Senior General Ledgers Accountant

Uplight is creating a new category of energy. We make software that manages energy resources in homes and businesses—including smart thermostats, electric vehicles, solar panels, storage batteries, heat pumps, and even people’s behavior—to generate, shift, or save energy to balance the grid, making it more efficient and reliable. This creates clean energy capacity that can be used by the power grid instead of burning more fossil fuels.

Our solutions accelerate the transition to clean energy and save money for energy customers.

We are looking for a Senior General Ledger Accountant who will be responsible for basic financial reporting as well as various critical areas of the general ledger, including debt and equity functions, cost of goods sold, our eCommerce business, intercompany, foreign exchange transactions, and leases. They will be critical to ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of the financial statements. This position will report to the Director of Technical Accounting and Reporting.

The position will interact closely with the Accounting Department, Finance, and Operations. The successful candidate will have strong analytical and communication skills, an eye for detail, and the ability to explain the cause and impact of financial results.

• Produce the monthly/quarterly financial statements for internal and external stakeholders including equity owners. Review and document the tie-out and underlying support.
• Prepare the consolidated and subsidiary cash flow statements.
• Prepare reports as required under debt agreement.
• Prepare all banking transactions, payments, deposits and related journal entries.
• Own the month-end close processes for recording labor cost of goods sold.
• Maintain deferred cost of goods sold analyses including preparation and maintenance of amortization and accretion schedules and related journal entries.
• Assist with eCommerce-related analysis and journal entries.
• Use strong Excel skills to create assigned journal entries in Netsuite and ensure adherence to the monthly close calendar.
• Maintain various account reconciliations to ensure accuracy and consistency of assigned general ledger accounts.
• Contribute to our monthly flux analysis and provide variance analysis for certain expense accounts.
• Document current processes as needed and provide suggestions for process improvement.
• Foster good dialogue and working relationships with other accounting and finance areas as well as other parts of the organization served by these functions.
• Organize and respond to annual audit requests by external auditors.
• Prepare and participate in certain financial reports and footnote disclosures for annual audit.
• Assist Technical Accounting area and accounting team with various projects and other duties as needed.

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant accounting experience, which can be a combination of public accounting and industry experience.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP.
• Ability to research various accounting issues.
• Advanced system skills including MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail and highly effective planning, organizational, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including ability to work effectively cross‑functionally.

• Experience working with Net Suite.
• Experience with technical accounting research and application of guidance to respective areas of responsibility.
• Cash and banking expertise.
• Experience working with utility companies and/or in the technology industry.

• Make a Meaningful Impact:
  Your work directly impacts our mission of decarbonization and building a more sustainable future.
• Grow Your Career:
  We offer ample advancement opportunities, robust learning and development programs, and a supportive team environment that fosters collaboration and innovation.
• Thrive:
  We offer comprehensive benefits, including flexible time off, generous parental leave, a wellness stipend, and work flexibility to help you thrive both personally and professionally.
• Belong to an Inclusive Community:
  We celebrate diversity and…