Senior Manager, Technical Accounting

Overview

This role leads complex technical accounting analysis, policy development, and implementation across the organization. Working with Asset Accounting, Financial Reporting, Legal, and Asset Management, the Senior Manager, Technical Accounting provides authoritative guidance on complex transactions and ensures accounting conclusions are well-documented, supportable, and scalable as the organization grows.

Reporting to the Director of Technical Accounting, this position serves as a technical advisor to leadership and a key liaison with auditors, advisors, and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the assessment, interpretation, and implementation of complex accounting standards, including:
  • Revenue recognition (ASC 606)
  • Leases (ASC 842)
  • Consolidation and VIE analysis
  • Debt and equity classification
  • Derivatives
  • Impairments
  • Business combinations
• Support technical accounting for securitizations, structured financings, and complex capital markets transactions.
• Lead or support purchase price accounting and post-acquisition integration for asset and portfolio acquisitions.
• Evaluate accounting treatment for tax equity structures and complex solar legal entities, partnering closely with Tax, Asset Management, and external advisors.
• Serve as a key technical accounting resource for new products, portfolio structures, and strategic initiatives.
• Prepare and review technical accounting memos and position papers to support accounting conclusions and external audit review.
• Partner with Financial Reporting to support quarterly and annual reporting, including preparation and review of disclosures and critical accounting judgments.
• Support IPO readiness and public-company accounting requirements, including alignment of policies, controls, and documentation standards.
• Partner with external auditors on technical accounting matters and assist in resolution of complex accounting issues.
• Monitor emerging accounting standards and SEC guidance, assess business applicability, and support implementation efforts.
• Collaborate with Legal, FP&A, Asset Management, and Operations to ensure accounting considerations are incorporated into transaction structuring and execution.
• Mentor and support development of team members.
• Participate in special projects and strategic initiatives as needed.

Systems and Technology Environment

• Partner with accounting and systems teams to ensure technical accounting requirements are reflected in system design and data flows.
• Experience working in ERP environments that support complex legal entity structures and portfolio accounting (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central preferred).
• Comfort working with large data sets, documentation, and automation tools to enhance repeatability and control.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including meaningful technical accounting responsibility.
• CPA required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• Strong command of U.S. GAAP and familiarity with SEC reporting considerations.
• Proven ability to analyze complex accounting matters and communicate conclusions clearly to management and auditors.
• High integrity, strong judgment, and ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Big Four public accounting experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting IPO readiness and/or public-company reporting environments.
• Deep experience with securitizations, consolidation analysis (including VIEs), purchase price accounting, and complex financing structures.
• Experience with tax equity structures and renewable energy accounting.
• Master’s degree in addition to bachelor’s.

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified in the provided description.

Location

Flexible (hybrid, in-office- Houston, remote).