Senior Accountant

OneEnergy Renewables • Boulder, CO

8d • $90,000 - $130,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Accountant will play a key role in driving OneEnergy’s operational accounting and supporting the company’s growth. We’re looking for a proactive, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a dynamic environment and is energized by working on high-impact business transactions. In this role, you’ll own critical day-to-day accounting activities, help refine and improve existing processes, and collaborate closely with internal partners and cross-functional teams. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on a fast-growing company shaping the future of clean energy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• Minimum of 5 years’ of relevant accounting experience contributing to a high-performing operational accounting team.
• Experience in financial services industry with exposure to complex entity structures and investment relationships required.
• Understanding of GAAP and management accounting.
• Advanced excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, data analysis)
• Proficiency in ERP systems, such as Sage Intacct or NetSuite.
• High proficiency in Office 365 skills, required.
• Demonstrated ability to document, maintain, and improve accounting processes and controls.
• Experience driving efficiency, operational automation, and standardization.
• Apply a systems mindset to own workflow, across the accounting function, and cross-functionally.
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to both accounting and non-accounting stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Fulfills job responsibilities with a customer-focused mindset by providing efficient, timely, and reliable service to internal and external stakeholders.
• Comfortable operating in a hybrid, remote, and in-person team environment.
• Must have a change mindset and the desire to proactively identify opportunities to improve processes and adapt to evolving business needs.
• Must be comfortable and adaptable with change that results from evolving business needs.
• Proactive and creative problem-solving skills, with the ability to clearly communicate problems and identify possible resolutions.
• Proven ability to manage workload independently and prioritize deadlines with competing priorities.
• High degree of ownership and accountability.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Must be self-motivated and enjoy a team-oriented approach to work, contributing to a supportive, collaborative, cross functional team environment.
• Must have a “roll up your sleeves and let’s get the job done right” type attitude.
• Energized by a fast-paced work environment.

Nice To Haves

• CPA or progress toward certification strongly preferred.
• Public accounting experience at a Big 4 firm preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support Independent Power Production (IPP) and Tax Equity accounting:
• Asset Purchase Accounting: Ensure asset purchases are accounted for per GAAP. Work with Accounting Manager to prepare work papers to support each asset sale.
• CIP (Construction in Progress): Support CIP accounting per GAAP for all IPP assets, including monitoring project costs and ensuring timely transfer of completed assets
• Revenue: Work with Accounting Manager to ensure energy generation revenue and PPA (Power Production Agreement) revenue are billed timely, recorded per GAAP and reconciled each period. Execute related accounts receivable invoicing.
• Partnership Expense Accruals: Work with Accounting Manager to ensure all LLC accruals are recorded per the partnership agreement and GAAP. (i.e. Manager Fee, Asset Management Fee, Distributions, Operating & Maintenance expense, general expense accruals)
• Solar Assets: Support the accounting of operating solar assets per GAAP. (i.e. maintain and record period depreciation schedules)
• ARO (Asset Retirement Obligation): Support execution of ARO accounting accurately maintaining schedules and recording journal entries according to GAAP, ensuring all underlying assumptions and estimates are reviewed and updated on a timely basis.
• REC (Renewable Energy Credit): Support the accounting for REC cost and inventory accounting per GAAP, ensuring accurate tracking, valuation, and reporting of all REC activity
• Hedge Accounting: Support accounting manager in accounting for debt interest rate hedge.
• Equity Accounting: Ensure partnership equity is accounted for per GAAP and partnership documents.
• Leases: Record monthly journal entries and reconciliations for new and existing finance and operating leases in accordance with ASC 842. Execute monthly lease accounting per GAAP.
• Intercompany: Support the intercompany accounting related to IPP transactions.
• Cash: Support treasury team and asset management with any cash related items for the IPP business.
• Debt Accounting: Work with accounting team to ensure term debt, construction debt, and corporate debt is recorded each period per GAAP. Support debt draws.
• Monthly Close: Key participant in monthly close executing timely and accurate completion of assigned reconciliations, tasks and journal entries per the close calendar.
• Process Documentation: Support the creation and continual improvement of documentation for owned accounting processes, clearly outlining manual steps, system interactions, and the broader financial impact on the organization
• Audit: Play a key role in the execution of annual financial statement audits by proactively coordinating with Accounting Manager and external auditors, communicating information needs in a timely manner, and ensuring accurate, complete audit support is provided expediently
• Perform ad hoc analysis and projects as needed.

Benefits

• We provide generous Paid Time Off (six weeks/year),Paid Parental Leave and an impactful Volunteer Time Off Program.
• We offer robust employee benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, 401(k) matching retirement plan, life insurance, wellness incentives, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees