Staff Accountant II

Solar Turbines•San Diego, CA

3d•$97,530 - $146,290•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Accountant II serves as the primary finance partner for the NPI, GTPE, and GCB organizations, leading monthly financial reviews with directors and leadership teams and providing insights on spending, forecasts, risks, and opportunities. The role supports forecasting, annual planning, budgeting, and variance analysis. The position maintains and enhances enterprise-wide R&E reporting, analytics, and business insights; develops executive-level reporting packages for R&E activities; and supports restructuring initiatives that improve financial transparency and reporting. It translates complex financial information into actionable recommendations. As the Global Process Owner for enterprise R&E financial reporting and governance, the role drives standardization and best practices, leads continuous improvements in efficiency, data quality, automation, and business insight, and ensures compliance with corporate financial policies, controls, and reporting requirements. It also partners with R&E leaders on investment evaluation, resource allocation, and strategic initiatives. This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
3–5 years of progressive experience in FP&A, accounting, finance, or a related analytical role.
Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and management reporting.
Ability to synthesize large and complex data sets into actionable business insights.
Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced environment.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools.
Ability to communicate financial results and recommendations to financial and non-financial audiences.
Onsite work five days a week.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting engineering, R&D, or project-based organizations.
Experience developing executive-level financial reporting and presentations.
Ability to influence decision-making through financial insights and business partnership.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary finance partner for the NPI, GTPE, and GCB organizations.
Lead monthly financial reviews with directors and leadership teams, providing insights on spending, forecasts, risks, and opportunities.
Support forecasting, annual planning, budgeting, and variance analysis processes.
Maintain and enhance enterprise-wide R&E reporting, analytics, and business insights.
Develop and manage executive-level and ELT-ready reporting packages for R&E activities.
Support organizational and business unit restructuring initiatives to improve financial transparency and reporting.
Translate complex financial information into actionable business recommendations.
Serve as the Global Process Owner for enterprise R&E financial reporting and governance.
Drive standardization and best practices across R&E financial planning and reporting processes.
Lead continuous process improvements that increase efficiency, data quality, automation, and business insight.
Ensure compliance with corporate financial policies, controls, and reporting requirements.
Partner with R&E leaders to evaluate investments, resource allocation, and strategic initiatives.
Maintain accurate forecasting, reporting, and financial controls.
Analyze financial performance, forecasts, trends, risks, and opportunities.
Support long-range planning and investment decisions and align financial recommendations with business objectives.