Joe Amara Executive Search is representing a rapidly growing, private equity-backed energy platform building highly structured partnership-driven assets with accounting complexity that closely mirrors upstream oil & gas joint venture and unitized facility environments.
We are seeking a Controller to architect and lead financial reporting of a geothermal power generation business during a critical stage of growth. This leader will own financial reporting, accounts payable, royalty and partner billing workflows, and future ERP system implementation, ensuring the company’s financial foundation is institutional-grade and fully auditable.
Responsibilities
- Lead all monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities across HoldCo, OpCo, SPV, and partnership structures
- Own all accounting operations including general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, payroll, and month-end close
- Lead budget-to-actuals analysis, variance reporting, and FP&A-oriented insight generation
- Build scalable AP, partner billing, and future AR processes
- Oversee royalty payment accounting, verification, reconciliations, and stakeholder reporting
- Manage unitized and partnership-level accounting structures
- Support project finance activities including draw requests, lender reporting, and cost tracking for drilling campaigns and power plant construction
- Develop audit-ready reporting packages for leadership and external partners
- Establish controls for annual audits and partner-led audit rights
- Serve as internal expert on COPAS-inspired partnership accounting
- Partner with external CPA and bookkeeping teams during initial setup
- Lead ERP evaluation and implementation (SAP or equivalent)
Qualifications
- 10–20 years of progressive accounting and controllership experience from upstream oil and gas
- Strong upstream oil & gas accounting leadership experience. Experience within independent oil and gas companies, understanding of upstream project accounting, AFEs, and capital project cost controls strongly preferred
- CPA required. Strong technical accounting skills (GAAP)
- Experience with royalty accounting, JV structures, and audit defense
- Experience working within a private equity-backed environment or reporting directly to PE sponsors
- Prior ERP implementation and controls buildout experience
- PE-backed or startup environment experience is preferable
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