chestnutcarbon - Accounting Manager
Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting; Master's degree in Accounting or Taxation preferred • 6+ years of progressive accounting experience, including a foundation in public accounting (Big 4 or national firm strongly preferred) and industry experience at a high-growth private or pre-IPO company • Demonstrated experience owning month-end close, consolidations, and reconciliations in a multi-entity environment • Strong expertise in U.S. GAAP and financial reporting • Experience supporting external audits under AICPA or PCAOB standards • Hands-on ERP experience (NetSuite preferred) • Detail-oriented and strong organizational skills. • Experience in a project developer, renewables, real estate, energy, or infrastructure environment, including project level SPV accounting and capitalized development cost accounting • Prior experience at a pre-IPO or SEC reporting company; direct exposure to IPO readiness workstreams • Familiarity with carbon markets, forestry, land management, or nature-based solutions • Sitting: Must be able to sit for extended periods of time. • Standing and Walking: Occasionally required to stand and walk. • Manual Dexterity: Frequent use of hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls. • Repetitive Movements: Ability to perform repetitive movements, such as typing and using a mouse. • Visual Acuity: Close visual acuity required for viewing a computer screen and reading documents. • Communication: Ability to understand and communicate clearly with others. • Lifting: Occasionally required to lift and carry objects weighing up to 20 pounds. • Bending and Stooping: Occasionally required to bend, stoop, and reach • Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to everything we do. Chestnut Carbon thrives on and celebrates different views, beliefs, and values. We are committed to our talented team and partners, regardless of background or affiliation, and to actively promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our business. We strive to be a place where you can be you and bring yourself to work.
Responsibilities
• General Accounting & Month-End Close • Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process across all Chestnut Carbon legal entities for assigned areas • Review and approve journal entries prepared by staff (accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, debt, intercompany, and project cost capitalization) • Oversee balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring all high risk accounts are reconciled monthly with proper supporting documentation and reviewer sign off, consistent with SOX/ICFR expectations • Perform monthly flux and variance analyses (P&L and balance sheet) with written explanations at the entity and consolidated levels; escalate anomalies to the Controller • Manage the consolidation process, intercompany eliminations, and preparation of consolidated trial balances used for internal and external reporting • Financial Reporting Support • Prepare and review supporting schedules and workpapers for GAAP based consolidated financial statements • Support the Company's transition from AICPA audited financial statements to PCAOB audited financial statements • Audit & Compliance • Serve as a day-to-day point of contact for external auditors during interim and year-end fieldwork for assigned areas by preparing PBC deliverables, responding to inquiries, and driving timely resolution of open items • Ensure all accounting conclusions and journal entries are documented, and audit-defensible • Design, document, and operate key controls over general accounting, close, reconciliations, journal entries, and consolidation • Systems & Process Improvement • Identify and support automation and process improvement initiatives to shorten close, reduce manual effort, and improve data quality as transaction volumes scale, in partnership with Controller • Maintain accounting policies, desktop procedures, close checklists, and process narratives at a level of quality suitable for external audit review • Cross-Functional Support • Partner with FP&A, Treasury, and other departments on cross-functional projects, transactions, and reporting requests • Support special projects, including system implementations, policy rollouts, and organizational initiatives.
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