Energy Accounting Manager

Meta•Austin, TX

15d•$114,000 - $167,000

About The Position

Meta is seeking an accountant to support energy accounting for its infrastructure, an area of significant capital investment. The role supports day-to-day energy accounting operations and partners with energy and infrastructure business teams. The successful candidate will own assigned responsibilities, proactively identify and resolve issues, and apply sound business judgment. The role requires business acumen, accounting expertise, and strong communication and partnership skills to facilitate information flow between cross-functional business partners and Finance. Responsibilities include preparing energy-related accruals and reporting, monitoring prepaid energy and water balances, reviewing general ledger activity, supporting energy capital transactions and lease accounting, and serving as an accounting contact for business teams. The position also supports contract reviews, SOX controls, audits, process improvements, and month-, quarter-, and year-end close activities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
At least 6 years of progressive accounting experience.
Experience owning recurring close deliverables, including accruals, prepaids, commitments, and account reconciliations.
Technical and operational knowledge of US GAAP, including energy accounting transactions such as ASC 842, ASC 360, and ASC 815.
Knowledge and experience with internal controls, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX).
Business partnership experience and ability to explain accounting outcomes to non-accounting partners.
Skill in understanding end-to-end systems that affect accounting and financial reporting processes.
Experience with Microsoft and Google tools, such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Docs.
Experience delivering high-quality work in a dynamic, fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Analytical and problem-solving experience, including identifying root causes, evaluating tradeoffs, and recommending solutions when information is incomplete.
Demonstrated agility in taking on new responsibilities and ramping up quickly as priorities shift.

Nice To Haves

Experience with energy, battery storage, renewables, power purchase agreements, or capital expenditure accounting.
CPA license.
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices, such as risk assessment, bias mitigation, and quality and accuracy reviews.
Ongoing AI skill development, such as prompt/context engineering or agent orchestration, and staying current with emerging AI technologies.
Experience integrating AI tools to optimize or redesign workflows and deliver measurable impact, such as efficiency gains or quality improvements.
Experience with lease or derivative accounting.
Demonstrated experience optimizing or designing scalable accounting processes.
A combination of experience in public accounting and a technology company.

Responsibilities

Prepare and post monthly utilities and energy accruals, and support review of accrual completeness with the business.
Prepare quarterly energy and renewable commitments reporting, including supporting schedules and documentation.
Monitor prepaid energy and water balances, including amortization, and prepare supporting reconciliations and rollforwards.
Perform monthly energy general ledger reviews, including reclassifications and cleanup, and resolve variances with the business and outsourced accounting team.
Prepare fixed asset creation requests for energy capital wires and review energy cash transactions for accurate and timely recording.
Monitor energy lease commencements and support lease accounting conclusions with senior team members and Technical Accounting.
Serve as a day-to-day accounting point of contact for the Energy, Supply Chain Operations, and Engineering teams, escalating new and non-standard arrangements to team leads for review.
Support contract review documentation for new energy arrangements by preparing initial accounting write-ups for review.
Prepare Sarbanes-Oxley controls over energy accounting processes and support internal and external audits.
Drive process improvements and automation, including leveraging AI tooling, to improve financial reporting efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
Perform month-end and quarter-end close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, and analytical reviews, to support accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and year-end close.