Sr. Manager, Accounting; SPV & Reporting & IT Projects

Position Summary

The Sr. Manager, Accounting manages multiple accounting teams or a single complex functional area, overseeing the full general ledger close cycle and providing technical accounting leadership across a broad portfolio of responsibilities. This role manages a team, building their effectiveness and ensuring consistent close quality, control discipline, and process rigor across all teams. The Sr. Manager, Accounting works cross-functionally to clarify business needs, negotiate priorities, and drive continuous improvement in EVgo's accounting operations — serving as a key point of escalation and a trusted partner to the Controller.

Responsibilities

Multi-Team Leadership & Manager Development

• Manage a team of accounting personnel; orient new team members, empower them to lead with appropriate autonomy, and hold them accountable for team outcomes.
• Build team capability through regular coaching, honest performance feedback, and deliberate development conversations; identify succession candidates and create growth opportunities.
• Align team priorities, resourcing, and workflows across managed groups; make resource allocation decisions and elevate when capacity or skill gaps put close quality at risk.
• Create a high-accountability, high-support team culture that values accuracy, transparency, and continuous improvement.

Close Oversight & Technical Accounting

• Provide technical oversight of close activities across all managed teams, reviewing complex journal entries, reconciliations, and financial schedules for assigned functional areas.
• Serve as a key escalation point for accounting questions across managed teams; research complex or non-standard transactions and recommend well-supported accounting positions.
• Build consensus on accounting approaches across teams; negotiate priorities and resolve cross-team dependencies that affect close timing or accuracy.
• Ensure all close deliverables across managed areas meet EVgo's quality, accuracy, and timeliness standards; address systemic issues proactively.

SOX Compliance & Audit Leadership

• Oversee SOX documentation and testing for managed control areas; coordinate with internal audit on walkthroughs and remediation of identified deficiencies.
• Serve as the primary management contact for external auditors on assigned scope; ensure timely delivery of complete, accurate audit packages.
• Maintain a strong control environment across managed teams; proactively identify and remediate control weaknesses before they become audit findings.

Process Improvement & Cross-Functional Partnership

• Lead close process improvement initiatives across managed teams; drive automation, standardization, and efficiency gains that reduce close timelines and improve data quality.
• Partner with the Controller, FP&A, tax, legal, and operational teams on accounting implications of business changes, new programs, and significant transactions.
• Support accounting system initiatives including ERP enhancements and integrations with operational data sources.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned to support team and organizational objectives.

Qualifications

• Typically, 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 3+ years managing managers or multiple accounting teams, or equivalent work experience.

Desired Skills

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field;
  Master's degree or MBA a plus.
• CPA license strongly preferred.
• Experience in a public company environment with direct Big 4 audit coordination.
• Prior experience leading accounting system implementation or improvement projects.
• Track record of developing accounting managers and building high-performing accounting teams.
• Equivalent education or…