Accounting Rotational Program

Job Description

Accounting Rotational Program (Early Career) | Deriva Energy

The Tone:
This is a full-time early career rotational program at Deriva Energy, located in Charlotte, NC, with potential exposure to field operations. Deriva Energy is an Independent Power Producer building over 6.5GW of wind, solar, and storage projects in the US renewables market. Formerly a division of Duke Energy, the company is now backed by Brookfield Renewable and aims for significant growth across its portfolios. This program is designed to develop high-potential early career professionals by providing broad exposure to core accounting functions, building technical capability, and understanding how accounting supports business performance, compliance, and decision-making within this rapidly evolving industry.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career Rotational Program
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Charlotte, NC
• Mission: Accelerate the development of high-potential early career professionals by providing broad exposure to core accounting functions within a fast-growing renewable energy company.
• Tech Stack: Workday, reporting tools, NetSuite, advanced Excel-based analysis

What You’ll Actually Do
• General Accounting: Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes.
• Financial Reporting: Contribute to internal and external reporting requirements and audit preparation.
• Accounts Payable / Procure-to-Pay: Process invoices and improve efficiency in payment processes.
• Fixed Assets & Project Accounting: Track capital expenditures and support asset capitalization and depreciation.
• Internal Controls & Compliance: Support SOX/internal controls processes and documentation to strengthen controls.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field such as finance. Early Career / Entry-Level.
• Experience: No specific prior work experience required for this early career program.
• Skills: Foundational understanding of accounting principles (GAAP), strong analytical and problem-solving skills, high attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities, strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Bonus: Advanced degree (e.g., master’s in accounting, MBA), progress toward CPA certification or intent to pursue, internship experience in accounting, audit, or finance, experience with financial systems (e.g., NetSuite) and/or advanced Excel-based analysis, curiosity and willingness to learn, interest in renewable energy and infrastructure-based business models.