Corporate Controller

Solarcycle

The Role

Overview

Manage accounting, treasury, reporting and finance for a fast‑growing solar recycling company.

Key Responsibilities

  • close process
  • financial reporting
  • general ledger
  • budget planning
  • cash management
  • tax filings

Tasks

-Responsible for accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year-end close processes and preparation of internal and external financial statements in accordance with GAAP -Build a team of in-house employees and contractors to help manage the accounting and finance functions -Perform analytical review of all financial statements including balance sheet analysis, income statement actuals vs plan, and cash flow actuals vs projections -Collaborate closely within management team to provide transaction details and data support for financial analysis and decision making -Oversee Information Technology needs and infrastructure -Accurate and timely production of all financial reporting -Primary day to day contact for financial statement audit -Oversee quarterly and annual budget and planning -Prepare investor and board reports related to financial performance and analysis -Manage all essential accounting functions including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Treasury and Cash Management, and Tax, including supporting international growth and expansion -Develop and drive the adoption of best practices in common processes and systems across the company -Implement, document and maintain adequate and effective internal controls -Develop relationships and work closely with both internal and external stakeholders including the larger finance team, business leaders, senior management and auditors to ensure communication of critical issues in a timely manner -Lead the development of processes to support growing operations -Implement, document and maintain adequate and effective processes to improve the close and reporting cycles to ensure timely and accurate reporting -Perform cash projections to effectively manage cash balances -Manage the submission of income, property, franchise, sales and other tax returns

Requirements

  • controller
  • fp&a
  • gaap
  • cpa
  • audit
  • 10+ yrs

What You Bring

-2+ years in a position equivalent to a controller or higher responsibilities, preferably for a manufacturing, solar and/or recycling company -Conscientious about timeliness of assignments and quality of work product -Experience in a fast-paced organization with ability to adapt to and work in a fast growth-oriented and rapidly changing environment -Experience in private and public accounting sectors is preferred but not required -Financial Planning and Analysis experience, including budgeting, forecasting, and strategic financial planning, a strong plus -Exceptional work ethic with a great attitude to work hard, have fun and make the world a better place -10+ years’ experience in the accounting and finance sector -Credibility, ethical, full disclosure and clean financial history -Ability to operate with substantial latitude in a fast-paced environment -Possess exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including ability to articulate recommendations in a concise and timely manner -Good GAAP and financial reporting technical skills -Confidential, understands the ethical standards of a CPA -Experience with audit process and interaction with outside auditors -Able to handle multiple tasks and maintain control and order over same

The Company

About Solarcycle

-SOLARCYCLE is a tech-driven solar system recycling company founded in 2022 by experts in solar technology, recycling, and sustainability. -The company has raised a total of $69.73 million in funding, including a $31.63 million Series B round in August 2024. -SOLARCYCLE operates recycling facilities in Odessa, Texas and Mesa, Arizona, with plans for a new facility in Cedartown, Georgia. -The company's proprietary technology can extract up to 95% of valuable materials from used solar panels, including silver, silicon, copper, and aluminum. -SOLARCYCLE is investing $344 million in a solar glass manufacturing facility in Cedartown, Georgia, which will be operational in 2026 and capable of producing 5-6 GW of solar glass annually. -The company has partnerships with major solar firms like Sunrun, Silicon Ranch, DEPCOM Power, SOLV Energy, NovaSource, Greentech Renewables, and Forum Energy Partners. -SOLARCYCLE's recycling model helps recover approximately 95% of solar panel value, which can be returned to the supply chain for new panel manufacturing. -The company installed a 500-kW solar system at its Odessa recycling facility using nearly 1,000 decommissioned panels from utility-scale and residential projects. -SOLARCYCLE aims to have the capacity to recycle one million solar panels per year by the end of 2023. -The company is working with the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to optimize recovery processes and develop new solutions for recycling solar materials.

Sector Specialisms

Solar

Energy

Recycling

Utilities

Manufacturing