Retail Assistant Controller

Gridmatic•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Retail Assistant Controller will manage Gridmatic’s ERP of the Gridmatic Retail entity and take full ownership of all accounting and reporting functions including assisting in preparing the entity’s daily/monthly/quarterly/annual financial records. An ideal candidate will be a fast learner, self-sufficient upon training, detail-oriented and proficient in ERP software, vendor management tool(s) and Microsoft office applications and can multi-task in a high growth and fast paced environment.

Requirements

Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Fast learner of any financial software
Excellent communication and teamwork skills
Self-starter with excellent judgment, integrity, reliability and competency
Strong analytical, and problem-solving skills
Experience in ERP tools e.g. QBO, NetSuite etc. & Vendor payment tools e.g. Bill.com, RAMP etc.
Retail energy experience
Bachelor’s in finance, accounting or similar; CPA is a plus but not required
Minimum of 5-8 years of relevant retail energy accounting experience
Basic understanding of the GAAP financial statements
Ability to pay attention to detail
Ability to multi-task and adjust priorities to meet deadlines, if necessary
Knowledge of financial reporting standards; tax and industry regulations a plus
Project management experience is a plus but not required

Nice To Haves

CPA is a plus but not required
Project management experience is a plus but not required

Responsibilities

Record and maintain a Gridmatic Retail’s daily, monthly, quarterly & annual financial transactions and financial statements using Intuit Enterprise Suite (IES)
Assist Retail Operations group in recording sales invoice payments and preparing monthly Retail PnL files to incorporate them in preparing consolidated financials
Reconcile payroll and benefits in Rippling linked to PEO system (paid on 5th and 20th of each month)
Assist in reconciling AR & AP aging reports and set new processes, as necessary and provide weekly updates to the applicable groups
Manage at least weekly vendor payments through bill.com of Gridmatic Retail
Manage broker commissions calculations and payments
Maintain Retail’s cross desk and counterparty trades and agreements including all financial aspects of origination and settlement process
Manage Retail accounting policies and books and records for year-end audits, tax and regulatory reporting purposes
Maintain all customers AR and vendor AP adjustments and/or write-offs ensuring proper accounting in monthly/annual reporting
Reconcile cash to 820 payment details
Manage Retail payments of monthly/quarterly TDSP and sales tax filings & payments in various state jurisdictions and/or all regulatory related filings & payments
Assist FP&A Manager with weekly update of cash flow analysis with actual and projected Retail cash flow
Assist with year-end 1099 filings to Gridmatic Retail vendors
Assist VP of Finance & Accounting in recording tax liabilities including but not limited to the state and sales tax
Collaborate with various internal teams in managing vendor payments and Retail customer receipts
Assist with ad-hoc projects, as applicable