Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting (Hiring Immediately)
Stanfordclimateventures
Job Description
The Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting will support the Financial Reporting team with preparation, tie-out, analysis, documentation, and audit support. The role requires strong attention to detail, curiosity, accountability, and the ability to learn quickly. This person will help ensure reporting workpapers are complete, accurate, clearly sourced, and easy for reviewers and auditors to follow.
The ideal candidate will be comfortable building and improving processes while also executing with precision. Fervo is scaling rapidly, so this role requires strong ownership, crisp communication, a controls mindset, and the ability to partner effectively across Accounting, Finance, Operations, Legal, Tax, Treasury, Commercial, and external advisors.
Financial Reporting Support
Prepare SEC reporting support schedules, footnote support, tie-outs, disclosure checklist support, and Workiva inputs for quarterly and annual reporting
Support standalone financial statement preparation and audit schedules for current and future entities
Prepare variance analyses, roll forwards, account support, and reporting packages used by Financial Reporting, Technical Accounting, and the Controller team
Help maintain reporting calendars, PBC trackers, status updates, and documentation standards for quarterly close and reporting cycles
Workpaper Quality and Audit Readiness
Prepare workpapers that clearly document source data, completeness and accuracy checks, preparation steps, formulas, approvals, outputs, and open items
Support external auditor requests, review comments, and follow-up questions through timely and complete responses
Perform reasonableness checks, formula reviews, tie-outs, and cross-references to reduce rework and improve reviewer efficiency
Maintain organized support files and help build repeatable templates for recurring reporting deliverables
Close, Process and Team Support
Partner with General Accounting, Technical Accounting, Treasury, Tax, and Operations Accounting to gather reporting inputs and resolve discrepancies
Support monthly and quarterly close reporting, including preliminary financial statement reviews and reporting package updates
Help document process narratives and desktop procedures for reporting tasks to support cross-training and continuity
Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, or standardize recurring reporting workstreams
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
3+ years of Big Four public accounting experience, or 5+ years of combined public accounting or financial reporting experience
Strong understanding of US GAAP, financial statements, reconciliations, and audit support standards
Advanced Excel skills and ability to work accurately with large, multi-tab workbooks and reporting schedules
Strong attention to detail, organization, and ability to manage deadlines in a close/reporting calendar
Clear written communication and ability to document work so reviewers can follow the logic and source data
High ownership mindset and willingness to learn complex reporting areas
Preferred Qualifications
CPA, CPA candidate, and Big Four public accounting experience preferred
Experience supporting SEC reporting, standalone financial statements, or public-company audit requests
Experience with Workiva, FloQast, ERP reporting tools, or financial statement reporting software
Experience in energy, infrastructure, renewable power, or multi-entity environments
Interest in technical accounting, SOX readiness, and process improvement
Location Fervo Energy has offices in Houston, TX, Golden, CO, Reno, NV, Oakland, CA, and Salt Lake City, UT. This position will be eligible for some hybrid work flexibility, but regular in-office presence at our Houston Office will be required.
Success Profile
Builds audit-ready workpapers and documentation that a reviewer, auditor, or backup owner can follow without tribal knowledge
Owns work end-to-end, follows up until reviewer sign-off, and escalates blockers early
Communicates with clear action items, deadlines, and business context
Uses technology, AI-enabled drafting, and automation thoughtfully while validating outputs and underlying data
Develops repeatable processes and cross-training so the accounting organization can scale sustainably
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