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ABOUT AVANTUS Avantus develops, owns and operates utility-scale clean energy projects across California and the Desert Southwest. Our development pipeline of solar with integrated storage will generate enough dispatchable power to serve more than 10 million Americans, day and night. Backed by strategic investment from KKR and EIG, and building on more than a decade of industry leadership, Avantus is growing its position as an independent power producer, delivering affordable, reliable clean energy solutions to meet America’s growing energy demand.   ABOUT THE POSITION We are  seeking  a highly motivated and organized candidate for  the  Director, General Accounting  position. The successful candidate will  demonstrate  sound industry knowledge, superior  communication ,  and detail-oriented organizational skills.  Reporting to the  Chief Accounting Officer, the  Director, General Accounting  will  be responsible for  the leadership, development, and execution of  Avantus’   general  accounting function.     ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Supervise   a   team that  manages  all areas of  general  accounting  including  general ledger accounting,  consolidations,  and accounts payable. Lead the Company's financial close process, including preparation of  internal  financial statements and management reporting metrics and analysis.  Continually evaluate opportunities to drive greater efficiencies  and effectiveness in the monthly and quarterly accounting close process. Serve as one of the  primary point s  of contact   with  the Technical Accounting team,  Treasury Team,  FP&A Team , Tax Team, and other business leaders. Ensure integrity of accounting and financial reporting, including appropriate information  systems to  maintain  disciplined financial planning and control systems . Lead and/or participate  in strategic initiatives of the Company involving  accounting,  financial reporting . Work closel y with  external auditors during financial and operational audits.  Serve as a strong leader; be a coach and advisor to the accounting team – yet be willing to roll up sleeves and share process and technical expertise  to continually evolve the organization's capabilities.      REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:   The  Director, General Accounting  will be a proven executive with experience developing/leading  a  accounting organization . Minimum of 10  years of progressively responsible accounting  experience ,  including experience in   management  of the accounting function for   multi-entity  company .  Big 4, or other national  or regional  accounting firm, experience preferred.  Renewables   industry  experience  preferred. An ability to understand key operational business drivers and possessing  broad knowledge across a range of finance and accounting functions to serve as a respected partner to other business leaders.  Strong people management skills: reputation as a positive, highly motivated leader with a track record  of recruiting and developing strong talent who have grown into senior roles.  Excellent written and verbal communication skills including experience preparing public filings and preparing materials for earnings releases and board meetings.     NICE TO HAVES:   Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting  with CPA  license   MBA is a plus, but not a requi