Senior Accountant

Location
Charlotte
Workplace
On-site
Employment
Full-time

About this role

Position Summary

The Senior Accountant will serve as a key member of the accounting team, owning complex accounting activities across multiple legal entities. This role requires strong analytical skills, deep balance sheet expertise, and experience supporting construction and/or renewable energy (solar) accounting environments. The ideal candidate is highly independent, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, multi-entity structure.

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities, including journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations

  • Perform detailed balance sheet account reconciliations, identifying errors, inconsistencies, and missing data; investigate and resolve discrepancies independently

  • Support accounting for complex entity structures, including multi-tiered consolidations, joint ventures (JV), and intercompany transactions

  • Assist with consolidation processes and elimination entries across multiple legal entities

  • Support accounting related to construction projects and/or renewable energy solar development and owner-operator activities, including project cost tracking, capitalization, and revenue recognition as applicable

  • Partner cross-functionally with project management, operations, and finance teams to ensure accurate financial reporting

  • Assist with internal and external audits by preparing schedules and responding to audit requests

  • Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, controls, and system efficiencies

  • Maintain compliance with GAAP and internal accounting policies

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

  • 5+ years of progressive accounting experience

  • Proven experience as a NetSuite user

  • Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to reconcile balance sheet accounts and pinpoint errors and missing data

  • Experience working with complex entity structures, including consolidations and JV accounting

  • Experience in construction accounting and/or renewable energy (solar) development or owner-operator accounting

  • Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines with minimal supervision

  • Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, financial modeling)

Preferred Qualifications

  • CPA or CPA-eligible

  • Experience in EPC, infrastructure, or utility-scale project environments

  • Experience with intercompany accounting and multi-currency environments

Key Competencies

  • High attention to detail and accuracy

  • Strong problem-solving and investigative mindset

  • Ability to operate in a fast-growing, evolving organization

  • Clear communicator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

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