Staff Accountant

Brief Description of Sunnova   Sunnova (NYSE: NOVA) is an industry-leading adaptive energy services company focused on making clean energy more accessible, reliable, and affordable for homeowners and businesses.   At Sunnova, we embrace diverse perspectives, vibrant creativity and forward-thinkers who share our zeal for a sustainable future. A career with us means pushing beyond traditional limits, exploring new horizons, collaborating with like-minded peers, and transforming the energy industry for the better.   If you're excited about being a part of the fastest-growing segment of the energy industry, we encourage you to apply!

The Staff Accountant Position  

Sunnova seeks a talented accountant to be responsible for various areas within corporate accounting, customer payments, revenue, and potentially other accounting areas.  Reporting to the Accounting Supervisor, this individual will also be responsible for accounting functions such as monthly close tasks, account reconciliations, journal entries, supporting schedules, and roll forwards.  Additionally, this individual will be responsible for preparing and reviewing actual to budget variance explanations related to certain areas.

          

Staff Accountant Responsibilities

• Perform all related accounting functions required to maintain the general ledger in compliance with GAAP and company policy for customer payment and revenue entries, general accounting accruals, and other supporting entries.
• Process customer checks and ensure timely and accurate recording of transactions.
• Coordinate month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing activities to ensure timely reporting as well as assist with quarterly public audits
• Identify and reconcile any financial discrepancies
• Analyze monthly results and perform variance/aging analysis
• Prepare supporting schedules for possibly public and many non-public financial statements
• Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations
• Prepare, review, and clearly communicate various analyses and other information to members of management and external auditors
• Develop procedures to improve workflow efficiency and internal controls

 

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of two years of accounting experience
• An undergraduate degree with an accounting concentration

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Eligible to sit for the CPA exams
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Experience in renewable energy space is a plus
• Experience with Salesforce and FinancialForce is a plus

 

 Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience working with voluminous legal entities and intercompany transactions
• Impeccable integrity: words and actions must continually reinforce this characteristic
• A team player that has knowledge and experience in US generally accepted accounting principles and who has a successful track record meeting deadlines, increasing efficiency and issue spotting and resolution

 

Working conditions:

• Open office environment
• Overtime required

 

Location:

• Houston, TX

Benefits:

Sunnova offers a generous employee reward package that includes:

• Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, healthcare flexible spending account, and 401(k) with employer match.
• Competitive compensation & annual bonus
• Paid time off, including 10 holidays and Paid Parental Leave
• Free access to onsite fitness center in Houston and/or discounted fitness memberships through health provider
• Complimentary garage parking in Houston

Add job description hereAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. We appreciate the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI), and we are looking to hire real people.  If you use AI for any part of the job application process, we highly encourage that you review any AI generated content to ensure your personality and unique capabilities are highlighted. We reserve the right to disqualify candidates that we reasonably believe solely relied on AI generated content in the application process. If you are selected for a position, your employment will be contingent upon submission to and successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement drug test (and medical examination if required by the role) as well as pre-placement