Director SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting

Opal Fuels•City of White Plains, NY

14h•$150,000 - $170,000•Hybrid

About The Position

OPAL Fuels is seeking a Director of SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting with at least 10 years of experience. The role reports to the Chief Accounting Officer and is based at the company’s White Plains, New York headquarters, with a hybrid in-office arrangement of at least three days per week. The position leads SEC reporting and technical accounting, supports audit, compliance, Investor Relations, and FP&A activities, and mentors a growing team. Standard business hours are Monday through Friday. OPAL Fuels captures and converts biogas into low-carbon-intensity renewable natural gas (RNG) and renewable electricity, and markets and distributes RNG to heavy-duty trucking and other hard-to-decarbonize industrial sectors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
CPA with a mix of public and corporate accounting experience.
At least 10 years of progressive total work experience, including at least 5 years in an SEC reporting role.
Extensive knowledge and experience in GAAP, SEC filings, and SOX.
Strong technical accounting background and acumen.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and strong executive presence.
Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to work effectively across organizational levels and with external stakeholders.
Intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, and a solutions-oriented mindset.
High accountability, results orientation, and a strong bias for action.

Nice To Haves

Big 4 experience preferred.
Energy industry experience preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

Lead quarterly Form 10-Q and annual Form 10-K filings, including MD&A, footnote disclosures, workpaper compilation and tie-outs, integrating colleague comments, coordinating with business leaders, XBRL tagging, communicating with external auditors, managing SEC reporting software, and completing GAAP and SEC disclosure checklists.
Maintain the quarterly reporting timetable and monitor progress against reporting-cycle milestones.
Ensure accounting and disclosure matters and new GAAP and SEC reporting requirements are incorporated into filings; recommend disclosure improvements and ensure compliance.
Research, document, and advise on complex accounting positions and transactions; prepare or review technical accounting memoranda, policies, and analyses; and coordinate with outsourced technical accounting resources as needed.
Lead quarterly disclosure committee meetings and meetings with business-function leaders whose work affects SEC disclosures.
Provide financial reporting, audit, and compliance support, responding to requests accurately and on time.
Assist with financial information for quarterly Investor Relations materials, including scripts and presentations, and support accurate communication of financial statements and accounting positions.
Support FP&A forecasting and budgeting through knowledge transfer on technical accounting positions and transactions.
Mentor a growing team and support staff professional development.
Identify opportunities to improve and redesign processes.
Perform other duties as assigned.