The Financial Reporting Manager is based onsite in Redding, California, and reports to the Controller. The role leads external financial reporting for a multi-entity portfolio totaling roughly 80 entities, oversees external audits and GAAP financial statements, and supports lenders, partners, and investors.
Responsibilities
- Oversee external attestation engagements—audits, reviews, and compilations—from planning through report issuance, functioning as the primary liaison with external accounting firms.
- Prepare standalone and consolidated GAAP financial statements and footnote disclosures, including reviewed statements required by lenders and joint venture partners.
- Own the engagement calendar: coordinate PBC request lists, manage timelines and deliverables across multiple concurrent engagements, and track open items and corrective actions to resolution.
- Respond to internal and external requests for financial statements and supporting analyses from lenders, investors, JV partners, and executive leadership.
- Maintain audit-ready financial records and documentation in accordance with GAAP and company policy, supporting regulatory and compliance audits including renewable energy incentives, grants, and project financing.
- Apply technical accounting guidance to complex structures, including ASC 810 consolidation and variable interest entity analysis, ASC 323 equity method investments, and related disclosures.
- Research and document technical accounting positions in memos for new transactions, structures, and adopted standards.
- Collaborate with accounting managers to ensure close deliverables meet external reporting requirements and integrate engagement findings into close process improvements.
- Develop and maintain financial statement templates, disclosure checklists, and reporting policies that scale with company growth.
- Prepare financial reporting packages and analyses for executive leadership as requested.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
- Minimum of six years of accounting experience, including substantial involvement in preparing GAAP financial statements and managing external audits or reviews.
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, including consolidation, multi-entity accounting, and footnote disclosures.
- Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent engagements and deadlines with external parties.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with mid-market or enterprise ERP systems.
- Excellent written communication skills, including drafting technical accounting memos and footnote disclosures.
Technologies
NetSuite OneWorld
Benefits
- Two weeks of paid vacation
- Eight and a half paid holidays per year
- Two paid flexible holidays per year
- Paid sick time
- ICHRA Health Insurance Reimbursement or Health Insurance Stipend
- 100% Employer Paid Dental & Vision Insurance
- 100% Employer Paid Life Insurance
- Additional paid vacation
- No-cost primary medical care membership
- 401k with matching
- Quarterly profit share
Company Overview
Maas Energy Works leads the development and operation of agricultural waste to energy projects across the United States. The company designs, constructs, and operates biogas renewable energy systems, primarily on dairy farms, with projects including anaerobic digesters, biogas powered generation, and renewable natural gas upgrading.
Position Description
The Financial Reporting Manager oversees MEW’s external financial reporting for a multi-entity framework of about 80 legal entities. While the broader accounting team handles quarterly and annual closes, this role leads post-close activities by preparing standalone and consolidated GAAP statements, managing external audits from kickoff to issuance, and responding to financial statement requests.
Physical Demand Requirements
This is largely a sedentary role with some travel required. The position may involve walking up and down stairs and traveling in and out of vehicles and airplanes.
Work Environment
Primarily a professional office setting. The role routinely uses standard office equipment including computers, phones, copiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
