About the Role
Pattern Energy is seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative Senior Accountant – REC Settlements & Revenue Accounting to support settlement, billing, revenue accounting, reconciliations, and financial reporting for Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), environmental commodities, and renewable energy transactions. This role is crucial for ensuring accurate revenue capture, strong financial controls, and timely execution of accounting processes, working closely with various internal teams.
Responsibilities
- Manage settlement, billing and invoicing activities for RECs, environmental commodities, and renewable energy transactions, including validation of generation data, pricing, and contract terms.
- Prepare and review customer invoices, journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations to support monthly and quarterly close activities.
- Research and resolve settlement variances, billing issues, invoice disputes, unapplied cash, and payment differences in partnership with internal teams and external counterparties.
- Support revenue recognition and financial reporting in accordance with US GAAP, company policy, and contractual requirements.
- Maintain organized, audit-ready documentation to support internal controls, SOX compliance, and external audit requests.
- Support implementation of new system (Allegro) and related process.
- Contribute to the optimization of this growing process to enhance accuracy, efficiency, automation, and scalability across settlement and revenue accounting workflows.
- Establish communication and coordination with cross-functional teams around process, internal controls, contract management and customer relations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
- 5+ years of experience in accounting, revenue accounting, settlements, billing, or financial operations.
- Experience in renewable energy, environmental commodities, RECs, power settlements, or SOX and audit support is a plus.
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP, revenue recognition, month-end close, account reconciliations, accruals, invoicing, and billing processes.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience working with ETRM and ERP systems such as Allegro and Oracle.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Skills
- US GAAP
- Revenue Recognition
- Month-end close
- Account reconciliations
- Accruals
- Invoicing
- Billing processes
- Excel
- ETRM systems
- ERP systems
- Allegro
- Oracle
- Analytical skills
- Organizational skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
Salary/Compensations
- $90,000 - $120,000 USD
Benefits
- Bonus structure
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Short and long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Voluntary benefits
- Family care benefits
- Employee assistance program
- Paid time off and bonding leave
- Paid holidays
- 401(k)/RRSP retirement savings plan with employer contribution
- Employee referral bonuses
About the Company
- 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 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 30 power facilities and transmission assets, serving various customers that provide low-cost clean energy to millions of consumers.
Equal Opportunity
- Pattern Energy Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
