Assistant Controller Jobs

Company Overview
Pattern Energy is a leading renewable energy company that develops, constructs, owns, and operates high-quality wind and solar generation, transmission, and energy storage facilities. Our mission is to transition the world to renewable energy through the sustainable development and responsible operation of facilities with respect for the environment, communities, and cultures where we have a presence.

Our approach begins and ends with establishing trust, accountability, and transparency. Our company values of creative spirit, pride of ownership, follow-through, and a team-first attitude drive us to pursue our mission every day. Our culture supports our values by fostering innovative and critical thinking and a deep belief in living up to our promises.

Headquartered in the United States, Pattern has a global portfolio of more than 35 power facilities and transmission assets, serving various customers that provide low-cost clean energy to millions of consumers.

Job Purpose

Key Contacts

The following reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons:

• Collaborate with commercial/origination, finance, and other key business leaders in support of Pattern's strategic business goals.
• Lead special projects as requested.
• Partner closely with the accounting team to apply technical accounting principles as a key advisor and subject matter expert.
• Support Pattern's internal control environment, including review and update of control narratives and accounting policies.
• Oversee the preparation of the annual corporate financials, board presentations and investor presentations and support the annual audit. Oversee the preparation and audit of individual project-level audits (25 plus) – principally US GAAP but will also include some IFRS audits.
• Ensure the timely completion of account reconciliations.
• Collaborate with Senior Accounting Leadership on strategic accounting and corporate initiatives affecting accounting organization, including resources, priorities, and special projects.
• Oversee priorities, responsibilities and performance of multiple-level 40 plus accounting team members located in Houston and San Francisco.

Experience/Qualifications/Education Required

Educational Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting is required. A graduate degree in accounting is desirable. CPA certification required.

Required Work Experience

• Experience in the power generation or energy industry and familiarity in industry accounting standards is highly desirable.
• Experienced in complex structured businesses with a background in consolidation, corporate accounting, development, construction, and operations accounting.
• The candidate should have a minimum of 15 plus years of experience in public accounting or a combination of public accounting and industry. Public accounting experience preferable with a “big-4” firm. Public company/SEC reporting experience is a plus.
• Substantial experience preparing and communicating audit-quality technical accounting analyses and documentation is essential.
• Proven ability to analyze business matters or process improvements and implement or recommend solutions.
• Experience with public company internal control standards is essential.
• Strong leadership skills that collaborates well within the accounting team, as well as other inter-departmental groups including, development, operations, finance and legal.
• Strong US GAAP technical accounting skill set with broad knowledge and experience of external reporting requirements (private company and SEC-level disclosures), including communications to the board of directors and investors.

• Willingness to work reasonable overtime hours to meet closing and reporting deadlines and to travel as required.
• Ability to lead and conduct research on technical accounting issues and prepare high quality, persuasive, written memoranda and communicate conclusions to management, accounting team and auditors
• Knowledge of accounting for derivatives, leases, business combinations, foreign subsidiaries, consolidations, tax equity structures, debt refinancing, and energy transactions.
• Ability to prepare financial statements for multiple entities. The use of Workiva software or similar reporting platform is desirable.
• Ability to motivate direct and cross-functional teams to produce quality work products within tight deadlines and simultaneously manage several projects.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, transactional, environment.