Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting

Fluence is the leading global energy storage technology and services company, created and backed by Siemens and AES, two industry powerhouses and pioneers in energy storage. Fluence unites the scale, experience, breadth, and financial backing of the two most experienced icons in energy storage.

Our mission is to create a more sustainable future by transforming the way we power our world. Energy storage is critical to this transformation, yet today the market is fragmented and customers face the challenge of finding a trusted technology partner amidst conflicting technical claims, inexperienced vendors and installers, and new market entrants with limited power sector knowledge.

Fluence brings the proven technology solutions and services that overcome the commercial and regulatory barriers that stand in the way of modernizing our energy networks. We are the partner that can deliver at a global scale with the most experienced and knowledgeable team in the world.

About Fluence: Fluence Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader in energy storage products and services, and optimization software for renewables and storage. With a presence in over 47 markets globally, Fluence provides an ecosystem of offerings to drive the clean energy transition, including modular, scalable energy storage products, comprehensive service offerings, and the Fluence IQ Platform, which delivers AI-enabled SaaS products for managing and optimizing renewables and storage from any provider. Fluence is transforming the way we power our world by helping customers create more resilient and sustainable electric grids.

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We are guided by our passion to transform the way we power our world. Achieving our goals requires creativity, diversity of ideas and backgrounds, and building trust to effect change and move with speed.

Fluence currently has thousands of MW of energy storage projects operated or awarded worldwide in addition to the thousands of MW of projects managed by our trading platform—and we are growing every day.

Fluence is defined by its unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and integrity.

We achieve our goals and meet our customer’s needs by cultivating curiosity, adaptability, and self-reflection in our teams.

We value the diversity in thought and experience of our coworkers and customers. Through honest, forthcoming, and respectful communications we work to ensure that Fluence is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. 

Sr. Manager, Corporate Accounting

Location: Houston, TX, Arlington, VA, Alpharetta, GA, or San Francisco, CA, USA

Finance – Accounting /Full-Time / Hybrid

ABOUT THE POSITION

As the Sr. Manager, Corporate Accounting, you will:

· Develop, direct, and optimize the worldwide month-end financial close and consolidation process

· Owner of closing subledgers and coordination of completion of month-end close as per corporate timetable

· Strategically recruit and develop a global accounting team that supports and collaborates with three regions (Americas, APAC, EMEA) and corporate functions providing guidance, coaching, and mentorship

· Responsible for ensuring the accurate and efficient accounting for general accounting processes and consolidation of all global general ledgers

· Currency revaluation and foreign currency exchange rate monitoring

· Ownership of the accurate and efficient accounting for general accounting processes such as month-end accruals, intercompany transactions and eliminations, and corporate allocations

· Fixed asset and Lease accounting owner, including coordination of fixed asset audits

· Strong collaboration skills working with cross functional departments, including HR, payroll, engineering, and project management

· Preparation, review, and global monitoring of account reconciliations

· Identify areas for automation and work with the finance and IT teams to implement process improvements and automation opportunities

· Coordinate and assist with internal and external audits, ensuring a smooth audit process addressing audit findings

· Key stakeholder in the SAP configuration and design that will impact accounting processes and controls downstream

· Involvement in purchase accounting for potential acquisitions and the accounting General ledger and chart of accounts maintenance and finance integration of acquired entities