company policies, accounting principles, and relevant laws and regulations governing accounts payable processes
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors during financial audits, providing necessary documentation and explanations related to accounts payable
• Monitoring aging of payables and assisting with cash management activities
• Assist with monthly closing activities
• Propose and implement process improvements as needed
• Ad hoc assignments and special projects as required

Requirements

This role requires the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. A relevant certification such as CPA or CMA is a plus
• Proven experience as an Accounts Payable Manager or a similar role, with a track record of successful team leadership
• 5-10 years of experience in accounting, accounts payable or similar experience
• Demonstrated experience working with ERP systems and within Sarbanes-Oxley control environments; Oracle NetSuite and/or Procore experience is a plus

A suitable candidate will have the following:

• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including experience collaborating on operational processes and improvements
• High attention to detail, solid organizational skills, and process-oriented mindset geared toward meeting targeted dates and timelines
• Aptitude to work independently in a small, flat organization while leveraging the skills and knowledge of colleagues across the various disciplines within the company
• Ability to influence and inform others to achieve desired outcomes
• Handle information with utmost care, confidentiality, and discretion
• Experience in project accounting is a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite

Location

Position will be in Houston, TX. Work location will be hybrid / remote.

Benefits

Urban Grid offers an exciting benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, health savings account, flexible spending account, company-paid life insurance and short-term disability, voluntary life, and long-term disability, paid parental leave, and a retirement plan with matching. Full-time position with a competitive compensation package, including bonus.