Staff Accountant

Renewa is a leading land and infrastructure investor in the renewable energy industry. We help accelerate the transition to renewable energy by purchasing land, energy leases and royalty income – helping landowners achieve financial security and providing long-term capital solutions to project developers.

Renewa is managed by one of the most experienced infrastructure investment teams in the world, with $20 billion of infrastructure investments globally. Our experience, financial strength and innovative approach to capital solutions means we can make bold commitments and consistently deliver on our promises to landowners and project developers.

Our culture is highly collaborative, innovative, friendly and inclusive. We believe that everyone brings something to the table, and value everyone for their contributions. Each of our team members actively contributes to our purpose of Leading the Energy Transition from the Ground Up!

Position Summary

Renewa is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Staff Accountant to support day-to-day accounting operations across multiple legal entities, including REIT-structured entities and related partnerships. This role will be responsible for general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, intercompany transactions, fixed assets, and supporting month-end close activities in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment.

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in GAAP, thrives in a structured process-driven environment, and is eager to grow within a scaling organization.

Key Responsibilities

Month-End & Financial Reporting

• Prepare and post journal entries (accruals, prepaids, amortization, intercompany, etc.)
• Perform monthly balance sheet account reconciliations
• Assist in maintaining supporting schedules for financial statement preparation
• Support preparation of monthly reporting packages
• Ensure transactions are recorded in accordance with U.S. GAAP

Intercompany & Multi-Entity Accounting

• Record and reconcile intercompany transactions across entities
• Assist with eliminations and consolidation support
• Maintain proper documentation for related-party transactions

REIT & Partnership Support

• Assist with tracking income and expense classifications to support REIT compliance - Would the staff role do this? I thought this would be more Jarod related. 

• Maintain schedules supporting investor reporting and equity activity - this equity items should probably stay with Sam. Its connected to financial reporting. 

• Support preferred equity and capital activity accounting, as applicable I think n/a

Fixed Assets & Leases

• Maintain fixed asset roll forwards and depreciation schedules
• Assist with lease accounting (ASC 842) support, if applicable
• Track capital expenditures and proper classification

Accounts Payable & Cash Support

• Review coding of invoices for accuracy
• Assist with payment support and vendor reconciliations
• Perform bank reconciliations and cash activity review

Audit & Compliance

• Prepare audit support schedules and respond to auditor requests
• Maintain organized documentation to support internal controls

• Assist with annual financial statement preparation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required
• 1–3 years of accounting experience (public accounting or industry preferred)
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP
• Experience in multi-entity environments preferred
• Experience with NetSuite or similar ERP strongly preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS)
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to meet deadlines in a structured close environment

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• Experience with REIT or real estate accounting
• Familiarity with intercompany accounting
• Exposure to fixed asset modules or lease accounting
• CPA track or CPA eligible

Competencies

• High integrity and professionalism
• Strong analytical mindset
• Ability to work independently while collaborating cross-functionally
• Process-oriented with continuous improvement mindset