WHO ARE WE

Do you want to work in the exciting and rapidly growing renewable energy industry? Do you thrive in the dynamic and ambitious environment where you can see the impact of your work in real time? Are you ambitious and results oriented? If so, Conti Solar is looking for you. We are an established renewable energy development and EPC firm and we are looking for credible employees to help continue the growth and success we've achieved over the past decade in solar. Conti has been a leader in the solar industry since 2005, and we have developed over 1GW and engineered, procured, and constructed well over 650MW of solar-PV projects around the United States. We are rapidly growing our solar division to meet the increasing demands we are seeing for our services.

Conti Solar is jointly owned by Ares EIF and Conti Group. Ares EIF is the power and energy infrastructure strategy within Ares' Private Equity Group, with a 31-year track record of investing in assets and companies in the power generation, transmission and midstream sectors. During the last 15 years, Ares EIF has invested in nearly 9,000 MW of greenfield generation and transmission projects, as well as 200 miles of greenfield pipeline projects, representing over $11 billion of capital costs. Ares Management, L.P. is a publicly traded, leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $106 billion of assets under management as of December 31, 2017 and more than 15 offices in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. The Conti Group is a 112-year old holding company which owns businesses, assets and invests in development, engineering, construction, infrastructure, real estate, renewable energy, logistics, software and healthcare.

FINANCIAL ANALYST

The Financial Analyst supports management and operations with information, analytics and financial services in order to achieve the company's mission and execute its strategic plan. This position monitors and advances the financial health of the company by managing cash flow, enhancing profit, watching costs and safeguarding assets.  This includes ensuring the financial health of Solar project(s) by aggressively collecting revenue, accurately forecasting costs and revenues, and timely escalating all potential financial issues to Senior Management. This position is also responsible for job forecasting, cash flow forecasting, budget download, subcontractor invoicing, change orders, compliance auditing and financial reporting. Will work primarily at the Massachusetts office but will need to occasionally travel to the different jobsites.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Preparing quarterly accurate and reliable project forecasts and reports that enable management to make effective business decisions.
• Preparing the 12-month cash flow schedule with emphasis on the 30/60/90-day period.
• Preparing supplementary schedules of job costs percentage of completion
• Leading the initial budget download process and working with the super/PM to setup the coding structure for the project. On a timely basis updating the project budget to account for change orders and project revisions.
• Ensuring all client invoices are submitted on time and with the appropriate documentation. Following up to assure timely payment of invoices, change orders and claims.
• Understanding variances and identifies the components of the over/under billing.  Communicating this information to senior management and works with the project team to resolve.
• Ensuring all payroll issues are accurately and timely resolved.
• Ensuring all subcontractor documentation is received and executed in a timely manner to ensure compliance to the payment terms of the Subcontractor Agreement. Reviewing reports and invoices to make sure there is no wasteful spending.
• Ensuring all invoices are received and vouchered in the appropriate month, prior to the monthly closing deadline
• Reviewing and understanding the Client's contract for general specifications, sales tax, invoicing, extra work billing, and change management.
• Reviewing the weekly equipment charges and utilization reports.  Discussing any variances with the project team to ensure they make real time cost decisions.
• Reconciling job costs to general ledgers.
• Assisting in the preparation of schedules, reports, and various supporting documents used in audits performed by independent public accountants

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have a degree in Accounting or related field
• Must have demonstrated exceptional leadership skills
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced challenging environment.
• Self-motivated to accomplish goals
• Excellent teamwork, communication and people skills
• Solid time management and excellent organizational skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Especially Excel)

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment must take a pre-employment drug test and receive a negative result as a condition of hire.

PAY/BENEFITS

Conti Solar offers a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, and vision. The benefits are effective on the 1st of the month after date of hire. We also offer life insurance, 401(K) matching plan, EAP, wellness programs, and many other optional programs.

Conti Solar is an equal opportunity employer.