Senior Accounting Analyst - NorthStar Clean Energy

About the Role

Are you passionate about numbers and making a real impact on the world? Join us as a Senior Accounting Analyst and play a critical role in advancing the transition to renewable energy. In this position, you’ll bring clarity to complex financial data, ensure regulatory compliance, and partner with leaders across the organization to support clean energy operations, growth, and innovation. This is more than an accounting role—it’s an opportunity to shape the financial foundation of a sustainable energy future.

You will serve as a trusted financial expert, responsible for delivering accurate, insightful, and timely accounting and analysis across the business.

Key responsibilities include:

• Own the financial story by managing general and sub ledger activity, ensuring accurate recording of complex transactions, allocations, and cost accounting activities.
• Drive month‑end close excellence, preparing journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analyses to deliver reliable financial statements.
• Navigate complexity with confidence by researching and applying GAAP and regulatory guidance to ensure proper accounting treatment of expenditures.
• Support regulatory and external reporting, including SEC filings, audits, rate cases, and regulatory testimony—providing data, schedules, and analytical insights.
• Analyze what matters most, identifying risks and opportunities through deep variance analysis, margin estimates, cash flow insights, and forecast development.
• Partner across the business, collaborating with Shared Services, Treasury, Operations, Rates, Internal Controls, auditors, and regulatory teams.
• Present with impact, clearly communicating financial results, variances, and implications to Accounting Leadership and senior management.
• Strengthen the foundation, maintaining internal controls, supporting budgeting and forecasting processes, maintaining master data, and contributing to revenue and cost accounting.

• Strong knowledge of GAAP and accounting best practices.
• Experience working with large, complex data sets and translating data into actionable insights.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting systems (SAP experience preferred).
• Exceptional analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.
• Clear, confident communicator—comfortable presenting to leadership.

• Energy or utility industry experience.
• Wholesale and retail power accounting.
• MISO transactions and FERC reporting.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field (required).
• Master’s degree in Accounting (preferred).
• CPA designation (nice to have).
• 4+ years of relevant accounting experience (required).

• Competitive compensation packages.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid parental leave.
• Up to 13 paid holidays.
• Paid time off.
• Educational assistance program.

We value diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are passionate about building and nurturing an environment where everyone feels included. We do not discriminate and create a culture where employees are respected, empowered, and encouraged to share their backgrounds and ideas.

All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. North Star Clean Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not, and will not, discriminate for or against any coworker or applicant for employment or promotion because of age, sex, race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, height, weight, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, or protected veteran status.

All employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements.