Manager - Financial Reporting and Controls

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Vanguard Renewables is a leading U.S. environmental services company and producer of biomethane from organic waste. Headquartered in Weston, Massachusetts, the company builds, owns, and operates on-farm anaerobic digesters that convert food, beverage, and agricultural waste into pipeline-ready renewable natural gas. Vanguard Renewables is rapidly scaling its national footprint, with operational sites across the Northeast and new facilities under construction in the Midwest and South. By diverting organic waste streams from landfills, the company is reducing greenhouse gas emissions at scale while supporting critical domestic energy infrastructure and regenerative agriculture for America's farms. Vanguard Renewables is a portfolio company of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), part of BlackRock.

We are seeking a Manager – Financial Reporting and Controls for the overall responsibility and leadership in the accounting and reporting functions, and to be a key member of the Finance leadership team to help design and enact the vision of the financial group as the Company scales. Reporting to the Controller, this role will help lead the overall accounting responsibilities with a primary focus on developing the internal processes and procedures, consolidation and financial reporting for stakeholders, financial account support structure, US GAAP technical assessment and responsibility, team management, and auditor responsibilities.

This role operates within a highly complex, multi-entity environment with private equity stakeholders and tax equity structures. Candidates must be comfortable operating in a high-scale, technically complex reporting environment.

Responsibilities

• Become a clear leader within the scaling Company organization, as well as within the finance group
• Become intimately familiar with business fundamentals; proactively reach out and work directly with business functions; become thoroughly knowledgeable and well conversant with other business leaders in the organization
• Business partner supporting segment leadership delivering reporting and analysis necessary to manage business and drive informed decision making which include monthly reporting and analysis, forecasting, ownership of sales commission plan, and ad hoc customer / vendor analysis. Ensure timely and accurate internal and external reporting to various stakeholders within the organization.
• Leveraging the effective close process developed to-date, responsible for the continued design, management, and delivery of the Company’s monthly close process and reporting requirements, including effective implementation and utilization of the Company’s ERP
• Responsible for all aspects of the timely preparation of complete and accurate financial statements on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis to multiple stakeholders; effective procedures developed to manage all aspects of reporting process, including communication with Controller, VP of Finance, CFO and executive leadership
• Responsible for US GAAP technical assessments; detailed understanding of business specifics and how to then interpret/apply US GAAP requirements as applicable; drafting of position papers to outline Company’s conclusion (as consistent with US GAAP)
• Responsible for developing, updating, and maintaining Policies & Procedures with respect to the organization’s fiscal compliance & control procedures; adequate reassessment of controls (and design/implementation of new, as needed) for the scaling of the organization; continually assess internal controls, reporting process, and make improvements
• Responsible for helping to manage the audit requirements; lead coordination of fiscal audit(s) by independent audit firm; responsible for helping manage all aspects of the audit, including deliverables, audit schedule, meeting deadlines for deliverables, complete and accurate preparation of deliverables; effective communication with auditors at all times
• Management of all compliance and reporting requirements related to project construction work related in relation to ITC Section 48/PTC 45Z, work closely with third party partner to ensure timely and accurate reporting as required.
• Oversight and management of budget to actual tracking for construction projects
• Responsible for financial reporting to the organization’s multiple stakeholders, including shareholders and lenders on a monthly / quarterly basis (or as needed)
• Responsible for proactive assistance, design, and implementation of the Company’s financial reporting process, utilizing the Company’s ERP
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills and Qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is REQUIRED
• 8–10+ years of experience in accounting, financial reporting, or audit (combination of Big 4 and industry strongly preferred), with demonstrated progression and promotion within organization
• Takes full ownership over all work product; complete and accurate preparation of all work product for review and discussion; acute attention to detail
• Experience with complex legal structures, including joint ventures, intercompany accounting, and multi-entity consolidations in a high-growth or private equity-backed environment
• Experience with US GAAP technical assessments
• Preferred experience in a high growth company with multiple stakeholders; entrepreneurial-driven individual comfortable developing and implementing required/new processes and procedures
• Experience building and leading teams; demonstrated focus on developing employees; builds strong working relationships and has exceptional leadership skills
• Ability and desire to partner with executives and coworkers across all functional areas of the company
• Demonstrates excellent financial and quantitative skills
• Demonstrated ownership of financial reporting processes, including month-end close, consolidations, audit coordination, and internal controls
• Communicates effectively at all levels in the organization and across functions; has strong presentation skills; collaborates well with colleagues using adept social skills
• Prepares and presents complete and accurate information at all times; takes ownership over all aspects of work product
• Works independently using project management skills
• Proactive learner; learns quickly with strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Ability to prioritize individual and team tasks based on urgency, importance, etc.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Comprehensive health insurance benefits, including HSA option, with substantial employer premium contributions.
• Competitive, employer-sponsored (100% paid) dental, vision, and wellness benefits.
• Basic employer-paid life and disability insurance, with optional supplemental life and AD&D coverage.
• 401(k) retirement program with employer match and immediate eligibility.
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options to support healthcare and dependent care expenses.
• Education and adoption assistance programs to support personal and family goals.
• Discretionary performance-based bonus opportunity in addition to competitive base salary.
• Robust paid time off supporting flexibility and work-life balance.
• Monthly cell phone and business expense reimbursement.

Vanguard Renewables is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals and in which personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship, or other protected characteristic.