General Accounting Manager - Qcells
Highland Hills, OH 44122
About the Job
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 Cleveland, 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%. (Required to work from the Cleveland office 3 times a week and Youngstown office once a week)
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
- Any other job-related duty as deemed appropriate by management.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's 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
- Payroll and review bi-weekly payroll
- Assist with annual audit, commercial insurance renewal, and various ad-hoc requests
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 steve.kwon@qcelles.com.
Nothing in this statement shall imply implicitly or explicitly a guarantee of employment outside our at-will employment opportunity.
Source : Qcells
