Title: Finance & Accounting Coordinator

Term: Full-time

Location: Remote within the United States

Travel: Less than 10%

Who is Solstice?

Climate change mitigation requires massive clean energy expansion, yet 77 percent of American households cannot install rooftop solar power due to rented housing, the structure of their rooftop, the upfront cost, or access to financing. Solstice connects households and community organizations to “community solar”—shared solar farms that are installed in a centralized location where local residents can enroll in a portion for free, without any home installations, and enjoy guaranteed savings on their monthly utility bill.

Solstice is an award-winning, mission-driven clean energy company working to put affordable, renewable energy in the hands of every household, including low-income populations and communities of color. The clean energy revolution is happening now; Solstice is working to ensure this transition is equitable and widespread by making it simpler and more affordable than ever for homeowners, businesses, and even renters to go solar.

Position Overview

With surging demand for renewable energy, Solstice is poised for significant scale. In light of this scale, we are seeking an experienced, detail-oriented, driven, energetic, efficient, reliable, and highly organized Finance & Accounting Associate to conduct and oversee the daily financial operations of our company.

You will ensure that our accounting software and financial reports remain current, that our financial processes are optimized for our business, and build models around the financial future of Solstice’s growing business. You’ll report to the Finance & Accounting Manager and coordinate with external financial service vendors while gaining exposure to all aspects of the organization.

Responsibilities will include:

• Perform daily bookkeeping in our accounting software and maintain a chart of accounts
• Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded
• Track and monitor Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable accounts to ensure positive cash flow is maintained.
• Process balance sheets, income statements, and other financial statements according to legal and company accounting and financial guidelines
• Assist with reviewing expenses, payroll records, etc., as requested
• Generate monthly developer invoices
• Prepare monthly commissions calculations
• Assist Finance Director in the preparation of monthly/quarterly/annual closings
• Liaison with HR to maintain state business registrations and annual reports
• Support Finance Director with annual audit
• Suggest and implement improvements to existing processes and procedures
• Provide support to accounting associate, team collaboration and guidance on accounting best practices
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience in a professional finance and/or accounting role
• Proficiency in GAAP, financial reporting, reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close
• Ability to analyze data for accuracy, trends, and inconsistencies
• Excellent communication and time management skills
• A problem solver; excited to tackle both small and large challenges
• Enthusiastic, positive, and team-oriented
• Excited to work in a fast-paced, growing, scale-up environment
• Driven, gritty, and resilient; demonstrated ability to persevere through unanticipated challenges
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Quickbooks/Expensify
• Energy industry experience

Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• Health and Dependent Care FSA
• Safe Harbor 401(k) with an automatic 3% company contribution
• Professional development annual stipend
• Gender-neutral paid parental leave policy
• Generous time off policy that includes: All federal holidays, one week in late December, and 3 weeks of flexible PTO
• Flexible personal time to allow employees to run errands, go to doctor’s appointments, etc., without taking PTO
• Ability to work remotely from within the United States

As a Finance & Accounting Coordinator, you will gain:

• A deep understanding of the solar and renewable energy space, particularly the rapidly growing community solar industry
• Hands-on scale-up experience in cleantech
• Knowledge from and personal interaction with leadership
• The opportunity to work on two crucial issues that positively impact the world: climate change mitigation and social justice
• A team of passionate, collaborative, dedicated, and empathetic employees

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About Solstice:

Solstice was founded to advance equity and inclusion in America. We are committed to living those values, not just in the work we do to promote environmental and energy justice but in how we grow as an organization. We always seek to expand leadership opportunities for marginalized communities in the global transition to clean energy.

Solstice is an equal opportunity employer. We hire, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, national origin, genetics, veteran status, or any of the other characteristics that give each of us a unique perspective and capacities.

We’re a team of mission-driven, passionate, and dedicated individuals. We’ve fostered an inclusive and fun culture through remote team socials and all-team strategy retreats throughout the year. Apply today and get to know us!