Senior Accountant, Fixed Assets

Redwood Materials • Carson City, NV

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Accountant, Fixed Assets/CIP is responsible for accounting and financial reporting for the company’s fixed assets and construction-in-progress portfolio, including capital project cost tracking, capitalization, and reconciliation. This fully on-site role independently resolves reconciliation variances and audit findings of diverse scope, applying US GAAP across capital project scenarios with limited precedent. The Senior Accountant partners with Engineering, Procurement, and Operations to ensure capital spending is properly classified and reported and advises less experienced accounting staff on project accounting procedures. Success requires sound technical accounting judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple capital projects and competing deadlines in a fast-paced, growing manufacturing environment.

Redwood Materials, founded in 2017, recovers, refines, and redeploys critical minerals from end-of-life batteries into the supply chain. It also develops and deploys second-life battery projects using proprietary energy architecture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of progressive accounting experience, including fixed asset or capital project accounting.
• Proficiency in ERP systems such as D365 or Oracle and fixed asset/project accounting modules.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP as it relates to capitalization, depreciation, and impairment of fixed assets.
• Advanced Excel skills and ability to interpret and reconcile complex financial data.
• Ability to work independently and exercise judgment to resolve variances and audit findings with limited precedent.
• Effective communication skills to advise cross-functional partners and external auditors on project accounting matters.

Nice To Haves

• CPA or progress toward CPA.
• Experience in a multinational or manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage the accounting lifecycle of capital projects from initiation through capitalization, including detailed tracking of labor and materials costs, in accordance with US GAAP and company policy.
• Perform monthly and quarterly reconciliations of fixed asset and CIP sub-ledgers to the general ledger, researching and resolving variances.
• Prepare fixed asset and CIP schedules, roll-forwards, and disclosures to support monthly close, financial statements, and external audit requests.
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls over project accounting and capitalization processes to support audit readiness.
• Review capital expenditure and project close-out requests for proper classification, useful life assignment, and capitalization treatment.
• Partner with Engineering, Procurement, and Operations to track project spending against budget and resolve coding or timing discrepancies.
• Advise and provide guidance to junior accounting staff on project accounting procedures.

What This Job Offers

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