Staff Accountant

Cypress Creek Renewables•Durham, NC

3h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Staff Accountant role is a position that will fill a critical component in our Finance & Accounting team. This hands-on position provides many opportunities to develop your accounting and operational skills in a relatively flat department. As a Staff Accountant, you will be responsible for assisting with various accounting and financial tasks to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of financial records and reports. You will report to the Director of Accounting and work closely with the finance team and other departments to support day-to-day accounting.

Requirements

BS in Accounting (or related major).
3+ years of experience in an accounting role. A mix of public and private accounting experience is a plus.
NetSuite experience required.
Very good understanding of Excel formulas and functions, with the ability to build, troubleshoot, and analyze large Excel-based data sets.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) required including xlookups, pivot tables, and other common formulas.
General computer and financial systems competency. Ability to learn new software quickly.
Embrace and live by the mission and values of Cypress Creek Energy.
Solid understanding of basic accounting principles including ability to create journal entries and associated supporting documents.
Must be inquisitive, have the desire to learn and initiative to reach out to various departments to complete tasks.
Organized, resourceful and pays attention to detail.
Must be a self-starter who handles multiple projects with competing priorities with minimal supervision.
Needs to be a team player who does well with daily ad-hoc requests.
Strong cross-functional communication skills; comfortable working directly with non-finance departments to resolve billing and coding questions.
Ability to identify problems and discrepancies, independently perform research and analysis of causes, and recommend corrective actions.

Nice To Haves

A mix of public and private accounting experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Verify and process vendor bills related to O&M/Solutions AP.
Coordinate with PO requesters to confirm bill accuracy, enter Item Receipts, and post vendor bills while ensuring a proper three-way match.
Work with other departments when a change order is needed.
Ensure timely processing of vendor bills.
Responsible for AP reconciliation.
Coding FedEx and Enterprise bills and associating them with the proper Sales Orders in order to invoice the associated customer.
Responsible for landing costs on inventory to ensure an accurate reflection of average costs.
Enter, track, and reconcile vendor prepayments.
Track and reconcile vendor returns.
Other duties as assigned.