Project AccountantThe Project Accountant will support the accounting and financial reporting for utility-scale solar racking projects under ASC 606 (Revenue from Contracts with Customers). This role will work closely with project management, commodity management, and logistics teams to ensure accurate revenue recognition, material and logistic cost tracking, and project level gross margin reporting for large-scale solar projects. The ideal candidate has experience in project-based revenue accounting, and percentage-of-completion accounting, preferable within renewable energy, construction, or manufacturing.
Project Accountant Responsibilities:- Calculate and record monthly revenue recognition entries
- Prepare and maintain monthly project profitability schedules
- Review customer contracts and identify performance obligations under ASC 606.
- Determine appropriate revenue recognition for each project (delivery based or milestone)
- Work with project management, commodity management, and logistics teams to review cost-to-complete estimates
- Monitor contract modifications and change orders and assess accounting implications
- Ensure compliance with ASC 606 documentation and policies.
- Ensure project management is fulfilling in the system according to project deliveries
- Ensure commodity management is allocating and committing material to sales orders
- For "delivered" projects ensure open Sales Orders and Purchase Orders for the projects are getting closed out
- Own preparation of Income statement detail to ensure all documents are coded to appropriate projects
- Support external audits requests related to revenue.
- Maintain proper documentation supporting internal controls related to order to cash process
- Partner with IT to continuously improve reporting process and reduce time it takes to do monthly close around 606
Project Accountant Qualification/Requirements:- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 2-5+ years accounting experience, public accounting experienced preferred
- 2-5+ years Netsuite ERP experience preferred
- Experience with project-based accounting or long-term contracts
- Strong understanding of US GAAP:
-Familiarity with percentage-of-completion accounting
-Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, vlookups, revenue schedules, modeling)
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and user support skills.
- CPA or progress towards CPA
- Experience in solar, renewable energy, or infrastructure projects
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Strategic thinking and leadership experience with an emphasis on relationship management and communication at all levels within an organization. Facilitate and coordinate multiple deadlines and respond quickly to management requests.
Job Type: Full-timeLocation: Hybrid - Norwalk, CTSalary: $85,000.00 - $100,000.00 per yearBenefits:- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
