Senior Accountant

Job description

What You’ll do Produce and maintain accurate and complete sets of accounts relating to central and development activity functions. Provide support to the business for financial systems and uphold financial processes.

Duties and Responsibilities Management Accounts

• Responsible to produce monthly management accounts
• Reconcile account balances, maintain the general ledger, and perform month-end close duties
• Ensure all underlying accounting records are maintained in accordance business policies
• Work closely with our internal business partners to ensure all relevant information requests are delivered accurately and within agreed timescales

Budgets & Forecasts

• Work with other members of the finance team and internal business partners to ensure accurate project budgets and forecasts are produced and maintained

Financial Processes and Systems

• Manage local chart of accounts and uphold full knowledge of entity structure
• Push forward improvements in financial processes/systems and support implementation when needed • Liaise with internal Accounts Payable department to ensure a smooth purchase to pay process
• Provide treasury support where needed
• Gain an understanding of the financial systems used and assist training new individuals

Audit and Tax and Entity Compliance

• Assist with the preparation of all schedules and supporting information required for year-end audit procedures
• Assist in the preparation of schedules for quarterly tax payments, and year end corporate returns
• Liaise with the external auditors and tax advisors as required
• Maintain company entity listing and work with internal tax group to update compliance register

General day to day activity

• Take a hands-on approach where required, processing entries for all ledgers as necessary
• Take ownership and pride in the accuracy, quality, and timeliness of financial information
• Preparation of monthly accounts package in line with agreed deadlines
• Liaising with other members of the wider finance team
• Taking an analytic approach to all tasks at hand, and providing insight to help in Who we’re looking for

Knowledge

• The ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment interfacing with internal teams and external clients.
• Ability to produce management accounts and analysis Qualifications
• CPA preferred, US GAAP knowledge
• Ability to organize workload and prioritize to maximum effect.
• Excellent attention to detail when checking information with an ability to recognize and question anomalies
• Accurate data input essential
• Set high standards of performance for yourself and the broader finance team
• Demonstrate excellent MS Excel skills

Experience

• 3 years of experience ideally with renewable energy, project infrastructure and/or manufacturing experience
• Experience of accounts consolidation
• Experience of an accounting and reporting system desirable
• Experience working in a global company desirableWhy you’ll make a great member of the team

Personal qualities

• Keen problem solver who can focus on appropriate detail when solving problems and propose effective solutions
• Ability to pick up systems and processes quickly • Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, dealing with different levels in the organization
• Positive can-do attitude, ability to maintain a positive attitude in demanding situations
• Work effectively as part of a team, share information with relevant parties
• Willingness to take on a variety of duties as required
• Flexible approach in a fast-paced business which is constantly changing, keep a clear head under pressureWhy you’ll want to work for us

Our company is a place where you can be yourself and grow – a place where your ideas and opinions matter. Be you: We pride ourselves on being an inclusive community, where every individual is valued and treated with respect.

Be responsible: Our culture is driven by our core values. From operating safely to ensuring our solar projects are responsible and promote biodiversity.

Be recognized: Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits including annual bonus, retention bank, health insurance, pension, and other local benefits.

Be inspired: Join an agile, international team working across 15 countries to power the future and positively impact people, communities, ecosystems and biodiversity across the world.

Our core values: Lightsource bp truly cares about creating a sustainable future through safe, responsible and meaningful low-carbon energy projects. Our core values of Safety, Integrity, Respect, Sustainability and Drive are the guiding principles for everything we do.

Lightsource bp is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

We offer

• US team members are entitled to medical benefits, life insurance, dental benefits, vision benefits and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Lightsource bp offers US team members immediate eligibility for a 401(k) plan, with a 3% employer contribution.
• Our team members are eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, calculated based on corporate, team and individual objectives. Team members in the US may receive an additional 50% of their annual bonus in a “retention bank” as well, available for withdrawal after three years of bonus awards have accrued.
• Lightsource bp currently observes the following 11 holidays in the US: New Years Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
• US team members accrue 20 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave annually. All team members are also eligible for COVID-19 leave.
• Team members in the US enjoy a hybrid work environment (3 days in, 2 days remote).
• US team members receive a monthly personal phone bill reimbursement of up to $100 and a monthly commuter benefit of up to $150. Team members also receive one-time wellness and remote work allowances.