Staff Accountant, General Accounting

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Fervo Energy

The Tone:
This is an early-career role, located in one of Fervo Energy’s hybrid offices in Houston, TX, Golden, CO, Reno, NV, Oakland, CA, or Salt Lake City, UT. Fervo Energy is a modern power company developing next-generation geothermal resources to provide affordable, reliable, 24/7 carbon-free energy. The company builds utility-scale enhanced geothermal systems using innovations in drilling, sensing, and reservoir engineering, with plans for 500 MW from its flagship development and a pipeline over 50 GW. This Staff Accountant position is crucial for supporting the monthly close, preparing accurate financial entries, reconciling balance sheet accounts, and maintaining audit-ready documentation as the company rapidly grows and operates as a public entity.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid – Houston, TX, Golden, CO, Reno, NV, Oakland, CA, Salt Lake City, UT

• Team: Reports to the Assistant Controller, supporting the General Accounting function.
• Mission: Own accurate and timely execution of monthly close activities, balance sheet reconciliations, and maintenance of audit-ready documentation to support Fervo’s financial operations.
• Tech Stack: FloQast, Quorum, OpenInvoice, enterprise ERP

What You’ll Actually Do
• Prepare: Take ownership of preparing recurring and ad hoc journal entries, including cash posting, prepaids, accruals, PP&E, payroll-related accruals, and G&A allocations, ensuring complete supporting documentation.
• Manage: Execute assigned close tasks within the monthly close calendar, proactively communicating status, dependencies, and potential blockers to the Assistant Controller.
• Reconcile: Conduct monthly balance sheet reconciliations for designated accounts, including bank reconciliations, and actively research and clear all reconciling items in a timely manner.
• Document: Maintain and update desktop procedures and process documentation for all assigned accounting tasks to reflect current practices and ensure compliance with GAAP and SOX requirements.
• Support: Gather necessary support from Accounts Payable, Treasury, and Operations Accounting, assist with monthly flux analyses and account roll forwards, and prepare audit and SOX support requests as directed.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, demonstrating a foundational understanding of US GAAP, debits and credits, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
• Experience: 1-3+ years of accounting experience, with internship, public accounting, or general ledger experience being advantageous.
• Skills: Proficiency in Excel, including lookups and pivot tables, coupled with strong attention to detail, organizational abilities, and a proven capacity to meet deadlines within a close calendar.
• Bonus: Eligibility or candidacy for a CPA license, early-career experience in public accounting or a public company, familiarity with FloQast, Quorum, OpenInvoice, or an enterprise ERP, and experience in energy, infrastructure, renewable power, or multi-entity environments.