Deriva Energy, a portfolio company of Brookfield Renewable U.S., who is a nationwide leader in sustainable energy provides wind, solar, resilient backup power, and managed energy services to over 1,000 projects across the U.S., with a total electric capacity of more than 5,100 megawatts of nonregulated renewable energy is seeking a Technical Accounting Manager to be based in their Charlotte, North Carolina, headquarters.

Reporting to the Controller, the Technical Accounting Manager, a CPA with eight (8) years of direct relevant experience is required, with a sustained demonstration of accounting skills. The Technical Accounting Manager is an individual contributor role; however, individuals in this role should have the ability to lead and provide guidance to other Managers, Directors and Senior leaders. The ideal candidate will possess strong attributes for accuracy, have a high competency in accounting principles and be people oriented. 

Assignments for the Technical Accounting Manager frequently require the ability to effectively converse, provide detailed explanations and challenge and/or defend points of view. Assignments for this role relate to areas of accounting that are complex where the accounting theory is gray and requires significant judgment.

Responsibilities

• Represent the company as primary accounting subject matter expert in complex areas such as but not limited to leases, derivatives, consolidations, revenue recognition, impairment assessments etc.
• Provide guidance and direction to stakeholders for accounting of major transactions, new accounting issues, new accounting guidance, and significant non-recurring transactions
• Accounting research for transactions which the Company has less, if any, historic experience or requires more judgment, including researching accounting for new business strategies
• Documentation of significant accounting or reporting matters
• Interacting with the external auditors on significant accounting transactions and topics
• Provide input to operational management for changes to approach, contracts, language, etc. in order to drive the desired results
• Leading implementation of new accounting standards with broad impacts to the Company
• Provide superior customer service to both internal and external customers
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Other duties and ad-hoc tasks as assigned

Requirements

• Eight (8) years of direct relevant experience is required
• Certified Public Accountant or equivalent is required
• Bachelor’s degree with major in accounting, finance or other closely related discipline
• A Masters degree in Accounting is preferred
• Able to research accounting theory in areas where the Company has less, if any, historic experience, and recommend how to apply theory to a new transaction
• Ability to support accounting theory and application with external auditors
• Practical experience in transaction accounting including purchase accounting, discontinued operations, assets held for sale, leases, revenue recognition, and accounting for goodwill
• Experience managing large projects that require collaboration with multiple departments throughout the organization (i.e. implementation of new accounting standard, audits, acquisition planning, etc.)
• Motivated problem solver with the ability to sort through issues to create and recommend improvements;
• Possesses and applies fundamental accounting and finance concepts, practices, and procedures
• Effective and advanced communication skills (both written and verbal skills) in presenting complex material to all levels of the organization including senior management
• Can drive processes to ensure timely and accurate decisions
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple situations simultaneously
• Proactive and the ability to work independently, escalating issues when appropriate
• Proficiency with MS Word, MS Outlook, MS Powerpoint and MS Excel
• Strong written and oral communication skills