(New Post) Marketing/Communications Professional: Energy    Senior Electrical Engineer: Hydropower   
Senior Mechanical Engineer: Hydropower Chief Executive Officer   Vice President of R&D: Water Membranes    Vice President of R&D: Desalination    Solar Cell Line Process Engineer   Corporate Controller    International Finance Manager    Senior Financial Analyst   Manager of Financial Systems    Senior Accountant   
Director of Operations

This is your opportunity to break into a rapidly growing company in the Energy industry. Specific industry experience is not required, but strong interest in the alternative energy industry is a MUST! The ideal candidate will have a successful track of independently managing conferences/events, and communications and marketing projects from concept to completion. Ability to create strong internal and external communications, develop strategic marketing concepts, reinforce brand identity, create powerful marketing collateral materials and make confident decisions in a time-sensitive manner is critical. Your communication skills and talents relative to drafting and writing press releases will be well honed in this role, as will your management and organization skills. As the primary internal communications partner you will be pulling together complex presentations and independently providing final drafts to the management team. Bring your creativity to the table and develop an outreach program to further extend and reinforce the company's identity using your multi-media skills. An interest in website development and photography is a plus. If you have HTML experience, while not a must, this is a nice attribute.

This is not a behind the scenes role! You will have tremendous visibility and decision-making opportunities. If you are a confident, strategic and savvy marketing professional who is interested in having a tremendous impact on a growing industry, please contact me immediately!

• Multi-National Energy Company in Massachusetts
• Mid-size, profitable and growing rapidly
• 7-10 years overall experience (5+ years relevant marketing/communications)
• Full-time, permanent role
• Reports to: Director of Marketing/Communications

This position will serve as subject matter expert for electrical engineering projects from concept to due diligence/research, detail of design and development, testing, implementation and handover. This position is part of a multi-disciplinary team and responsibilities will include but are not limited to

• Practice safe work habits and sound environmental principles in all areas of responsibility
• Research and recommend suitable solutions, improvements and methods and estimate costs and timescales and assist in implementation
• Prepare and communicate designs, specifications, work processes and procedures and standards to be used
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory licenses, permits, and codes of operation
• Liaise and collaborate with others in engineering team and related positions, entities, and resources and identify and communicate related requirements
• Interpret related data
• Provide presentations and documentation/reports as needed
• Serve as a resource for BRP development and operations

Candidate profile - Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering
• P.E. License preferred
• Minimum 7 years extensive related experience, preferably in hydropower generation
• High voltage knowledge and experience
• Knowledge of hydroelectric power generation, transmission and distribution
• Knowledge of related industry standards such as OSHA and NFPA and knowledge of state and federal environmental regulations and Safety/Environmental rules and regulations
• Working knowledge of new technologies
• Proficient in Microsoft office products including Word, Power Point, Outlook and Project
• Proficient with engineering programs and software
• Excellent reasoning ability, critical thinking skills and organizational ability
• Willingness and ability to work well in a team environment as well as work alone
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Willingness and ability to travel

This position will serve as subject matter expert for mechanical engineering projects from concept to due diligence/research, detail of design and development, testing, implementation and handover. This position is part of a multi-disciplinary team and responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Practice safe work habits and sound environmental principles in all areas of responsibility
• Research and recommend suitable solutions, improvements and methods and estimate costs and timescales and assist in implementation
• Prepare and communicate designs, specifications, work processes and procedures and standards to be used
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory licenses, permits, and codes of operation
• Liaise and collaborate with others in engineering team and related positions, entities, and resources and identify and communicate related requirements
• Interpret related data
• Provide presentations and documentation/reports as needed
• Serve as a resource for BRP development and operations

Candidate profile - Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering
• P.E. License preferred
• Minimum 7 years extensive related experience, preferably in hydropower generation
• Knowledge of hydroelectric power generation, transmission and distribution
• Knowledge of related industry standards such as OSHA and NFPA and knowledge of state and federal environmental regulations and Safety/Environmental rules and regulations
• Working knowledge of new technologies
• Proficient in Microsoft office products including Word, Power Point, Outlook and Project
• Proficient with engineering programs and software
• Excellent reasoning ability, critical thinking skills and organizational ability
• Willingness and ability to work well in a team environment as well as work alone
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Willingness and ability to travel

Position is affiliated with associated management and fundraising priorities of a new membrane technology company with applications in the pharmaceutical industry, water clean up and municipalities. Position will be responsible to answer to the President and Partners.

