Controller with Project Development and Construction experience - remote

At ecoCFO, we aim to use our financial and accounting expertise to support startups and nonprofits in climate and cleantech. We believe we can significantly impact the mission of cleantech companies by providing financial planning, accounting, operations, and infrastructure services. We are committed to building a team of dedicated Controllers, CFOs, Accountants, and FP&A professionals who thrive in a startup environment and want to use their talents to become part of the climate change solution.

As a Controller at ecoCFO, you will be the lead on one or more client accounts, owning the client relationship and managing their back-office accounting systems. You will oversee a staff accountant and collaborate with our FP&A and CFO teams while supporting the client's executives. Your role will involve implementing and operating back-office software and systems that align with our clients' growth and taking responsibility for reviewing and signing off on financial statements. Our ecoCFO controllers set up and run audit-ready accounting systems and build trust and transparency with all the stakeholders.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform or manage all tasks related to the daily operation of an accounting office.
• Oversee all general accounting and bookkeeping tasks, including policy design, controls, and enforcement.
• Creation of company and/or project projections and analyse results to projections.
• Review, analyse, and report on financial statements.
• Create Monthly/Quarterly/Annual financial reports for client management and their board of directors.
• Determine appropriate KPIs and review calculations and trends to gauge performance.
• Manage or work with vendors and partners such as attorneys, CPAs, lenders, benefits administrators, insurance brokers, and others.
• Manage external audits, including first-time audits, with an outside CPA firm.
• Manage tax strategy, compliance, and annual tax preparation, working with an outside tax preparation firm.
• Implement new software systems to increase the scalability and efficiency of the Finance function.
• Draft and implement policies based on relevant GAAP principles.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience as a Controller or equivalent.
• Fifteen (15) or more years of GAAP experience.
• Strong background working with federal and state regulations.
• Experience with one or some of DOE, DOD, NSF, and SBIR grant compliance is a plus.
• Solar, manufacturing, and construction experience.
• Experience with SaaS or other related 'sales as service' models.
• Experience with revenue recognition and ASC606.
• Thorough understanding of R&D expense treatment for GAAP and tax; sales tax, and ITC.
• A CPA license is (even if it is inactive).
• Comfort using or learning cloud accounting software such as QBO, Sage Intacct, Netsuite, BILL, various payroll systems, etc.

Skills:

• Strong work ethic and the ability to work remotely, efficiently, independently, and without constant supervision.
• Ability to manage and communicate with multiple teams, tasks, and companies.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to problem solve in a fast-moving environment.
• The ability to communicate and explain complicated subject matter in a clear, easy-to-understand manner.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Confidentiality.
• The desire to exceed client needs and response time.
• Experience in setting up accounting systems is required.
• Comprehensive & well-rounded technical GAAP accounting skills.

Remote work