Senior Accountant - Audit-Ready GAAP Reporting

QE Solar • Newark, NJ

9d • Onsite

About The Position

QE Solar is seeking a technically strong and detail-driven Senior Accountant to lead audit-ready GAAP reporting across our six business units (DG, Utility, Vegetation Management, MV, RAC, and Corporate). This role is the primary owner of GAAP integrity and audit readiness at QE Solar, ensuring our books and records meet US GAAP standards at all times and can withstand external audit, lender review, and transaction diligence on demand. The role also supports PE and investment banking-grade pro forma modeling as a secondary focus. This individual will serve as a senior reviewer of staff accountant work, the primary internal liaison for external auditors, and a key partner to the Controller, CFO, and 424 Capital. The role is critical to supporting QE Solar's audit readiness, lender compliance, and acquisition integration as the company continues to scale.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with demonstrated audit and technical accounting responsibility.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, including ASC 606, ASC 842, ASC 805, and ASC 350
• Strong working knowledge of Audit preparation, PBC management, and external auditor coordination
• Strong working knowledge of Full-cycle general ledger accounting and consolidations
• Strong working knowledge of Three-statement modeling and pro forma construction
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, including scenario analysis and sensitivity tables.
• High attention to detail with strong organizational, documentation, and review skills.
• Ability to produce work product that meets external auditor, PE sponsor, and investment banker standards.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to defend technical positions to sophisticated audiences.

Nice To Haves

• CPA strongly preferred.
• Public accounting experience with audit background a plus.
• Transaction services, FDD, or QofE experience a plus.
• Experience in PE-backed, multi-entity, or acquisition-active environments.
• Industry experience in construction, renewable energy, field services, or O&M.
• Familiarity with NetSuite, reporting tools, and excel
• Experience supporting lender reporting, covenant compliance, board reporting, or capital markets transactions.

Responsibilities

• Own audit readiness across all QE Solar entities, ensuring books and records meet US GAAP standards at all times, not just at year-end.
• Maintain a continuous audit-readiness posture, including organized PBC files, reconciliations, and supporting documentation available on demand.
• Apply technical accounting judgment to revenue recognition (ASC 606), leases (ASC 842), business combinations (ASC 805), goodwill and intangibles (ASC 350), and capitalization policies.
• Serve as the primary internal liaison to external auditors, responding to inquiries, walkthroughs, and PBC requests with speed and precision.
• Maintain accounting policies, ensure consistent application across all entities, and identify areas of GAAP risk before they become audit findings.
• Support quality of earnings (QofE) readiness for transaction diligence, including sell-side and buy-side processes.
• Own and execute the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close process across assigned entities and business units.
• Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, prepaid amortization, and intercompany eliminations.
• Review staff accountant reconciliations for cash, AR, AP, fixed assets, and balance sheet accounts.
• Maintain general ledger integrity in NetSuite and ensure proper coding across QE Solar's six business units.
• Support the build of PE-grade and investment banking-grade pro forma financial models, including three-statement models, LBO-ready outputs, and transaction adjustments suitable for sponsor and lender consumption.
• Support the development of pro forma financials for acquisitions, including purchase accounting, opening balance sheet construction, NWC true-ups, synergy modeling, and run-rate adjustments.
• Maintain transaction-ready data rooms with reconciled financials, supporting schedules, and audit trails that can withstand sponsor and banker diligence.
• Lead purchase accounting workstreams for acquisitions, including opening balance sheet preparation, NWC reconciliation, and intangible asset valuation coordination.
• Support acquisition integration into QE Solar's chart of accounts, close calendar, and reporting structure.
• Partner with the Controller on intercompany consolidations, payroll entity rationalization, and entity simplification efforts.

Benefits

• 100% paid employee premium on health benefits
• additional dependents at low costs and great plans for Health, Dental, Vision, FSA or HSA
• Wellbeing and Employee Assistance
• Perks at Work Marketplace for discounts on gym memberships, classes, tech, vacations, tickets, and more
• Family Building and Adoption Assistance Programs
• Learning & Development Opportunities
• Discounted Life & Disability Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior