Director of Accounting and FP&A (PEAKS Renewables)

• Assess current-state accounting and FP&A processes and develop and execute a prioritized roadmap for the function, including staffing, systems, and the division of responsibilities between Peaks and the Summit teams.
• Build, lead, and institutionalize the Peaks Accounting & FP&A function, including the processes, controls, close and planning calendars, systems, and team required to support a growing multi-asset platform, in coordination with Summit’s FP&A and accounting groups.
• Serve as the primary finance interface between Peaks and Summit, aligning Peaks’ accounting policies, close calendar, consolidation, and reporting deliverables with Summit standards.
• Lead the ERP implementation as its business owner at Peaks, including requirements and design, chart of accounts and reporting dimensions, data migration, cutover, and user adoption.
• Own the monthly close for Peaks project entities and the Peaks platform, producing balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements with monthly tie-outs and account reconciliations under a documented close calendar and review process.
• Manage consolidation and intercompany accounting across project entities, the Peaks platform, and Summit, including intercompany balances, funding, and eliminations.
• Own technical accounting for the platform, including environmental attribute (RIN, LCFS, and other programs) revenue recognition, attribute inventory, tax credit treatment and transfers, leases, asset retirement obligations, capitalization policy, and purchase accounting on acquisitions.
• Partner with the Summit team as needed to support accounts payable, accounts receivable, and working capital oversight and controls.
• Own the Peaks platform annual budget, periodic reforecasts, and long-range plan, building a driver-based process that rolls project-level operating, commercial, and capital assumptions up to the platform and aligns with Summit’s planning calendar.
• Own and support budget-to-actual processes and variance analyses, delivering the financial content for the monthly performance review of each project and the platform.
• Maintain and support project-level and consolidated financial models, reconciling model assumptions to actual operating results.
• Support the M&A team with financial and accounting diligence, acquisition models, and the post-close integration of acquired assets into Peaks’ accounting, reporting, and planning processes.
• Prepare quarterly reporting packages for Peaks leadership, Summit, and the board.
• Hire, develop, and manage the Accounting & FP&A team as the platform grows, and train operations and commercial personnel on budgeting and accounting requirements.

• Requires bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field (CPA strongly preferred, MBA a plus)
• Minimum twelve (12) years of experience in accounting, FP&A, and/or corporate finance
• Minimum of seven (7) years’ experience leading a month-end close, planning, or financial reporting process, including directing the work of others
• Experience in RNG, renewables, infrastructure, or another project-finance-based business strongly preferred.
• Experience leading or playing a central role in an ERP implementation is strongly preferred.

• Strong command of US GAAP, including revenue recognition, business combinations, and the accounting for tax credits and environmental attributes.
• Demonstrated track record of building or substantially rebuilding finance processes such as the month-end close, budgeting, and management reporting in a growing or changing organization.
• Advanced financial modeling skills, including project-level and consolidated three-statement models, debt sizing, and covenant analysis.
• Working knowledge of RNG and renewable fuels economics, including the Renewable Fuel Standard, the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard and similar programs, and federal clean fuel and investment tax credits, or the ability to develop it quickly
• Experience operating within a parent-subsidiary structure, including consolidation, intercompany accounting, and alignment with corporate policies and calendars.
• Ability to communicate financial results clearly and concisely to operators, executives, parent company leadership, the board, and lenders.
• Builder mindset: comfortable with ambiguity and willing to do the work directly while designing processes that scale, with sound judgment, high integrity, and exceptional attention to detail.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams (MS Suite); experience with ERPs strongly preferred.
• Track record of compliance with customary industry codes of conduct and willingness to uphold all company policies and procedures, including the completion of all required training courses.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required of all personnel so classified.

Summit offers competitive pay and medical/dental/vision and other benefits that provide flexibility, choice, and support to our employees when they need it most. We understand that home and family are essential pieces of your life, and our benefits are designed to support you both at work and at home. 

Summit Utilities, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or veteran status.