Accounting Specialist (Clean Energy)

Location: Fremont, California, USA; hybrid work with an expectation of working onsite four days per week

Salary: $85,000–$95,000 annual salary

Company

Clean energy technology is provided through integrated structural, electrical, and digital solutions for utility-scale solar power plants.

What you will do

• Prepare and post journal entries and support monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities.
• Own balance-sheet reconciliations, investigate variances, and maintain schedules for accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, and intercompany activity.
• Support financial reporting packages, roll-forwards, tie-outs, disclosures, and technical accounting research.
• Maintain project accounting records and prepare customer invoices by validating pricing, quantities, milestones, delivery evidence, taxes, tariffs, credits, and contract adjustments.
• Apply ASC 606 point-in-time revenue recognition, perform revenue cutoff procedures, and reconcile revenue, receivables, contract balances, inventory, and cost of sales.
• Execute controls, coordinate audit requests, improve accounting processes, and support system implementations, automation, and special projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of relevant accounting or audit experience.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statements.
• Ability to prioritize accurate work and meet close deadlines.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, including the ability to explain accounting conclusions clearly.
• Advanced Excel skills and comfort learning ERP and reporting systems.

Nice to have

• CPA license, active candidacy, or progress toward certification.
• Public accounting experience or a combination of public accounting and industry experience.
• Experience with SEC reporting, SOX controls, or public companies.
• Experience with project accounting, billing, ASC 606 revenue recognition, contract balances, inventory, or project margins.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, fast-paced environment with cross-functional partnership across Finance, Legal, and Operations.
• Health care, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) participation with company matching.
• Company-paid holidays and unlimited paid time off.
• Discretionary bonuses, life and disability protection, and potential stock compensation for eligible positions.