SunStrong Management

Structured investments in renewable energy finance

Staff Accountant

Financial AccountingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeHouston, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 3 years of accounting experience, including month-end close, journal entry preparation, and account reconciliations.
An undergraduate degree with an accounting concentration.
Demonstrated ability to work with large data sets and high transaction volumes in Excel and an enterprise resource planning (ERP) environment.
Experience working with voluminous legal entities and intercompany transactions.
Knowledge and experience in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
A successful track record meeting deadlines, increasing efficiency, identifying issues, and resolving them.
Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including lookups, pivot tables, and manipulation of large data sets.

Responsibilities

Handle day-to-day cash activity, including posting and reconciling cash receipts and disbursements across multiple bank accounts and entities.
Manage accounts receivable and accounts payable activity, including aging reconciliations and follow-up on past-due, unapplied, and unmatched items.
Maintain fixed asset and solar system asset records, including additions, transfers, retirements, and monthly depreciation.
Own assigned month-end and quarter-end close tasks to the published close calendar, including accruals and cut-off review.
Prepare, review, and post journal entries with complete supporting documentation.
Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations and clear aged or unexplained items ahead of close sign-off.
Process and reconcile large transaction data sets, including installer payables, customer billing, and asset-level activity, across multiple systems.
Build and maintain Excel workpapers supporting high-volume, multi-entity reconciliation and data processing.
Prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements and supporting schedules for management, lender, and investor reporting.
Prepare audit and review workpapers and requested schedules, obtain supporting documentation and samples, and respond to internal and external auditor requests through resolution.
Support project cost accounting, including labor and material work order analysis, timely work order setup and closure with the Operations team, system-level cost assignment, and Accounts Payable purchase order matching so installers and material distributors are paid on schedule.
Complete other necessary duties as assigned.
Work in an open-office environment; overtime is required.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in cost accounting.
Experience supporting external audits or reviews, including preparation of audit schedules and requests for client-provided documents.
Experience in the renewable energy sector; community- or utility-scale solar experience is strongly preferred, and other solar and renewable experience is also relevant.
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics, Sage Intacct, or a comparable multi-entity ERP.
Experience with data tools such as Power Query, pivot tables, or SQL for processing large transaction volumes.

THE STAFF ACCOUNTANT POSITION
SunStrong Management is searching for a Staff Accountant to support the accounting for its community and utility scale solar portfolios, including the proper cost accounting of solar energy systems and the proper revenue treatment of systems sold directly to our customers or to home builders. The role owns a defined set of month-end and quarter-end close tasks, prepares and posts journal entries, completes account reconciliations across a high volume of legal entities, and processes large transaction data sets across multiple systems.

STAFF ACCOUNTANT RESPONSIBILITIES

Handles day-to-day cash activity, including posting and reconciling cash receipts and disbursements across multiple bank accounts and entities
Manages accounts receivable and accounts payable activity, including AR and AP aging reconciliations and follow-up on past-due, unapplied, and unmatched items
Maintains fixed asset and solar system asset records, including additions, transfers, retirements, and monthly depreciation
Owns assigned month-end and quarter-end close tasks to the published close calendar, including accruals and cut-off review
Prepares, reviews, and posts journal entries with complete supporting documentation
Prepares balance sheet account reconciliations and clears aged or unexplained items ahead of close sign-off
Processes and reconciles large transaction data sets — installer payables, customer billing, and asset-level activity — across multiple systems
Builds and maintains Excel workpapers supporting high-volume, multi-entity reconciliation and data processing
Prepares monthly and quarterly financial statements and the supporting schedules used for management, lender, and investor reporting
Prepares audit and review workpapers and requested schedules, pulls supporting documentation and samples, and responds to internal and external auditor requests through resolution
Supports project cost accounting, including labor and material work order analysis, timely work order setup and closure with the Operations team, system-level cost assignment, and Accounts Payable PO matching so installers and material distributors are paid on schedule
Completes other necessary duties as assigned

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

3+ years' accounting experience, including month-end close, journal entry preparation, and account reconciliations
An undergraduate degree with an accounting concentration
Demonstrated ability to work with large data sets and high transaction volumes in Excel and an ERP environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience in cost accounting
Experience supporting external audits or reviews, including preparation of audit schedules and PBC requests
Experience in the renewable energy space — community or utility scale solar strongly preferred, other solar and renewable experience also relevant
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics, Sage Intact, or a comparable multi-entity ERP
Experience with data tools such as Power Query, pivot tables, or SQL for processing large transaction volumes, preferred

ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Experience working with voluminous legal entities and intercompany transactions
Impeccable integrity: words and actions must continually reinforce this characteristic
A team player with knowledge and experience in US generally accepted accounting principles and a successful track record meeting deadlines, increasing efficiency, identifying issues and resolving
Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including lookups, pivot tables, and manipulation of large data sets

WORKING CONDITIONS

Open-office environment
Overtime required

BENEFITS
SunStrong Management offers a rich and affordable Health & Wellness Benefits package that includes:
PPO and HDHP Medical Plans, buy-up plans for both Dental and Vision, ancillaries such as Accident, Critical illness, Hospital indemnity, Employer sponsored Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Life, and Legal services along with multiple add-ons.
Our 401(k) Package includes a Safe Harbor Match of 100% up to the first 4% and 50% on the next 2% with immediate vesting.

About the Company

SunStrong Management

Structured investments in renewable energy finance

SunStrong Management makes climate-positive investments in the renewable energy sector. It structures investments that can be grid-connected projects or behind-the-meter energy solutions, using its team’s experience to target investments that aim for solid risk-adjusted returns. The way its products work is by deploying capital through structured deals and financial engineering to optimize performance and manage risk across renewable assets, with revenue coming from investment returns and deal structuring in the renewable energy space. SunStrong differentiates itself through a specific focus on climate-positive outcomes combined with disciplined, structured investment approaches that balance environmental impact with profitability, set within the broader clean energy and financial markets. Its goal is to deliver sustainable, financially sound returns for clients while advancing renewable energy deployment and climate-positive investment strategies.

Company size: Not listed
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2024

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