Senior Accountant - Financial Reporting [Hybrid]

About Us:

EDF Renewables North America is a market-leading independent power producer and service provider with over 35 years of experience. We deliver grid-scale power: wind (onshore and offshore), solar photovoltaic, and storage projects; distribution-scale power: solar and storage; asset optimization: technical, operational, and commercial expertise to maximize the performance of generating projects, and onsite solutions, through the Company’s PowerFlex affiliate, offering a full suite of onsite energy solutions for commercial and industrial customers: solar, storage, EV charging, energy management systems, and microgrids.

Benefits & Perks: 

EDF Renewables offers best-in-class employee benefits, including the following:

• Competitive bonus incentives.  This position is eligible for our annual bonus program.
• Comprehensive health coverage. EDF Renewables USA provides low-cost health & wellness coverage for employees and their eligible dependents.
• Rewarding 401k. EDF Renewables provides a generous matching contribution.

We are also proud to offer:

• Favorable paid time off programs, including paid parental leave after one year of service.
• Rewarding learning & career development and advancement opportunities.
• Supportive mentorship & buddy programs.

Be a part of an innovative and collaborative team environment that fosters our goal of delivering renewable solutions to lead the transition to a sustainable energy future.

Salary range:  The full US pay range for this role is $73,800 to $123,000 annually.  The target range for this position is $88,500 to $98,400 annually. The full Canadian pay range for this role is CAD $68,200 to $113,600 annually. The target range for this position is CAD $82,000 to $91,000 annually. We generally base our salary decisions on factors such as internal equity, candidate work and/leadership experience, educational credentials, and in some cases, candidate work location.

Summary: The Senior Accountant position has the responsibility of ensuring all appropriate and significant transactions at the Company and its power projects are properly researched, documented, and recorded in accordance with supporting authoritative US GAAP and/or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) guidance. In addition, this position will also work with and may liaise directly with the Company’s external auditors, under the direction of the Lead Senior Accountant and/or Accounting Supervisor or Manager. 

This position is hybrid in San Diego, CA or Calgary, ON.

• Perform and oversee the full cycle accounting close procedures ensuring the monthly, quarterly, and annual tasks are completed timely and accurately.
• Perform and oversee the completion of the supporting schedules and related analysis of workpapers managed in ProSystems, ensuring relevant account reconciliations and job cost reports, if applicable, are completed timely and accurately.
• Perform detailed review and needed research relative to required deliverables, to ensure accuracy within specified materiality limits.
• Perform and oversee the quarterly IFRS reporting packages and the annual US GAAP audit for assigned project entities.
• Serve as a workflow and technical mentor to accountants, providing support, as appropriate.
• Interface with other departments and business personnel regularly to ensure the reflection of our business transactions in the ledgers in an efficient and accurate manner.
• Other duties as assigned by the Lead Senior Accountant or his/her designee.

Working Conditions:

Approximately 95-100% of the time is spent in the office environment, with very minor (0-5%) travel to certain project sites for accounting-related tasks or for continuing education.  Frequent contact with the corresponding business unit members in person, by telephone, and email will be required. Ability to use general office equipment and various software programs, including but not limited to Microsoft Office 365 products (especially Microsoft Excel), is required.  In addition, the Corporate Finance team utilizes the enterprise application software SAP, Business Objects Financial Consolidation (BOFC), BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI), as well as ProSystems FX to govern and manage its accounting workpapers.

Education/Experience:

• 3+ years’ experience working within an accounting department (preferably mid-size to large company) and/or in public accounting.
• Experience with SAP and BI/BW preferred.
• Workflow supervision experience preferred; and
• Audit experience preferred.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Extensive experience with an integrated accounting software package along with extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Working knowledge of either US Generally Accepted Accounting Standards or International Accounting Standards.
• Excellent administrative, organizational and communication skills required.
• Demonstrated to be a highly motivated self-starter with a friendly personality and team player attitude that can become an asset to the organization.
• Ability to follow through on assigned tasks from start to finish, research, analyze and problem-solve.

Physical Requirements –

None aside from ability to use general office equipment.LI-