Staff Accountant

Company Description:

Since our founding in 2011, we’ve grown to over 200 employees in four offices—New York City, Portland, ME, Denver, CO, and Montpelier, VT—and other individual locations across the US, and have positioned ourselves as a market leader in energy transition, renewable energy, and sustainable infrastructure investments.

As of 2023, our IPP fleet comprises over 450 projects, representing 3.4 gigawatts of total clean energy production and storage capacity.

Please visit www.greenbackercapital.com to learn more about our company, mission, team, and portfolios.

Greenbacker is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Greenbacker will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.

Requirements

Job Purpose/Background:

The role is a hybrid role based in our Portland, Maine, Montpelier, VT or New York City, NY office and is intended to be a hybrid position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Account for new debt financing and interest rate swap arrangements; including their recognition in the Company’s financial statements in accordance with US GAAP.
• Assist with month, quarter, and year-end close procedures related to the Company’s financing arrangements and interest rate swaps; including, preparing, and maintaining work papers and documents supporting the trial balance.
• Reviewing and understanding various financing agreements related to the Company’s financing activities.
• Assist with the satisfaction of requests from external auditors in fulfillment of the year-end financial statement audit process.
• Collaborating with colleagues to ensure accounting procedures comply with US GAAP and internal controls are followed.
• Assisting with cross-department projects, and other ad hoc initiatives.
• Maintaining organization and seizing opportunities to improve efficiency and work quality in a constantly growing and changing landscape.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting is required.
• 1 to 2 years of experience in accounting is preferred.
• Proficiency with Oracle ERP or similar accounting software (e.g. Quickbooks, Netsuite) is preferred.
• Exposure to financial institutions (i.e. commercial lending) is a plus.
• Familiarity with data processing tools such as SQL, Power BI, or Python, and treasury software such as G-Treasury is a plus.
• Strong organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Participation in the buildout of scalable processes is preferred.
• Analytical and detail-oriented mindset.
• Highly motivated, results-oriented, and possesses a strong sense of ownership.

• Medical: 5 United Health Care Oxford options
• Dental: Guardian – two options
• Vision: Guardian / VSP – one option (100% employee paid)
• Life and AD&D: Short term and long-term disability (both 100% employer paid)
• Retirement/401(K): ADP/Voya with 50% match up to 6% of salary
• Other: Medical and dependent care / Health Savings Accounts, Pre-tax commuter benefits through Optum
• Time Off: 20 days paid time off, 7 sick days a year, 32 hours of VTO a year.
• Mental Health: Modern Health: 24/7 access to Coaching and Therapy sessions for employees and dependents
• Family Building: Coverage for infertility, adoption, surrogacy, and 16 weeks of family leave.