Accounting & Finance Associate

Position Title : Associate, Accounting & Finance Italy

Department : Finance

Reporting to : Manager, Accounting & Finance

Company summary

Recurrent Energy is one of the world’s largest and most geographically diversified utility-scale solar and energy storage project development, ownership, and operations platforms. With an industry-leading team of in-house energy experts, we are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. and function as Canadian Solar’s global development and power services business.

Role

• Perform Account Receivables & Account Payables processing.
• Review and sort invoices and check requests.
• Prepare and process payments to vendors and employee reimbursements.
• Make sure a payment request is supported with necessary documentation and authorization.
• Process payment request and code payment request with appropriate general ledger accounts and cost centers in SAP system and according to company policy.
• Perform or review monthly bank reconciliation.
• Ensure that revenues are recorded and customer invoices are issued, in a timely manner.
• Complete the invoice processing, payment processing, AP accounting, sub-ledgers closing, customer enquiry, etc. in a timely manner.
• Verify, analyze, investigate and resolve payable invoice discrepancies and deficiencies.
• Perform vendor/contract files maintenance.
• Correspond with vendors and respond to enquiries.
• Perform reconciliation with both inter-company and 3rd party vendors and service providers.
• Perform sub-ledger and equity reconciliation.
• Assist in preparing both the Statutory & management reports.
• Assist annual audit.
• Support GL activities and journal entries.
• Assist in the monthly reporting for the HDQ (Hyperion).

Functional Competencies:

• Solid understanding of accounts payable and accounting concepts;
• Strong quantitative aptitude with an extremely high level of attention to detail.
• Time management and ability to work under strict deadlines and multiple projects concurrently.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite of products.
• Working knowledge of ERP system a plus.

Job requirements:

• Associate’s degree in Accounting preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of accounts payable experience.

Work location:

• Milano office
• Spain offices