First Solar · 11 hours ago
Assistant Corporate Controller USA
Tempe, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$112K/yr - $160K/yr
10+ years expFirst Solar is a leading company in the renewable energy sector, and they are seeking an Assistant Corporate Controller to support the maintenance of the company’s global books and financial statements. The role involves managing various accounting functions, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, and providing insights to enhance financial operations.
Clean EnergyManufacturingSolar
Responsibilities
Manage several global accounting functions, including the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes
Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, company accounting policies, other regional bases of accounting, internal controls, and other compliance matters
Oversee regional accounting matters relating to international jurisdictions, including statutory reporting
Maintain strong understanding of the company, its strategy, and the relevant market/industry to ensure the accounting function is aligned with business activities
Oversee ERP and financial reporting system implementations and upgrades; provide governance over master data elements and other system changes
Drive process improvement projects and change management to create scalable best practices and system solutions by collaborating with cross-functional teams
Identify and research complex accounting issues, including partnering with the technical accounting team on the implementation of new accounting standards or the accounting for non-standard transactions, such as acquisitions and divestitures
Serve as a resource for the business in reviewing the accounting for significant sales and other contracts, including communicating key impacts and observations to executive management and other stakeholders
Serve as a finance partner to various business functions and engage with executive management on financial matters
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, required
Certified public accountant (or equivalent international designation), required
10+ years combined experience working for large, multinational companies and / or public accounting firms
Experience working for (or with) publicly traded companies
Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC rules and regulations, consolidations, and internal controls
Financially astute with strong numerical proficiency and excellent use of logic
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and management skills
Process oriented with strong continuous improvement, problem solving, and change management capabilities
Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment and navigating different organizational levels
Capability to lead, attract, develop, and retain a high-performing team
U.S. and international travel, required
Preferred
Master's degree in accounting or finance, preferred
Experience in the renewable energy, manufacturing, and / or technology industries, preferred
Experience working with international teams, Asia preferred
Working knowledge of major ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, etc.), preferred
Proficient use of all Microsoft Office suite programs
Company
First Solar
First Solar manufactures thin film photovoltaic modules and provides PV power plants and supporting services.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (57)
2024 (34)
2023 (19)
2022 (15)
2021 (7)
2020 (16)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.17BKey Investors
U.S. International Development Finance CorpMizuho Corporate Bank
2023-07-06Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2021-12-07Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2021-04-01Undisclosed
Leadership Team
Mark Widmar
CEO
Angela Younes
Office Manager/Assistant to the CTO
Recent News
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