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We have the patience, creativity, and capital to take a long-term view of the evolution of US energy markets. We are investing in the large-scale projects needed to advance the energy transition.\nAbout the Role\nThe Financial Controller will support the accounting function of a global investment company and oversee aspects of tax, accounting, and audit for its operating entities. Reporting to VP of Finance, this role will be hands-on in all operational aspects of the business. This is a hybrid role working out of our Chicago office.\nKey Responsibilities:\nAccounting\nPreparation and completion of monthly and quarterly close process, ensuring on-time delivery of financial reporting for Nova\nConsolidating Nova’s results, including the delivery of monthly and quarterly management accounts to senior management\nLease Accounting under ASC 842, managing and overseeing all workflows\nCompletion and management of Nova’s debt schedules, financing costs, and interest calculations\nManage a combination of outsourced providers and internal accounting stakeholders\nCompletion of capital accounts and review of cost allocations for various entities.\nAccurate reporting of development and capital expenditure\nTreasury and management of Bank accounts, checks, and other sources of funds\nManagement and coordination of monthly accounts payable payment cycle\nCoordinate with FP&A on cash requirements for Nova and other global business entities, as required\nProcess improvements in the streamlining and design of finance processes and further enhancing financial reporting capabilities\nControls & Third-Party Oversight\nDesign, document, and maintain the internal control framework over outsourced accounting activity - segregation of duties, delegated approval limits, and a documented journal review and sign-off hierarchy\nOperate a risk-based journal review protocol, with full review of manual and non-routine entries (balancing entries, reclasses, accruals, intercompany) and retained evidence of review\nMaintain a clear RACI across outsourced providers and internal teams for every close activity, keeping it current as responsibilities change\nOwn service-provider SLAs covering the close timetable, deliverable due dates and query turnaround, and manage escalation and remediation where they are missed\nDefine and report a monthly provider KPI scorecard - on-time close, first-time-right / rework rate, reconciling items cleared and aged open items - and run periodic service reviews against it\nReconciliation & Financial Statement Integrity\nOwn the month-end balance sheet reconciliation process across all entities and currencies, ensuring every material account is reconciled to source, reviewed, and signed off to a defined timetable\nGovern ASC 842 lease reconciliations so each schedule ties to the general ledger every month, resolving differences and reducing reliance on ad-hoc balancing entries\nOwn intercompany reconciliation, elimination and multi-currency translation tie-outs across the US and international entities\nTrack reconciliation KPIs (accounts reconciled on time, aged and unreconciled items, recurring differences) and drive resolution of root causes, not just clearing\nInnovation & Continuous Improvement\nContinuously challenge and redesign close and lease processes to reduce manual effort, cycle time and key-person dependency\nIdentify and implement automation and system improvements, reducing reliance on spreadsheets and standardizing templates and reconciliations\nApply data and AI tools to monitor accounting activity, detect anomalies and enhance management reporting\nSet measurable efficiency targets each period and track realized improvements\nAudit\nAct as a liaison with external auditors\nPrepare required audit deliverables, ensuring all audit requests are delivered in a timely manner\nTax\nMonitor tax compliance at state and local levels, including property tax assessments\nAssist with any other tax documentation\nWork with the development and legal teams to ensure compliance with all tax laws and regulations\nAbout You\nYou have a genuine interest and proven track record in accounting, process design, and tax. You have broad experience supporting multiple finance functions of a Renewables Developer, Utility, or family office/ private equity firm with Real Estate or Infrastructure assets.\nCPA required with a minimum of 5 years' experience\nStrong working knowledge of US GAAP with experience in consolidation accounting\nExperience in compilation of multi-entity tax returns and tax documentation, K-1’s, 1099 and knowledge of flow-through entities preferred.\nStrong understanding of capital accounts and cost allocations\nExperience in renewable energy preferred\nExcellent technical/analytical and interpersonal skills with high attention to detail\nCommercially minded, demonstrating an ability to interpret financial information\nAbility to work on own initiative, taking work to completion with minimal support.\nProven experience managing, reviewing and holding to account outsourced or offshore accounting teams, including SLA and KPI governance\nStrong internal controls mindset, with experience designing and operating month-end reconciliation and review frameworks\nTrack record of process improvement and automation, using data and AI tools to drive efficiency\nExcellent organizational skills\nProficient in Microsoft Office Suite with advanced Excel and AI knowledge\nA diverse and inclusive team is critical to innovation. Please get in touch even if you don’t match these qualifications 100%.\nThe salary range for this role is $150,000 -$170,000 plus a competitive bonus. This range is an estimate, and the offered salary will be based on several factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, certifications, and education.\nBenefits\nGenerous PTO Policy\nComprehensive medical, vision, dental insurance policies including HSA & FSA accounts\nPaid parental leave for all new parents\nEligibility to enroll in 401k plan with discretionary company match\nGenerous professional development and/or degree program reimbursement policies\nNova Clean Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.\nNova Clean Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or other information concerning potential candidates from any third-party recruiting firms or employment agencies. 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