Vice President, Accounting and Finance

Description

The VP of Accounting and Finance is responsible for developing and overseeing the financial reporting, general ledger accounting, and cash management for a high-growth PE-backed power company with emphasis on renewables. This role will collaborate with other key members of management to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of financial processes, controls, and reporting. This role will have a strong understanding of US GAAP and be responsible for maintaining and developing, as necessary, the Company’s accounting policies and controls. This role will also develop and maintain a deep understanding of financial performance and communicate insights to senior management and other key stakeholders, including leading initiatives to improve management, investor, and lender reporting.

• Review and ensure the accuracy, completeness, and compliance of monthly financial statements, including monthly income statements, balance sheets, equity statements and statement of cash flows
• Analyze legal contracts and documents for finance operations, accounting, and reporting implications and implement processes to address compliance with contracts
• Lead a team of three to four for accounting and finance operations for the Company. Maintain a continuous improvement mindset for the accounting close with a focus on reducing the days to monthly close while improving accurate accounting records
• Partner with the finance function to assist in developing annual budgets and forecasts, and assessing and evaluating actual performance against budgeted to provide regular updates to executive management and other key stakeholders
• Oversee and assist with ad-hoc reporting and/or financial statement analysis requests for management, investors, or other stakeholders
• Lead coordination with IT and other cross-functional teams to implement an ERP system in a manner that aligns the chart of accounts and project entity hierarchies to meet internal and external accounting and reporting requirements
• Identify, communicate, and strategically approach resource needs to meet the accounting and reporting objectives, including utilizing offshore team to supplement local team
• Lead the accounting due diligence, assessment of financial risks, and financial integration efforts
• Implement financial processes and controls to address financial and business risks. Oversee and maintain the company’s control matrix, accounting policies, and processes
• Maintain relationships with banks and lenders, including providing any necessary reporting
• Establish and continuously develop an accounting and reporting function for a high-growth, multi-entity company
• Implement and maintain processes for cash management and play an active role in financing workstreams including debt financings and potential equity financings
• Maintain and establish, where needed, accounting policies and procedures that are in accordance with US GAAP and that align with internal and external reporting objectives, including tax and lender requirements
• Establish processes for budget to actual tracking and regular reporting
• Ensure technical accounting areas are being assessed and maintained (e.g. consolidations/eliminations, purchase price allocations, revenue recognition, equity, fixed asset policies etc.)
• Lead relationship with external audit firm and ensure completion of annual audit in a timely manner

Requirements

• Strong analytical skills and detail-oriented
• Ability to organize, perform and prioritize various functions to meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Minimum 3 years’ Big 4 experience (preferred)
• Job cost and cost basis reporting experience
• Ability to make sound decisions
• Construction loan reporting experience (construction loan is a plus, lender reporting at minimum)
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate well verbally and in writing
• Extensive knowledge of GAAP accounting
• Experience working with multiple legal entities under different legal umbrellas
• Experience in complex consolidations, intercompany accounting and reconciliation, and subsidiary-level financial reporting across multi-entity structures
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out instructions
• Audit and internal control framework experience
• CPA (preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in accounting/finance
• Ability to solve practical problems
• Private equity, and/or alternative investments experience, particularly partnership accounting
• Deadline driven and ability to manage multiple tasks
• Ability to work independently and to proactively evaluate and address work opportunities within the area of responsibility.
• Effective communication skills, both written and oral, and strong attention to detail

Benefits

Company paid life and disability insurance

*Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on CIM Group. Please inform our Talent team if you need any assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

401(k) savings plan, with company match

Up to 16 hours of volunteer time off

Health Savings Account with a generous employer contribution

Up to 16 weeks of Paid Parental Leave

Wellness program, including monthly and quarterly prizes

A variety of Medical, dental, and vision benefit plans

Actual base salary considers several factors including but not limited to geography, job-related knowledge, experience, and budget. The start of the salary range is typically associated with the minimum experience required.

Ongoing professional development programs

Comprehensive paid time off, including: vacation days, 10 designated holidays, sick time, and bereavement leave

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance