Job Sunpower Sr. Accountant

Sunpower Sr. Accountant

Location : Athens, OH, US, 45701

Business Unit : Advanced Measurement Technologies

Job Description : Sunpower Inc. is the world leader in Free-Piston Stirling Technology, in fact we invented it! Sunpower continues to implement Free-Piston Technology in our commercial line of CryoTel cryocoolers and our non-commercial Stirling engines. Our product portfolio proudly generates the most-cited research in the world.

The Sunpower Sr. Accountant position is a hands-on, finance professional that performs a variety of routine duties of an operational and accounting nature requiring some solo judgment. The ideal candidate must be highly organized, have excellent communication skills, and a proficient understanding of manufacturing accounting and government contract accounting related practices. This role reports to the AMT US Accounting Manager and dotted line to the Sunpower Business Manager.

Key Responsibilities :

The Sr. Accountant position will be responsible for the following activities :

• Process month-end journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Complete ASC606 checklists and book revenue and COGS according to standards.
• Prepare detailed variances analysis to budget, prior quarter and year.
• Prepare weekly Sales & Margin, Working capital, unbilled and deferred revenue forecast.
• Assist in preparing Annual Budget and Monthly rolling Forecast.
• Maintain all aspects of projects module.
• Open to becoming an expert in Government Accounting by learning from Sunpower Government Accounting Consultant.
• Prepare monthly milestone and cost-plus invoices for government contracts.
• Quarterly forecasting and annual preparation of government indirect rates.
• Review Engineering Sales proposals, contract requirements, and cost templates.
• Coordinates cycle counts regularly and annual physical inventory; Maintain inventory records.
• Complete annual tax packages, labor surveys, Insurance requests.
• Interface with outside / internal advisers and auditors related to compliance including SOX, Internal Audit and External Auditors.
• Partner with the site's General Manager and Operational managers to offer support with operational issues and promote growth.
• SOX Reporting deliverables including account reconciliations, testing, process narratives and remediation of control deficiencies.
• Collaborate with parent company to support other functions such as Sales Order management, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Accounts Payable, Cost Accounting.
• Conduct ad hoc analysis as requested.

Requirements for Consideration :