Senior Portfolio Accountant, Reporting & Compliance
About The Position
Solar Landscape is seeking a Senior Portfolio Accountant, Reporting & Compliance to support portfolio accounting and reporting, financing and capital contribution transactions, and ongoing compliance for financing vehicles. The role prepares reporting relied upon by leadership, investors, and lenders; supports the onboarding of newly closed projects and financing transactions; and manages accounting and compliance responsibilities throughout the operating life of each financing vehicle. The position also contributes to budgeting, forecasting, analytics, audit preparation, and compliance with financial and regulatory requirements. The successful candidate will bring strong US GAAP fundamentals and familiarity with partnership and financing structures, exercise independent judgment, and coordinate across finance, legal, subscriber management, asset management, auditors, lenders, investors, and other external parties. The role offers meaningful responsibility in a fast-growing renewable energy company and includes helping improve processes and develop junior team members.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience across portfolio management, investment banking, or project finance.
- Working knowledge of debt agreements, LLC and partnership agreements, and other transaction documents, including how they affect distributions, waterfalls, and capital account allocations.
- Experience supporting debt or tax equity fundings, onboarding new projects or deals, and recording funding transactions.
- Strong Excel and modeling skills, including sources-and-uses, liquidity, waterfall, and covenant-compliance schedules.
- FP&A experience in budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, with the ability to explain results to senior management.
- Ability to run complex processes with minimal oversight and coordinate across internal teams, auditors, lenders, and other third parties.
- Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in finance, business, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience with the operating phase of infrastructure, real estate, or solar assets, including covenant and DSCR testing, distributions, and lender reporting.
- Experience reviewing the work of or mentoring junior team members.
- Experience in renewable energy, particularly solar project or fund accounting.
Responsibilities
- Lead budget-versus-actual and variance analysis, identify the drivers of results, and provide actionable recommendations to management.
- Prepare and distribute management reporting packages for internal leadership, investors, lenders, and other external parties.
- Support budgets and forecasts for managed portfolios.
- Own the accounting work for onboarding newly closed projects and financing transactions.
- Support debt and tax equity fundings from draw request through close, including funding entries, sources and uses, and resolving accounting-related funding conditions.
- Assist with the financial close of new financing transactions in coordination with investments, legal, and asset management teams.
- Manage the recurring compliance calendar for each financing vehicle, including covenant and DSCR testing, reserve requirements, distributions, and lender and tax equity reporting.
- Calculate debt service, partner and investor distributions, and cash waterfalls in accordance with credit agreements and partnership and operating agreements.
- Maintain and reconcile partner and member capital accounts, including contributions, distributions, and income and loss allocations.
- Prepare work papers, schedules, and support for external auditors, and meet quarterly and annual reporting obligations to outside parties.
- Administer project agreement obligations and ensure compliance with regulatory and government requirements.
- Identify and implement process improvements to scale close, funding, and compliance work as the portfolio grows.
- Review the work of and help develop junior accountants and analysts, and document team processes.
- Lead special projects and cross-functional initiatives as the business grows.
Benefits
- Training and professional development opportunities.
- 401(k) with a 4% company match.
- Summer Fridays.
- Flexible remote/hybrid work options.
- Paid parental leave.
- Team lunches, events, and stocked kitchens.
- Modern, collaborative office spaces.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
