Vice President Controller Jobs in Spring, TX (NOW HIRING)

Company Overview

Pattern Energy is a leading renewable energy company that develops, constructs, owns, and operates high-quality wind and solar generation, transmission, and energy storage facilities. Our mission is to transition the world to renewable energy through the sustainable development and responsible operation of facilities with respect for the environment, communities, and cultures where we have a presence. 

Our approach begins and ends with establishing trust, accountability, and transparency. Our company values of creative spirit, pride of ownership, follow-through, and a team-first attitude drive us to pursue our mission every day. Our culture supports our values by fostering innovative and critical thinking and a deep belief in living up to our promises.  

Headquartered in the United States, Pattern has a global portfolio of more than 30 power facilities and transmission assets, serving various customers that provide low-cost clean energy to millions of consumers.

Job Purpose 

A key member of the Controller’s organization, providing executive leadership to the Back Office settlements and revenue functions and ensuring accurate and timely settlement of highly complex renewable energy workstreams across multiple Independent System Operators (ISOs), with particular emphasis on CAISO. This role leads the end-to-end market settlements-to-billing lifecycle, including a high-level understanding of intricate contractual structures and how market settlement results flow through to final billings under Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and related commercial agreements. The candidate will collaborate extensively with the front & middle office, origination, fundamentals and asset management teams to help drive the understanding of the market interaction strategy and the structure of revenue arrangements. The candidate will serve as a senior point of interface with ISOs. The role is responsible for leading a growing back-office energy and transmission settlements organization and a revenue team of approximately 10-12 people, including setting priorities, strengthening controls, and driving process and system enhancements (including Allegro and PowerOptix/Bid-to-Bill capabilities as applicable).

• Oversees a team responsible for: Leading the analysis and settlement of highly complex transactions across multiple power markets and futures exchanges in the U.S. and Canada, interfacing with multiple ISOs and market participants, with particular depth in CAISO (and other ISO/RTO markets including ERCOT, PJM, SPP, AESO, MISO and IESO)
• Managing transmission settlement workstreams under short- and long-term transmission service agreements, including charges/credits from Energy Imbalance Markets (EIM) and transmission sharing with affiliates; shadow-settling ISO/TO and vendor invoices to validate billing determinants and ensure accuracy of charges; and administering a variety of intercompany transmission transactions, including reconciliations and true-ups
• Analyzing, reconciling and invoicing counterparties under the terms of: 1) long-term commercial power arrangements (Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and related contracts) with varying degrees of complexity, including settlement-to-billing tie-outs to ensure market settlement results are correctly reflected in final contract billings, 2) sales of renewable energy credits, 3) capacity/resource adequacy and other contractual
• Collaborate and drive the market, shaping Pattern’s revenue arrangements and market participation, including the evaluation of commercial power and other contractual revenue arrangements with existing or potential counterparties to identify risks and potential value leaks as they relate to the settlement structures
• Lead the back-office function to use best practices to manage energy settlements, including transmission; contract invoicing of power purchase agreements, REC (or similar) contracts, RA contracts and other energy-related agreements.
• Collaborate with revenue team for accounting and reconciliation of all revenue and trade receivable accounts. Evaluation of commercial power and other contractual revenue arrangements to ensure appropriate US GAAP treatment and disclosure requirements.
• Lead in the design and implementation of our Allegro and PowerOptix system for use in the settlement of contractual revenue, including complex PPAs and transmission agreements.
• Develop & lead a transmission settlements team to support transmission operations, including the settlement of transmission contracts and those associated with owning and operating a transmission line. Knowledge of FERC regulatory requirements is essential.
• Supports execution of management initiatives and may include other activities as needed.

Experience/Qualifications/Education Required

• This role requires an experienced people leader and strategic thinker with a minimum of 6-8 years in leadership roles and 15+ years of progressive experience in power market and transmission settlements within the electric utility and/or renewable energy industry.
• Demonstrated success managing teams that execute highly complex settlement workstreams across multiple ISOs (particularly CAISO), with a high-level understanding of market rules, charge determinants, and end-to-end settlement controls.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, math or related field; advanced degree and/or CPA preferred.

Technical Skills

• Strong working knowledge of complex contractual arrangements, including Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), and the ability to interpret how market settlement outcomes impact contract billings, collections, and revenue recognition processes.
• Experience with transmission settlement, including shadow-settling invoices to validate accuracy of charges and administering intercompany transmission transactions and reconciliations
• Implementation and user experience with Allegro and PowerOptix (and related Bid-to-Bill capabilities) strongly preferred.

The expected starting base salary pay range for this role is USD $203,000.00- $254,000.00. This range is an estimate and base pay may be above or below the ranges based on several factors including but not limited to location, work experience, certifications, and education. In addition to base pay, Pattern’s compensation program includes a bonus structure for full-time employees of all levels. We also provide a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, voluntary benefits, family care benefits, employee assistance program, paid time off and bonding leave, paid holidays, 401(k)/RRSP retirement savings plan with employer contribution, and employee referral bonuses.

Pattern Energy Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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