Staff Accountant
At a glance
Senior Accounting role at Voltus. Remote, United States · $83,000–$88,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Review monthly operating expense accounts, then explain significant movements in the profit and loss statement
- Handle invoices, staff expense claims and purchase orders, verifying charges against company policy
- Administer reimbursements and payable workflows through Rippling, Expensify and Tipalti
- Support the corporate card program, maintain employee finance-system access and train staff on payment procedures
- Build audit schedules, refresh finance process records and take on cash-related or other accounting projects
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or a related discipline, or an accepted foreign equivalent, plus two years in accounting
- At least two years in the U.S. energy sector and experience coordinating across departments and organizational levels
- Two years with Sage Intacct, American Express, Brex, Expensify and the listed Tipalti systems
- Two years working with external auditors, reconciling key ledger accounts and handling cash transfers or ACH payments
Who this fits
This role suits an accountant with experience in expenses, payables, reconciliations and cash accounting. You may work remotely from a home office anywhere in the U.S. You must be authorized to work from your home location; new-hire visa sponsorship and transfers are unavailable. Work from another country requires approval, and you are expected to work mainly from your home country.
From the employer
About Voltus
Voltus is the leading DER technology platform and virtual power plant operator, connecting distributed energy resources to electricity markets to deliver less expensive, more reliable, and more sustainable electricity. We hire teammates who are bright, gritty, and good, with a genuine passion for a cleaner energy future.
- Perform month-end processes and provide flux commentary on monthly P&L Operating Expense Accounts.
- Process all invoices, expense reports and purchase orders and validate each expense against internal policies.
- Administrator of expense reimbursements in internal systems including Rippling and Expensify, Tipalti for Accounts Payable and Tipalti PO System for purchase requisitions.
- Assists with management of corporate credit card program and oversight of compliance with spend as it relates to Voltus policies.
- Maintains access to systems for the entire employee base within US, Canada and International Locations.
- Interface with third parties including PEO Canada and Globalization Partners as it relates to Voltus employees outside of the U.S.
- Maintains office hours and keeps a complete employee base trained on all payable policies and procedures.
- Assists in preparing financial analyses and schedules necessary for audit.
- Supports various special projects and ad hoc tasks as necessary.
- Maintains and updates internal financial documentation for processes.
Duties
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or closely related field, or foreign degree equivalent, and 2 years of experience in accounting. At least 2 years of experience working in the US energy industry; At least 2 years of experience coordinating with cross-functional teams, including departmental staff and management across all levels of the organization; At least 2 years of experience using Sage Intacct, American Express, Brex, Expensify, Tipalti AP and Tipalti PO; At least 2 years of experience interfacing with external auditors; At least 2 years of experience reconciling key general ledger accounts including Accounts Payable and Prepayments; At least 2 years of experience managing cash wires, ACH payments, and accounting for cash accounts. Employer is willing to accept a foreign Bachelor’s degree equivalency based on a combination of education and experience. Telecommuting permissible from home office anywhere in the U.S.Please note that at this time, we do not sponsor visas or transfers for new hires. Voltus teammates need to be authorized to work from their home location (in the US or Canada, unless otherwise indicated on the role description).
Additionally, while Voltus is an all-remote workplace, we have limitations on where employees are able to work for regulatory and security reasons. We expect that Voltans are working primarily from their home country. Working while traveling to other countries must be approved as per our Global Remote Travel Policy.
At Voltus, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer because we recognize that a diverse organization begins with a diverse candidate pool. This means we do not tolerate discrimination of any kind and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of your gender identity, race, nationality, religion, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or marital status.