General Accounting Manager

Description

Title : General Accounting Manager

Department : Finance

Location : Cleveland, OH

Supervisor : Head of Finance - FlexRack Center

FLSA Status : Exempt

Position Status : Full-time, Permanent

Work Status : Hybrid

GENERAL ACCOUNTING MANAGER

This is your chance to join the rapidly growing commercial solar energy business.

FLEXRACK by Qcells is an integrated solar company that offers custom-designed, fixed tilt ground mount and single-axis solar tracking systems in the commercial and utility-scale solar mounting industries. FLEXRACK by Qcells also offers full services, including engineering, geotechnical, pullout testing, field, and layout design services to address the actual site conditions of a project site. FLEXRACK by Qcells has completed over 3.5 GW of solar racking installations in over 40 U.S. states, 9 Canadian provinces and across the globe.

SUMMARY

As part of the broader accounting team, the General Accounting Manager would be responsible for assisting the finance department in creating accurate and timely financial records for the organization. Under the supervision of the Head of Finance, this position is responsible for the duties of accounting and related tax within their sphere of influence, including but, not limited to accounts receivable, accounts payable, credit monitoring, preparing and posting of journal entries and preparing of various account and tax reconciliations. This position reports to the Head of Finance - FlexRack Center or another management personnel that the CEO of the Company may designate. This position is located in Cleveland, OH and working hours are Monday through Friday, from 8 : 00am to 5 : 00pm or 9 : 00am to 6 : 00pm local time. Preference will be given to candidates currently based in the Cleveland, OH area to support seamless collaboration with the local team and business partners. Candidates willing to relocate to Cleveland, OH will also be considered. This position is expected to travel up to 25%.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Month-end : Prepare internal financial statement file including income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, AR analysis, etc
• Reconcile various GL accounts – see closing checklist
• Journal Entries – see closing checklist
• Prepare, compile and distribute HQ financial reporting package monthly – internal transactions file, TB financial statements, AR detail report
• Prepare quarterly footnotes and cash flow statement for HQ reporting
• Full cycle accounts receivable
• Review work of accounting analyst for customer invoicing, customer set up, credit application processing, etc
• Weekly AR review and follow up with customers
• Lien waiver review and processing
• Credit review on new and existing customers
• Reconcile and post customer payments and all cash transactions daily
• Review project pipeline weekly to ensure new customers credit is being reviewed
• Customer Purchase Orders
• Review customer purchase orders for sales tax implications and payment terms
• Ensure all customer purchase orders have been vetted on customer credit worthiness
• Inventory
• Assist with coordination and execution of annual physical inventory
• Assist with standard cost calculation review / update
• Monthly purchase price variance review and standard cost updating
• Tax
• Calculate / File sales & use tax monthly for various states ( and may extend states)
• California
• Washington DC
• Georgia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Virginia
• Canada HST / GST monthly calculation and filing
• Payroll and review bi-weekly payroll
• Backup to HR for processing payroll
• Commissions
• Calculate monthly commissions and provide statements to salespeople
• Review projects for commission splits
• Assist with annual audit, commercial insurance renewal, and various ad-hoc requests
• Any other job-related duty as deemed appropriate by management.
• Regular attendance, in accordance with company's attendance policy and supervisory assignment, is an essential job duty requirement for this position
• Perform other duties and special projects, as assigned by Management

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

EXAMPLES OF PHYSICAL DEMANDS

EXAMPLES OF WORK ENVIRONMENT

FLEXRACK by Qcells is proud to be an at-will Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination against race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.  As part of this commitment, FLEXRACK by Qcells will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and / or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us to request accommodations at hr-usa@qcells.com .

Nothing in this statement shall imply implicitly or explicitly a guarantee of employment outside our at-will employment opportunity.