Senior Project Accountant, Generation Development

Overview About us: Founded in 1990, LS Power is a premier development, investment, and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector, with leading platforms across generation, transmission and energy expansion solutions. Since inception, LS Power has developed or acquired 50,000 MW of power generation, including utility-scale solar, wind, hydro, battery energy storage, and natural gas-fired facilities. Through its transmission business, LS Power Grid, the company built and operates 780+ miles of high-voltage transmission and 7 transmission utilities and has another 375+ miles currently in construction or development. LS Power actively invests in and scales businesses that are meeting the growing needs of the energy expansion, including electric vehicle charging, demand response, microgrids, renewable fuels and waste-to-energy platforms. Over the years, LS Power has raised more than $89 billion in debt and equity capital to support North American infrastructure. Our Purpose, Mission, & Values: Our Purpose is to solve complex energy problems that improve the world Our Mission is to make lives better by developing a cleaner and more reliable energy ecosystem Our Values are the willingness to participate in and help strengthen our culture of integrity, Innovation, Teamwork, and Taking Ownership Our People create value and are our Most Valuable asset.  We take our values of Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork and Taking Ownership seriously and ask candidates to think about how they can help us further enhance our culture with their specific skillsets, capabilities and experiences. Benefits We provide our team the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and continue in their career growth. We are committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits that include 100% employer paid premium healthcare, paid parental leave and more. Compensation The salary for this role is $82,000 - $100,000. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in New Jersey.  This salary range may also be modified in the future. About the Role: LS Power is seeking a Senior Project Accountant to join its growing Generation Development Accounting team. As the generation development portfolio expands, so does the volume, complexity, and financial risk of capital project activity. This role maintains the financial visibility and control senior management requires as projects move from early-stage development through construction and into service. The Senior Project Accountant is the primary financial partner to project management and development teams, ensuring every dollar of capital spend is accurately tracked, properly coded, and clearly reported across the project lifecycle. The role goes beyond recording transactions. It means flagging budget variances before they escalate, challenging cost classifications before they hit the ledger, and delivering the financial discipline that supports confident decision-making at the executive level. Deep proficiency in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Project Management module and a demonstrated ability to leverage AI-powered tools to streamline reporting and surface insights faster are essential. Responsibilities What You Will Do Project Accounting & Month-End Close Own end-to-end project accounting for active generation development projects, serving as the primary contact for project cost information for internal and external stakeholders. Maintain project cost structures in the D365 Project Management module so that work orders, purchase orders, and contract commitments are reflected accurately and in real time. Coordinate with AP, procurement, and project development teams on accurate capital coding and timely cost capture in the general ledger, and resolve coding disputes to prevent month-end backlogs. Review requisitions and purchase orders through the approval workflow, confirming project coding and budget alignment before commitments are released. Review construction contract invoices against approved budgets, support the project team in maintaining change order logs, and track retainage balances across all active generation development projects. Proactively identify budget variances at the contract and work order level and communicate findings to project managers and senior management before variances compound. Manage month-end close, including recording actuals, determining accruals, posting audit-ready journal entries, and reconciling construction-in-progress (CWIP), AP accrual, and retainage balances. Monitor CWIP balances with project managers and fixed asset accounting to ensure timely plant-in-service transfers, on-schedule asset transfer packages, and proper cost componentization and classification at project completion. Support the broader accounting team with audit requests, special projects, and process improvement initiatives as they arise. Cash Flow Management & Financial Reporting Assist with monthly cash forecasting, maintaining a rolling 12-month forecast reflecting current project schedules, contract commitments, and funding requirements. Coordinate with project managers, treasury, and senior management to align cash forecasts with milestones and capital call schedules so funding precedes major expenditures. Monitor cash positions across project entities, prepare monthly cash summaries with variance explanations, and flag cash flow risk such as overruns, accelerated spend, or delayed recoveries well before liquidity is impacted. Build and maintain the monthly project spend report for leadership and investors using D365 data and AI-powered reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Copilot), with templates tha