Director, Accounting

🕒 August 18

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $185k - $225k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🧾 Accounting Manager

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Renew Home

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51 - 200 employees

⚡ Energy

Energy • Technology • Environmental Technology

Renew Home is a company dedicated to transforming residential energy usage through innovative virtual power plant technology. By partnering with leading brands like Google Nest, Renew Home integrates energy-smart features into everyday devices such as thermostats and water heaters. The company aims to support the clean energy transition by creating the world's largest residential virtual power plant, allowing households to optimize energy usage and respond to the needs of the electrical grid. Renew Home focuses on making energy savings easy and accessible, helping millions of households become more energy-efficient and sustainable without sacrificing comfort.

📋 Description

• Lead technical accounting assessments for new standard implementations and prepare auditor-ready accounting policies and position memos • Oversee financial reporting, including quarterly debt covenant reports, audited financial statements, and quarterly investor reporting • Collaborate with FP&A on General Ledger coding, department allocations, and process improvements • Prepare intercompany entries and assess Tax and US GAAP implications • Oversee stock-based compensation accounting under ASC 718 • Review and approve bi-monthly US payroll and review outsourced Canadian payroll funding accuracy • Validate payroll inputs, including hours, overtime, bonuses, commissions, retroactive pay, off-cycle payments, and leave adjustments • Own payroll GL mapping in Rippling and prepare payroll journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end accruals • Oversee new state and provincial payroll tax registrations and payroll system compliance • Optimize payroll processes, tooling, data accuracy, and automation • Support annual audits and quarterly internal control testing • Ensure sales tax and franchise/business tax compliance and reporting • Review partnership entity taxes and K-1 issuances with the Controller • Prepare process-flow documentation, coordinate auditor walkthroughs, and maintain a risk-control matrix • Review journal entries and balance-sheet reconciliations prepared by outsourced team members • Manage insurance renewals, Certificates of Insurance, and claims • Collaborate cross-functionally on month-end close and ad-hoc reporting

🎯 Requirements

• Active CPA license required • Bachelor's degree in accounting required • Renewable industry experience required • 10–15+ years of progressive accounting experience required • Big 4 or Tier II audit firm experience required • Merger and acquisition experience is a plus • Experience establishing internal financial controls and QA oversight for multi-state US payroll operations highly preferred • Strong technical accounting skills • Thorough understanding of SOX compliance and IPO readiness • Advanced Excel proficiency • Familiarity with cloud-based HRIS/payroll platforms such as Rippling • Familiarity with AI tools • Deep understanding of US GAAP, including revenue recognition, payroll and wage/bonus accruals, intercompany transactions, and financial reporting • Experience managing and developing offshore teams • Experience collaborating with FP&A, HR, and TX Operations • Experience partnering with external US and international payroll vendors • Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship

🏖️ Benefits

• Target annual bonus of 25% of base salary • Participation in long-term incentive programs tied to company growth and performance • Fully remote work environment • Home office set-up allowance • No pre-set vacation limits • Meaningful PTO every year • Parental leave benefits • Competitive health and wellness benefits • 401(k) plan with employer contributions • Opportunity to learn and grow • Reasonable accommodation for disabilities