Accounting Manager

The Accounting Manager leads day-to-day financial operations for a fast-growing, multi-entity renewable energy and construction organization. You'll own accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, and both project-level and corporate accounting. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in job cost accounting, multi-entity structures, and construction compliance such as lien waivers and certified payroll. You'll lead a team and partner with project managers, operations, legal, and executive leadership to support financial transparency, regulatory compliance, and the growth of our renewable energy portfolio.

• $100M in revenue
• 65+ legal entities and growing

• Lead month-end and year-end close, including journal entries, accruals, and adjustments.
• Oversee balance sheet reconciliations (cash, AP, AR, job costs, intercompany) and resolve variances.
• Review and approve recurring and non-routine journal entries (payroll, depreciation, revenue recognition, cost reallocations).
• Ensure job cost data integrates accurately with the GL, with labor, materials, subcontractor, and overhead costs posted to the correct cost codes and accounts.
• Maintain internal controls and GAAP compliance; keep GL documentation audit- and tax-ready.

• Oversee new job setup in the accounting/ERP system (e.g., Sage 300, Viewpoint, Foundation, Net Suite): job numbers, cost codes, budgets, billing terms, retention, and contract terms; link jobs to GL, customer, and vendor records.
• Partner with PMs, estimators, and operations to capture contract value, budgets, and funding sources, and to classify jobs correctly (public vs. private, union vs. non-union, prevailing wage).
• Monitor direct and indirect job costs and keep job data current through change orders, budget revisions, and billing changes.
• Prepare monthly WIP schedules: calculate percent complete, identify over/under billings, post adjusting entries, and validate forecasts, contract values, and change orders with PMs.
• Analyze project profitability and flag margin erosion or cost overruns.
• Track approved, pending, and disputed change orders and their impact on budgets, billing, and reporting.
• Deliver job-level reporting and support project forecasting and cash flow analysis.
• Ensure job cost data flows accurately between field/project tools and the GL.
• Oversee monthly draw packages with PMs and field teams, including pay applications, subcontractor pay requests, lien releases, insurance certificates, and change orders.
• Review and approve billings before submission to owners, lenders, or GCs, ensuring alignment with contract terms and percent complete.
• Manage draw deadlines; track submissions, approvals, and funding receipts; resolve documentation issues.
• Support complex billing (multi-phase jobs, joint ventures, multiple funding sources) and timely collections on draws, progress payments, and milestone invoices.

• Oversee vendor and subcontractor onboarding and compliance (W-9s, COIs, contracts, banking details) before any payment is made.
• Ensure invoices are accurately coded by job, cost code, and phase, with correct tax treatment and retention.
• Manage conditional and unconditional lien waivers; ensure compliant releases are received before disbursement.
• Track subcontractor retainage and coordinate its timely release.
• Lead weekly payment runs, prioritizing by terms and compliance status in coordination with leadership's cash flow needs.
• Ensure proper vendor classification and accurate 1099 reporting.
• Continuously improve AP workflows, controls, and audit readiness.
• Prepare and review financial statements for 65+ entities for management and investors, including P&L by…