Senior Associate Accountant

Position:
Senior Associate Accountant

Location:

Remote EST (New York City area preferred)

Reports To:

VP Accounting and FP&A

New Edge Power is a pure-play clean energy development platform focused on developing high return utility-scale and distributed power solutions across the United States. New Edge is a dynamic, high-growth, and entrepreneurial company. As a nimble and geographically dispersed team, the company is committed to fostering an environment of inclusion, teamwork, and delivering high impact for both the business and the communities it serves.

New Edge seeks a detail-oriented, highly organized accounting professional with proven technical skills and emotional intelligence to support the company's accounting function across its corporate parent, holding companies, and 30+ project company entities. The Senior Associate Accountant position requires a strong commitment to accuracy, timeliness, and process improvement in a fast-paced, multi-entity development environment.

• Month-End Close:
  Own key components of the monthly and quarterly close for corporate and project company entities, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, intercompany activity, and fixed asset and construction-in-progress schedules.
• Development & Project Accounting:
  Track capitalized development costs by project, apply capitalization policy, account for interconnection deposits and security, and support accounting for project write-offs and project sales.
• Multi-Entity & Partnership Accounting:
  Maintain books across holding companies and project companies, including joint venture and partnership accounting, capital contributions and distributions, intercompany allocations, and management fee billings.
• Audit, Tax & Compliance:
  Prepare schedules for the annual financial statement audit and support outside tax advisors on partnership returns, K-1s, 1099s, and state and local filings.
• Reporting & Process:
  Prepare financial statements, budget-to-actual analysis, and investor reporting support, and drive improvements to controls, accounts payable workflow, and accounting systems.
• Other:
  New Edge is a rapidly growing organization. Job duties may evolve over time to best support the continued growth of the business.

• Senior Associate: 4+ years of accounting experience, including public accounting and/or accounting for energy, real estate, or infrastructure companies.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, including ASC 360, ASC 842, and ASC 810 (consolidation).
• Experience with multi-entity close, intercompany accounting, and consolidations.
• Experience with cloud-based accounting systems (e.g., Quick Books Online, Sage Intacct, Net Suite) and advanced Excel.
• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to meet close and reporting deadlines.
• Proficiency with accounts payable systems (e.g., , Ramp, Tipalti), including setup and configuration of approval workflows, vendor onboarding, coding to entities and projects, and integration with the general ledger.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time for team summits.
• Highly analytical mindset with a curiosity to figure new things out.
• Team player with a willingness to engage across the organization.
• High degree of emotional intelligence and respect for others.
• Self-starter with a strong passion for the clean energy industry.

• CPA or progress toward CPA licensure.
• Public accounting experience (Big 4 or regional firm).
• Renewable energy accounting experience, including familiarity with ITC and tax credit transfer accounting.
• Prior experience in an entrepreneurial environment and/or a small-to-medium size company, including accounting system implementation or automation.

New Edge believes that team members are its greatest asset and is committed to fostering an environment where employees can be the best version of their professional selves while helping grow the platform.

• Competitive base salary
• Annual performance based bonus
• Remote first environment
• In-person team summits
• 401(k) plan
• Company equity program
• Unlimited PTO and paid holidays
• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance benefits
• Life and disability insurance benefits

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $80,000 - $100,000. Final base salary will be determined based on a range of factors, including skills, experience,…