General Accounting Manager

Description    Department: Biz Planning & Ops   Supervisor: Sr. Director of Corporate Finance   FLSA Status: Salary  Position Status: Permanent, Full-time  Work Status: Hybrid         General Accounting Manager/Credit and Financial Reporting 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. Solar FlexRack 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/Credit and Financial Reporting 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 Sr. Director of Corporate Finance, or another management personnel that the President of the Company may designate. This position is located in Cleaveland, Ohio and working hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:00am to 5:00pm or 9:00am to 6:00pm local time. Overtime and weekend working hours may be required as needed. This position is expected to travel up to 25%.        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.                       REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS     Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Business with concentration in Accounting  10+ years of experience in Revenue Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Receivable Collection, Billing and Invoicing, Accounts Payable, Accounting Reconciliation  Manufacturing and retail industry experience  Clear understanding of tax filing, calculation procedure, and communication              PHYSICAL DEMANDS     Stationary Position: frequently remains stationary up to 90% of the time and sitting up to 8 hours in a day  Move/Traverse: infrequently bend, stand, stoop and/or walk  Carry Weight: infrequently carry weight and/or lift objects (light to heavy) weighing up to 10 pounds  Hearing and Speech: frequently communicates with the ability to hear and talk on a regular basis with employees, coworkers, and all personnel matters; must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations  Sight: frequent use of sight to detect images on computer, office documents, and office objects near and far  Climb: occasionally ascends/descends on stairway to get to office upper and lower floors  Travel: up to 25% as needed        WORK ENVIRONMENT     Regular professional, office business setting  Noise level ranges from low to moderate (if in office setting)  Noise level ranges from moderate to high (if on construction worksite)    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 .   Nothing in this statement shall imply implicitly or explicitly a guarantee of employment outside our at-will employment opportunity.

Created: 2024-11-02