Salary Range: 77000 to 115600 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)
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Summary of Role:
Looking for a senior accountant who is capable of taking on routine tasks, new challenges, can survive and thrive in a vibrant, dynamic environment and is proficient at multi-tasking. This role has preparer responsibilities (preparing consolidated financial statements, navigating complex accounting transactions, finding solutions to new accounting scenarios) as well as supervisory responsibilities (reviewing the work of the bookkeeping team and junior accountants). This role has the potential for growth and promotion based on performance. This candidate is ideally a CPA with Big 4 and financial statement preparation experience, that can thrive in a dynamic environment.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provide real-time accounting, reporting and analysis, including maintaining and improving accounting and reporting systems, managing relationships and overseeing bookkeeping performed by Global Business & Financial Services (“GBFS”) team in the Philippines.
- Perform month-end close, accounting processes and procedures related to all aspects of the business and in line with external reporting guidelines.
- Review journal entries and account reconciliations on a monthly basis.
- Record journal entries for complex revenue transactions.
- Support audits, including the entity’s integrated audit and project-level, audits when required.
- Provide audit support and work with auditors through issuance of all annual financial statements.
- Assist with accounting setup and procedures for new business initiatives.
- Responsible for special projects such as user access testing for new systems, efficiency-building projects, etc.
- Prepare and review financial statements on a quarterly basis.
- Provide analysis of financial results on a monthly basis.
- Prepare flux analysis for period-over-period results.
- Work closely with the business teams in understanding new deals as they are proposed.
- Review contracts and complete accounting summary for each contract.
- Research accounting literature for compliance with revenue recognition accounting standards.
- Assist with the company’s monthly and quarterly financial close.
- Present findings to managers and controllers on a real-time basis.
- Meet with business partners and discuss revenue recognition requirements and associated guidance.
- Provide accounting support as needed.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field plus minimum of 3 years accounting experience with at least 2 years of public accounting experience.
- Certified Public Accountant or actively working towards certification.
- Candidate must possess a sound working knowledge of US GAAP.
- Proficiency with Excel and Word.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong presentation skills.
- Team player with the ability to work well on large & small cross-functional teams.
- Problem analysis and problem-solving abilities.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and underrepresented minorities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At SunPower, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes employment decisions, including but not limited to, hiring, firing, promotion, demotion, training, and/or compensation, on the basis of merit. Employment decisions are based on an individual’s qualifications as they relate to the job under consideration. The Company’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions, the actual sex of the individual, or the gender identity or gender expression), race, color, religion, including religious dress practices and religious grooming practices, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, familial status, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws, ordinances, or regulations. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company, including supervisors and co-workers.
Accommodation for Applicants to SunPower Corporation
SunPower Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system and you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, you may use the following alternative email address to contact us about your interest in employment at SunPower Corporation:
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Availability of Affirmative Action Plan for Review
SunPower is a federal government contractor. As a part of the Company’s obligations under law, it must develop a written Affirmative Action Program (AAP) for the Disabled, Recently Separated Veterans, Armed Forces Service Medal Veterans, Disabled Veterans and Active Duty Wartime Or Campaign Badge Veterans and for Women and Minorities as specified by law. Non-confidential and non-proprietary aspects of the AAP are available for inspection by applicants and employees, consistent with applicable law, which will be made available during office hours by contacting the EEO Officer.
