Staff Accountant
Asbury Park
Accounting & Finance – Corporate Finance /
Hybrid /
Hybrid
About Us
Solar Landscape is the leading commercial and community solar developer in the United States. We partner with the world's largest real estate companies to develop, install, and operate solar projects on commercial and industrial rooftops. Through our groundbreaking community solar model, households in surrounding communities can subscribe to receive solar power at a guaranteed discount.
To date, Solar Landscape has deployed over 500 megawatts of renewable energy projects totaling over $1 billion in capital investment. Solar Landscape was named the #1 Distributed Generation developer for 2023 by New Project Media and was awarded the U.S. Department of Energy’s Equitable Community Solar Grand Prize.
For more about Solar Landscape, visit www.solarlandscape.com.
About The Role
We are currently seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join our growing team. Based at our headquarters in Asbury Park, NJ, this hybrid role offers the opportunity to build your career with a leading company in the renewable energy sector.
We're looking for an energetic and organized accounting professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and takes ownership of their portfolio. The ideal candidate will bring a strong understanding of financial principles and a proactive mindset. In this role, you'll be responsible for a wide range of accounting functions, including financial reporting, budgeting, analysis, audit preparation, and ensuring compliance with financial standards and regulations.
Responsibilities
- Maintain general ledger; prepare and enter month end and other required journal entries.
- Prepare and record asset, liability, revenue, and expense entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
- Review and reconcile monthly transactions and balances and prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements.
- Prepare standard and ad hoc financial analyses and reports.
- Ensure accuracy of financial statements in accordance with US GAAP and compliance with internal policies.
- Implement and maintain financial controls and procedures.
- Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of Solar Landscape’s accounting systems, programs, and procedures.
- Support external audit processes, including preparing work papers and reports.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory and government requirements pertaining to accounting.
- Contribute to the Company on special projects as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from an accredited four-year college or university required; CPA designation and public accounting experience strongly preferred.
- 2+ years of relevant accounting experience, ideally with exposure to real estate or solar energy project fund accounting.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to be a self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and responsibility.
- Possess strong interpersonal skills and be able to effectively collaborate with other business functions.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
- Proficient in MS Office suite, especially Excel. Experience with Microsoft BusinessCentral or Dynamics 365 is a plus.
Benefits and Perks
Solar Landscape’s company culture is second to none.
Our employees combine our mission, grit and drive with a rebel’s attitude that is changing the industry:
· Located in the heart of historic Asbury Park, our state-of-the-art office space offers flexible workstations encouraging collaboration and movement.
· Employees come together to eat every day! Like in a home, our gourmet kitchen is the heart of the office. Solar Landscape has a full-time in-house chef cooking daily farm-to-table meals using locally sourced organic food.
· Also included for employees is our competitive compensation package; a 401(k) employer-match; health, dental, & vision insurance, flexible paid time off and holiday PTO; We provide healthy snacks, coffee, volunteer opportunities, company outings, and more!