Accounting Manager

We’re financing the future of energy

Crux is the capital platform for the clean economy. We modernize capital raising and deployment for clean energy and critical infrastructure with solutions across advisory, investments, technology, and intelligence.

Our team of 100+ is composed of experts in energy, tax, finance, government, and technology. We have raised $77 million in capital from some of the best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, New System Ventures, Overture, Ardent Venture Partners, QED, Canapi, and others. These funds are joined by strategic investors including Pattern Energy, Clearway Energy, EDF Renewables, Intersect Power, LS Power, Orsted, Hartree Partners, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and OMERS Ventures.

An inflection point in American energy and manufacturing

Energy demand is growing for the first time in decades, driving an urgent need for more affordable and reliable electricity. More electricity requires new clean energy infrastructure and strong domestic supply chains for minerals and components — as well as large amounts of capital.

Traditional project financing is opaque, fragmented, and analog. At Crux, we’re changing that. Through unmatched insights and expertise, white-glove service, purpose-built tools, and risk underwriting, we power a more prosperous, clean, and secure energy future.

We are scaling quickly and looking for team members who are eager to combine deep expertise with an AI- and tech-forward mindset.

As Accounting Manager, you will be a true partner to Crux’s Controller in running the accounting function across our multi-entity structure. You will take primary ownership of day-to-day accounting operations — close execution, intercompany, and expense workflows — while partnering with the Controller on review, design decisions, and technical accounting.

This role reports to the Controller and partners closely with our CFO and Strategic Finance team. It is a high-ownership role on a small team, with the goal of building a scalable accounting function that can support continued growth, new entities, and increasing transaction volume. You won’t just be executing. You’ll be helping decide how things should work.

• Partner on the monthly close process across multiple entities — making sure the numbers actually tie (cash, intercompany, and everything else)

• Prepare and review balance sheets and P&Ls, and flag what looks off on your own read

• Investigate variances and resolve reconciling items, especially in cash and intercompany

• Help build and maintain intercompany processes across entities so they stay clean as entity count and volume grow

• Track and reconcile intercompany balances

• Support allocation of shared expenses in a consistent, defensible way

• Own and improve expense coding workflows (Ramp and related tools) and fix inefficiencies as you find them

• Think about how to automate or streamline workflows, balancing what’s realistic with the tools we have today

• Support implementation of better systems and processes over time

• Own the rhythm of entity compliance across all entities — recurring filings like annual reports, franchise taxes, property tax, 1099s, and state registrations — so nothing gets forgotten until it’s late

• Handle one-off items as they come up: new state registrations, entity formations or dissolutions, beneficial ownership filings, and supporting documentation for banks, lenders, and auditors

• Partner with legal and tax when filings require outside input, and keep ownership of items that aren’t on a set calendar yet

• Partner with the Controller on audit preparation and PBC, including pulling schedules, responding to auditor requests, and keeping workpapers organized across entities

• Work with tax and audit partners to make sure deliverables are accurate and timely

• Hold external partners accountable — review their work, catch issues, and push for quality and timeliness

• 5+ years of accounting experience, including ownership (or co-ownership) of month-end close at a venture-backed or high-growth company

• Multi-entity experience — you have worked across more than one legal entity and understand intercompany mechanics and shared service allocations

• Familiarity with entity-level compliance — annual reports, franchise taxes, property tax, 1099s, state registrations, and the general rhythm of keeping multiple entities in good standing

• Has participated in at least one financial statement audit cycle from the company side (not as the auditor)

• Strong working knowledge of a modern accounting stack: Ramp or a peer spend management tool, a real ERP (Rillet, NetSuite, Sage Intacct), and solid spreadsheet skills

• Strong judgment on accuracy vs. speed — knows what must be right and what must be done

• Able to get the details right (recons, tie-outs) while also improving the underlying process so the same issue doesn’t recur next month

• Willingness to challenge things that aren’t working and help fix them, professionally

• Comfort operating in a dynamic, high-growth environment with evolving priorities

• Strong interest in leveraging technology and AI day to day

Backing, traction & brand

• We have raised $77 million in capital from leading venture and strategic investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, Pattern Energy, Clearway Energy, EDF Renewables, Intersect Power, and others listed above.

• Have been profitable and are growing exponentially.

• We have closed over 130+ transactions in just the last 2 years, facilitating billions of dollars of capital flowing into renewables projects.

Culture & working dynamic

• Remote-first operating model: Work from anywhere in the US and Canada, or work out of our optional offices in DC (open), NYC (opening Q1 2026). Optional co-working opportunities with co-workers in the Bay Area, Seattle, Denver, Boston, LA, and beyond.

• High growth & high ownership culture: We grow quickly by giving extremely talented people a lot of responsibility.

• Best of financial services & technology: We have brought together a team of experts in clean energy finance and the best technologies. Use your expertise while getting to be on the cutting edge of applying AI to your day and your clients’ experience.

• Regular team offsites: We sustain culture by bringing the entire company together 3 times a year. Individual teams may also meet up more frequently.

Benefits

• Healthcare: We cover 100% of premiums for employees with a variety of plans on Aetna (nationwide) and Kaiser (WA and California) and subsidize 70% for dependents (total as a group), if relevant.

• Dental & vision: We cover 100% of premiums for employees and 50% for dependents (each), if relevant.

• Holidays: 10 company holidays per year.

• Paid time off: 20 days per year.

• 401k: We support a 401k account but don’t have a matching program set up at this time (typical for an early-stage startup).

• Parental leave: 16 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.

Compensation

• Base compensation: $125,000 - $165,000, depending on leveling.

• Company wide bonus: $10,000 - $40,000, tied to revenue goals.

• Stock options in a rapidly growing company, not included in the value of the base compensation.

• Care for each other: We want to work on a team where people support each other — in their growth, in their work, and towards our shared mission. When we do that, we have fun.

• Build and improve rapidly: We move quickly. To do that, we focus, consistently ask ourselves if we are prioritizing the right things, and execute them as best as possible.

• Focus unremittingly on customers: Our first obligation is to our customers and partners, and we keep their needs front and center in everything we do.

• Demonstrate ownership: We are all owners of Crux. This is our team, our company, our product and we show that to each other.

• Convene a team that reflects the breadth of experiences in the country: We’re building a team with a wide range of backgrounds and a culture where everyone can thrive.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.