Senior Project Accountant

Energy Vault

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Westlake Village, California, United States

Posted on: 2023-03-22

Category: renewables

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Full time

Experience required:

Senior

Salary

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About the company:

Energy Vault is the creator of sustainable energy storage solutions designed to accelerate the transition to a carbon free, resilient power grid and transform the world’s approach to utility-scale energy storage. Energy Vault works to combat climate change by enabling clean and reliable electricity through innovative gravity and kinetic based energy storage technologies. Energy Vault combines innovative design, advanced materials science, and proprietary machine-vision software to orchestrate the storage and dispatch of electrical power by lifting and lowering composite bricks, made from eco-friendly materials. Energy Vault’s commitment to sustainability is reflected in a unique approach to the circular economy which utilizes local industrial and energy waste, including remediated coal ash and recycled wind blades converted to recyclable materials, to build the system’s composite bricks. Energy Vault innovates to enable the global shift to a world powered by renewable resources.

About Energy Vault

Energy Vault develops and deploys sustainable energy storage solutions designed to transform the world's approach to utility-scale energy storage in realizing decarbonization while maintaining grid resiliency. The company's proprietary gravity-based energy storage technology, battery storage technology, and energy storage management and integration platform are intended to help utilities, independent power producers and large industrial energy users significantly reduce their levelized cost of energy while maintaining power reliability. Utilizing eco-friendly materials with the ability to integrate waste materials for beneficial re-use, Energy Vault is facilitating the shift to a circular economy while accelerating the clean energy transition for its customers. For additional information, please visit: www.energyvault.com.

Position Title: Senior Project Accountant

Reports To: Director, Project Accounting

Location: Westlake Village, CA or REMOTE (USA) with a couple of trips each year

About the role

We are seeking a Project Accountant or Senior Project Accountant to provide financial and business analysis over the building of our energy storage solutions. You will work on operations over the projects’ life cycle from set up through project’s close out. Additionally, you will evaluate project performance and provide analysis to project managers, finance department colleagues, and additional key stakeholders. The ideal candidate should have project accounting experience in the (renewable) energy and/or construction sectors as well as experience with NetSuite.

At Energy Vault we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants. We believe inclusion creates opportunity for collaborative excellence through diversity of thought. We invite individuals of all genders, races, identities, ethnicities, sexual orientations, national origins, abilities, protected veteran status, religions, educational and socioeconomic backgrounds to explore employment with our organization.

What you will do

Responsible for lifecycle project accounting from creating project accounts in NetSuite, to tracking projects and project budget, validating invoicing, and up to project close-out.

Manage each projects’ payables and receivable accounts up to budgets expectations.

Provide insightful reports with the financial performance and building status of each project.

Confirm estimates to complete the projects and their impact on revenue recognition.

Perform variance analysis of monthly actuals vs as-sold vs latest forecast for Revenue, COGS, EBITDA, prepare margin waterfall analysis for key projects.

Responsible for the proper billing as per projects schedule and cash flow forecasting.

Partner with the Project Manager and project team to establish the project budget, updating budgets, and making project accounting recommendations as needed when contract modifications or budget changes arise.

Spearhead strategic initiatives enabling the increase in project’s profits (focus on cost reduction).

Verify contract and change order characteristics for projects that are of a higher level of complexity, including reading and interpreting contract language, method of compensation, modifications, purchase orders, and subcontract/consultant terms.

Subcontract management and coordination with Contract Administrators. This includes evaluating subcontractor invoice submittals for accuracy, establishes and maintains purchase orders for subconsultants, and requests and follows up on subcontractor payment requests with Accounts Payable.

Provide Commercial feedback to PM and team members. Should be comfortable discussing topics such as (FX gain/losses, various project insurance requirements, lien waivers, L.Cs, Performance bond, Sales & Use tax, VAT).

What a qualified candidate should possess

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business or equivalent required; CPA or MBA a plus.

5+ years in Project Accounting working on lump sum projects preferably in renewable energy.

Excel proficiency, strong analytical and technical accounting skills, and ability to work independently to solve problems and manages multiple projects.

Great teaming ability with an environmentally conscious attitude.

Experience in Oracle NetSuite modules is plus.

Comfort in fast-paced, rapid growth environments.

Experience in public companies is a plus.

A passion for sustainability, our mission, and our vision is a bonus!

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