Assistant Controller

🔥 20 minutes ago

🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

⛔️ Financial Controller

👻 Ghost score 25%

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Fervo Energy

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

51 - 200 employees

💼 Consulting

🏭 Manufacturing

⚡ Energy

Consulting • Manufacturing • Energy

Fervo Energy is delivering 24/7 carbon-free energy through the development of next-generation geothermal projects. The company leverages innovation in geoscience to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy, aiming to enhance geothermal's role in the future electric grid with advancements in drilling and subsurface analytics, making geothermal energy cost competitive.

📋 Description

• Own the end-to-end month-end close, including accounts payable, cash posting, bank reconciliations, prepaids, accruals, PP&E accounts, payroll-related accruals, legal accruals, G&A allocations, and other general ledger entries • Drive close timing, dependencies, support quality, and reviewer follow-up to ensure timely and efficient closing • Partner with Operations Accounting, Treasury, Tax, and Financial Reporting to ensure entries are complete, accurate, timely, and properly supported • Review monthly results with the Controller, including flux analyses, key judgments, and accrual and reserve positions • Own balance sheet reconciliation quality for assigned areas • Build or lead staff in creating desktop procedures, process narratives, and control documentation • Research and apply accounting guidance for new contracts, business structures, or activities • Serve as a primary contact for external auditors regarding transactional accounting matters • Lead SOX readiness and internal control evidence delivery • Identify manual close tasks for simplification, standardization, automation, or delegation • Support implementation and use of close management, reconciliation, ERP, and automation tools • Hire, develop, and cross-train staff and senior accountants • Use analytics to identify unusual balances, stale reconciling items, missed accruals, allocation issues, and process bottlenecks • Build audit-ready workpapers and repeatable processes, follow up through reviewer sign-off, communicate action items and deadlines, and use technology and automation thoughtfully

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field • 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 3+ years managing accounting teams • Experience preparing and reviewing journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, allocations, and close support • Strong understanding of US GAAP, internal controls, and audit-ready workpaper standards • Experience managing multiple entities, cost centers, intercompany activity, or complex allocation processes • Advanced Excel skills and comfort with ERP reports, trial balances, reconciliations, and close analytics • Ability to lead, coach, review work, and partner cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment • Active CPA license strongly preferred • Public accounting and/or public-company experience preferred • Experience with FloQast, Quorum, or OpenInvoice preferred • Experience in energy, tax equity infrastructure, renewable power, or multi-entity project accounting environments preferred • SOX readiness, process documentation, or system implementation experience preferred