Staff Accountant
Palmetto Clean TechnologyCharlotte, North Carolina
Full Time
Posted November 17, 2025
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Job Description
A financial accounting role responsible for supporting the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, preparing financial statements, ensuring GAAP compliance, and collaborating across teams to improve financial reporting and internal controls in a fast-paced clean tech company.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with the preparation and analysis of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in compliance with GAAP and industry standards
- Drive the month-end close processes for timely and accurate financial reporting
- Ensure accurate accounting and reporting of capitalized software development costs, lease arrangements under ASC 842, and intercompany transactions
- Collaborate cross-functionally to support compliance, automation, and consistent accounting treatment across entities
- Develop and implement accounting policies and procedures to enhance internal governance
- Assist in the preparation and support of external audits, including documentation and testing of controls
- Identify opportunities to streamline and automate accounting processes using industry-specific software and tools
- Develop and maintain account reconciliations and other close-related documentation
- Support special projects related to accounting and financial reporting
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with accounting major or Master's degree in Accounting
- Certified Public Accountant license or equivalent required
- 2 years of progressive accounting experience
- Ability to assist with the preparation and analysis of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, ensuring compliance with GAAP and industry-specific standards
- Experience driving the assigned month-end close processes for timely and accurate reporting
- Experience ensuring accurate accounting and financial reporting for capitalized software development costs, lease arrangements under ASC 842, and intercompany transactions, in alignment with GAAP and company policy
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally to support compliance, automation initiatives, and consistent accounting treatment across entities
- Experience developing and implementing policies for recognizing revenue from renewable energy projects, adhering to ASC 606
- Ability to partner with cross-functional teams such as payroll, project development, legal, and operations to ensure financial impacts are accurately captured and communicated
- Experience developing and maintaining accounting policies and procedures to strengthen internal governance
- Ability to assist in the preparation and support of external audits, including documentation and testing of key controls
- Experience identifying opportunities to streamline and automate accounting processes, leveraging industry-specific software and tools
- Ability to assist initiatives to improve the efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting, including implementing new accounting standards and systems
- Experience developing and maintaining account reconciliations and other close items as necessary
- Ability to document relevant technical accounting matters
- Willingness to support special projects as assigned
- Strong planning and organizational skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite
- High attention to detail and strong analytical abilities
- Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks
- Employment contingent upon the successful completion of a background check
Benefits & Perks
unlimited PTO
medical coverage
dental coverage
vision coverage
paid parental leave
retirement plans
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