SunPower Hiring for Director, Residential Accounting at Richmond, Virginia Full Time

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SunPower is changing the way our world is powered every day with a passionate and driven team of more than 3,660 full-time employees in North America and the Philippines. SunPower provides world-class solar solutions to residential customers across the U.S. with a commitment to a superior customer experience. We welcome forward thinkers, freedom chasers and all those demanding better, cleaner energy to join us.

Director, Residential Accounting

Reporting to the Chief Accounting Officer, the Director of Residential Accounting will be responsible for oversight of all operational controllership activities including financial close for SunPower’s residential business segment, cost accounting, back-office accounting operations, financial systems governance, best practice procedures, special projects, M&As and post-merger integration.

Responsibilities:

Manage the close process for SunPower’s residential business segment to ensure timely and accurate financial information in accordance with GAAP standards and regulatory requirements

Design, track, report and continuously improve service level agreements for the back-office accounting operations

Support M&A function with alignment of accounting policies & post-merger integration

Work cross-functionally with business partners and other corporate functions such as legal, tax, supply chain on new business initiatives, new market entries and operations, and tax structures implementation to ensure optimal accounting outcomes

Partner with Tax and Legal in accounting for legal entity mergers and liquidations

Maintain internal control and best-practice financial accounting processes, including development of enterprise standards

Actively participate in the development of a global strategy for controllership

Work closely with business unit controllers and other functional leaders to identify and develop necessary controllership related tool

Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and unwavering commitment; a proactive, hands-on strategic thinker who will own, in partnership with the CFO, Corporate Controller, and Technical Accounting Controller the accounting operations for the enterprise.

Qualifications:

CPA and Big Four experience required

Minimum of 10 years of experience in public accounting and/or multinational corporation

Strong analytical and critical thinking skills

Excellent decision-making capabilities with thorough understanding of drivers impacting the business

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to convey complex matters with simplicity and clarity to non-experts across the company

Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to manage multi-location teams

Must have a customer service mind-set and a team player mentality

Must have a positive, strong, proactive work ethic

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and underrepresented minorities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At SunPower, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes employment decisions, including but not limited to, hiring, firing, promotion, demotion, training, and/or compensation, on the basis of merit. Employment decisions are based on an individual’s qualifications as they relate to the job under consideration. The Company’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions, the actual sex of the individual, or the gender identity or gender expression), race, color, religion, including religious dress practices and religious grooming practices, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, familial status, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws, ordinances, or regulations. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company, including supervisors and co-workers.

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SunPower Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system and you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, you may use the following alternative email address to contact us about your interest in employment at SunPower Corporation: [email protected]. Please indicate in the subject that line of your email that you are requesting accommodation. Only candidates being considered for a position who require an accommodation will receive a follow-up response.

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SunPower Corporation is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes employment decisions, including but not limited to, hiring, firing, promotion, demotion, training, and/or compensation, on the basis of merit. Employment decisions are based on an individual’s qualifications as they relate to the job under consideration. SunPower’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions, the actual sex of the individual, or the gender identity or gender expression), race, color, religion, including religious dress practices and religious grooming practices, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, familial status, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws, ordinances, or regulations.

SunPower is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company, including supervisors and co-workers.

Accommodation for Applicants

SunPower Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system and you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, you may use the following alternative email address to contact us about your interest in employment at SunPower Corporation: [email protected]. Please indicate in the subject that line of your email that you are requesting accommodation. Only candidates being considered for a position who require an accommodation will receive a follow-up response.