GL Accountant
Description
The Position
Do you dream about creating a more sustainable future? At Uplight, we are motivating energy users and providers to accelerate the clean energy ecosystem. Working with over 75 of the world’s leading electric and gas utilities, Uplight provides an end-to-end customer energy experience. Uplight delivers personalized experiences that customers have now come to expect–improving satisfaction, increasing revenue, reducing the cost to serve, and contributing to carbon reduction goals. We are B Corp certified, enabling us to put our values into action by not only making decisions for the benefit of our shareholders, but also for our customers, environment, employees, and community.
We are seeking a GL Accountant to join our team and help us achieve our ambitious goals for our business and the planet.
What you get to do:
- Contribute to streamlining of the month-end close process.
- Prepare and record journal entries into the accounting system.
- Perform monthly general ledger account reconciliations and analysis.
- Assist with monthly e-commerce sales reconciliations.
- Document accounting processes including current control structure.
- Ensure compliance with accounting process documentation, and identify opportunities to improve upon existing internal control structure.
- Assist in preparation of year-end audit schedules and pull relevant support.
- Variance analysis.
- Assist in financial due diligence as needed.
- Assist with Budget to Actual reviews and support Reporting and Budget processes
- Demonstrate understanding of multi-currency accounting
- Prepare and analyze ad hoc requests
Skills and experience are necessary, but we hire on value alignment first, so if you feel you would be a good fit with us, still consider applying.
What you bring to Uplight:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
- Minimum 1 year of professional working experience
- Strong quantitative and analytical abilities
- Strong attention to detail and presentation aesthetics
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work largely independently when given clear direction and to plan, organize, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Strong work ethic with a commitment to problem-solving and getting to the right answer via personal initiative, perseverance, and teamwork
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products and the ability to learn Accounting Software quickly.
What makes working at Uplight amazing:
In addition to all the standard medical and dental benefits, that kick in Day 1, we:
- Are proud to be over 300+ rebels with an important cause by helping to create a more sustainable planet.
- Are committed to the environment, our employees, and our communities.
- Are focused on career growth by following defined career ladders
- Take our work and mission seriously and....we love to laugh!
We also:
- Provide a 401k Match
- Have an innovative flexible time-off policy
- Keep you energized with plenty of food and drink
Uplight provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.