Director, Technical & Financial Reporting

Role Overview
Pivot Energy is seeking an experienced, motivated, and self-directed Director of Technical & Financial Reporting to join our fast-growing accounting team, headquartered in Denver. This position supports both the company headquarters and regional offices. This full-time position will be primarily responsible for the management of external financial reporting as it relates to annual audits, tax returns, investor and lender reporting, and other financial reporting requirements.

The Director of Technical & Financial Reporting oversees the accuracy and compliance of the company’s financial reporting and accounting practices, particularly in relation to complex accounting standards and regulations. This position plays a crucial role in supporting the company’s accounting policies, financial statements, internal control environment, and reporting requirements, with a focus on ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage the development and implementation of, and adherence to, accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Coordinate with the Controller on the implementation of any new software solutions for the accounting team and company
• Prepare technical accounting memos and analyses as needed, including preparation and review of technical accounting items and new accounting standard implementations
• Stay up to date with changes in accounting standards, industry developments, and financial regulations and assess their impact on the Company
• Lead the timely and accurate preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual GAAP-compliant external financial reports for auditors, investors, and lenders
• Collaborate with the Accounting Director on monthly, quarterly, and annual close financial reporting requirements and process improvements
• Develop and maintain consolidation procedures, methodologies, and templates
• Manage inter-company accounts and eliminations
• Assist the Controller with the corporate capitalization table management
• Collaborate with the finance team to support the development, implementation, and monitoring of project accounting procedures for solar projects including some modeling (HLBV)
• Work closely with external auditors, preparing and providing necessary documentation and support to ensure a smooth and timely audit process in collaboration with the Accounting Director
• Manage the Annual Tax Return and Tax Provision preparation in collaboration with the external tax preparer and external tax provision preparer, respectively
• In collaboration with the Controller and Accounting Director, lead and mentor to foster a culture within the accounting team of continuous improvement and professional development
• Ensure the team is adequately trained and stays current with industry best practices and financial reporting developments
• Other duties as assigned

Required Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• CPA Certification Required
• Prior audit or accounting experience (renewable industry a plus)
• 8+years of progressive professional experience in an accounting and finance role
• In-depth knowledge of US GAAP accounting matters and reporting requirements
• Proven experience with financial statement and technical accounting memo preparation
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex accounting concepts to non-accounting colleagues
• Strong proficiency in MSExcel, financial reporting software, and accounting ERP systems (proficiency in Sage Intacct is a plus)
• Must be detail-oriented with hands-on execution capability
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Preferred Competencies

• Self-starter with strong self-motivation and a proven capacity to work in a fast-paced, highly fluid environment
• Exemplary attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills

About Pivot
Pivot Energy is a national renewable energy provider that develops, finances, builds, owns, and manages solar and energy storage projects that help decarbonize our nation’s electricity, increase equitable access to clean energy for local communities, and provide real cost-savings to American businesses and

families.

We are fiercely dedicated to accelerating the rapid transition taking place in the energy industry to a more decentralized and cleaner approach to power generation. We are committed to positively contributing to the local communities and people we serve with more than clean energy. We believe global warming poses an existential threat to our planet and that we have a responsibility to help mitigate the threat. Our portfolio includes projects that reduce energy burden for income-limited families, create workforce pathways for under-represented groups within the solar industry, and include robust community investment opportunities.

As a Certified B Corporation and one of Denver’s “Best Places to Work”, we believe that company success is driven by a healthy environment, thriving society, and workplace where all individuals are respected. We evaluate every internal decision on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors to determine if our actions will result in a net positive impact on the community, our employees, customers, shareholders, and the environment. Learn more in our annual ESG Report.

At Pivot, our core values guide our work internally and externally:

• Impact – We hold ourselves accountable to having a measurable impact on our people, communities, and the planet
• Balance – Put family first; work hard/have fun
• Determination – Find ways to be successful no matter how difficult the challenge
• Professionalism – Impress everyone we touch, be a team player
• Honesty – Be truthful and transparent, externally and internally
• Kindness – Create an environment where kindness, empathy, and vulnerability are embraced

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION and JUSTICE STATEMENT

At Pivot, we are proactively developing and maintaining an inclusive culture, rooted in mutual respect, that supports a workforce of different generations, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, ability statuses, religions, and cultures to work collaboratively together for greater impact. We seek to build a team that invests in relationship building, celebrates each other’s successes, and makes space for the unique contributions and working styles people bring into Pivot.

Pivot invests in company-wide trainings, assessments, and programs to advance internal inclusion and equity practices, such as employee allyship building, cross-cultural communications, and equitable hiring and management protocols to increasingly recognize bias and ensure mutual respect and belonging.

EEO STATEMENT

Pivot Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce. We actively work to cultivate an inclusive culture that welcomes, empowers, and enables equitable career growth for employees regardless of background.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS The base salary range for this position is $105,000 – $175,000 depending on relevant experience, along with eligibility for the company’s substantial bonus plan, with a target bonus of 30% of annual salary (prorated in first year based on start date). Pivot Energy is dedicated to providing a great work experience for all employees, placing an emphasis on company culture, and a focus on our people. To that end, Pivot offers an outstanding benefits package that includes:

• Excellent health/dental/vision insurance benefits with up to 100% of premiums covered by the company
• Four weeks of vacation plus employment milestone bonus vacations
• Company paid life insurance and short- & long-term disability coverage
• Generous parental leave
• 401(k) matching (after vesting period)
• Work from home stipend for new employees
• Public transit reimbursement
• PTO for volunteering in the community
• Charitable donation matching up to $500/year
• Professional development and educational reimbursements A complete list of all the benefits Pivot offers may be provided upon request