Cost Accounting Manager

A growing clean energy company is seeking a Director of Cost Accounting to serve as an onsite financial leader supporting its expanding solar construction and development operations. This is a newly created role driven by the need to bring high-level accounting leadership directly to the Asheville-based construction team as projects move into active construction. Relocation for the duration of the contact is available for the right candidate.

This individual will act as a hands-on onsite project controller and accounting partner, helping bridge construction, development, operations, and accounting. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in construction accounting, solar or power/plant project accounting, fixed asset accounting, inventory cleanup, purchase orders, and high-volume invoice management.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the onsite accounting lead for solar construction projects
• Act as a project controller and trusted finance partner to construction and development teams
• Oversee cost accounting activities related to solar project construction and capital expenditures
• Manage and improve accounting processes for high-volume invoice flow
• Review and resolve purchase order and invoice discrepancies
• Support fixed asset accounting, including capitalization of construction-in-progress and related project costs
• Clean up and organize accounting processes and records
• Ensure timely and accurate tracking of project costs across development and construction phases
• Support reporting and analysis related to project spend, capital budgets, and cost controls
• Interface regularly with leadership and project teams across the nation

Required Qualifications

• Significant experience in cost accounting, project accounting, or controllership within construction environments
• Strong background in solar construction, power/plant construction, or general construction accounting
• Experience with fixed asset accounting and capital project accounting
• Proven ability to manage complex invoice, procurement, and purchase order workflows

Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting renewable energy, infrastructure, utility, or energy project environments
• Background serving as controller, project controller, or construction accounting leader
• Experience supporting large-scale capital project environments
• 8-12 years of progressive accounting experience
• Deep hands-on experience with multi-entity consolidation and elimination entries — you’ve done these yourself, not just reviewed them.
• Track record managing and developing accounting teams, not just being the best individual contributor.
• Sage Intacct or comparable mid-market ERP (NetSuite, Dynamics, etc.).
• Comfortable operating in an environment where you’re building the playbook as you go.

Compensation

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