Senior Project Accountant

About the Company

SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, designing, building and maintaining utility scale solar, battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.

The Senior Project Accountant III is an advanced project accounting professional who serves as a subject matter expert and functional resource for the Project Accounting organization. In addition to independently managing complex project accounting responsibilities, this role provides advanced accounting guidance, supports complex audit and accounting matters, and drives department-wide process improvements, standardization, automation, and control enhancements. The position provides mentoring, training, and functional guidance to other Project Accountants, while remaining an advanced individual contributor role without direct responsibility for employee performance management, overall workload allocation, or final department approvals.

This role can be based full-time in our office in San Diego, CA or remote located in Pacific time zone. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

• Provide accounting and financial oversight for assigned construction projects, including revenue, costs, WIP, commitments, billing requirements, and financial reporting.
• Serve as the primary accounting resource for Project Managers and project teams on complex project accounting, billing, cost, revenue, and compliance matters.
• Analyze project results, identify financial risks or unusual trends, and drive resolution or escalation of complex issues.
• Review project financial data, contracts, change orders, transactions, and supporting documentation for accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Complete complex month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, reclasses, reconciliations, and WIP analysis.
• Review project-related balance sheet and income statement accounts, investigate discrepancies, and resolve unusual or complex transactions.
• Support tax accruals and ensure project accounting data is complete, accurate, and properly reflected in financial reporting systems.
• Identify recurring issues and implement solutions that improve close efficiency, reporting quality, and control effectiveness.
• Review owner billing requirements and oversee accurate, timely preparation of billings and supporting documentation.
• Partner with Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Procurement, and project teams to resolve billing, payment, collections, and subcontractor compliance issues.
• Monitor required project documentation, including lien waivers, preliminary notices, insurance, and other contractual compliance items.
• Serve as a key Project Accounting subject matter expert for internal and external audit requests.
• Coordinate preparation, review, documentation, and resolution of audit support for assigned projects or designated audit responsibilities.
• Work with auditors and internal stakeholders to research and respond to complex requests, elevate delays, and support timely completion.
• Identify potential control gaps and recommend improvements to strengthen compliance and reduce audit risk.
• Drive process improvement, standardization, automation, and control-enhancement initiatives across Project Accounting.
• Develop and maintain procedures, templates, checklists, and documentation that support consistent execution and team adoption.
• Serve as a technical and operational escalation point for Project Accountants and Senior Project Accountants.
• Provide training, mentoring, onboarding support, and functional guidance on project accounting processes, systems, controls, and best…