The position of CEO is responsible for leading the company's efforts to scale up its membrane technology to commercial level, cultivate an effective fundraising campaign and is responsible for the organization/company's consistent achievements, financial objectives, mission and strategic plan. In project development and administration, the CEO's responsibilities are to include:

Position works in coordination with the VP of Business Development, the President and Partners to insure:

• A rolling 3 year strategic plan in concert with the President/Partners in management of the scaling up of the technology for targeted commercial applications
• Manages financial solvency (cash flow) for short term & long term financial requirements
• Responsible for optimum relations with clients, partners, technical staff, R&D and other stakeholders
• Staff optimization, development and effective retention practices. Provide leadership in developing product, organizational and financial plans with the President/Partners and staff. Effectively implement plans and policies authorized by the President/Partners
• Ensure appropriate records and documents are maintained, and ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations
• Maintains a working knowledge of significant developments and trends in the field
• Foster collaboration and partnerships with various organizations that can further the mission of Clean Membranes' technology platform
• Support key policy and legislation that supports the company/organizations mission and programs
• Cultivate small and large scale donors that will support the organization, especially with unrestricted funds
• Publicize the activities of the company, its projects and goals
• Establish and maintain sound working relationships and cooperative arrangements with community stakeholders and water industry representatives
• Represent the programs and point of view of the organization to agencies, organizations, and the general public

Technical Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain technology development timelines that align with overall strategic business plan
• Develop detailed processes for testing and evaluating membrane development
• Develop and maintain proper working relationships with technology development partners
• Develop and clearly articulate company's technical differentiation vs. existing or potential future competing technologies
• Work with management team to cultivate and develop partners for end-market testing and collaborations
• Key spokesperson and advocate for company's technical capabilities
• Responsible for managing technical team

Staff Management Responsibilities

• Responsible for the management, development and efficiency of staff, including staff development
• Oversee recruitment, employment, and release of all personnel, both paid staff and interns
• Ensure that job descriptions are developed, that regular performance evaluations are held, and that sound human resource practices are in place
• See that an effective management team, with appropriate provision for succession, is in place
• Encourage staff and volunteer development and education, and assist program staff in relating their specialized work to the total program of the firm
• Maintain a climate that attracts, keeps, and motivates a diverse staff of top quality people with appropriate professional development opportunities

Budget and Finance Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing and maintaining sound financial practices
• Work with President/Partners and financial staff in preparing a budget
• Ensures the organization operates within budget guidelines
• Ensures that adequate funds are available to permit the organization to carry out its work
• Jointly, with the President and Partners, conduct official correspondence of the organization with designated officers, execute legal documents

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related field /Masters Degree is preferred relative to Engineering, Business, Environmental Management or other related field
• Minimum 12 years staff management experience
• Proven track record raising funds for public and/or private institutions
• Minimum 7 years in membrane technology and/or water industry
• Proven passion and commitment to clean technology
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
• Skilled at speaking to large groups
• Skilled at meeting facilitation
• Excellent time management and organizational skills

The position must be able to travel to attend and present at conferences, training and other events

Experience

• Lead the research & development activities to support commercialization of high quality, innovative Liquid Membrane Filtration products that meet customer requirements
• Drive programs to meet technical and market objectives while ensuring compliance with internal and external requirements
• Develop strategies to ensure effective achievement of technical objectives. Monitor and evaluate completion of tasks and projects. Develop budgets and timelines
• Partner with internal technical staff and client's technical team to ensure seamless transition from R&D into manufacturing and ultimately to commercialization
• Partner with third party collaborators for optimization, development and testing of membranes
• Stay highly engaged post commercialization to ensure products meet objectives and expectations
• Collaborate with other top managers to establish or update company policies and milestones. Participate on committees and task forces as appropriate
• Make decisions on technical, administrative or operational matters. Consistently work with evolving ideas or situations across functional areas of the business
• Through assessment of intangible variables, identify and evaluate fundamental issues providing strategy and direction for technical areas

Requirements

• MS in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering, Ph.D highly preferred
• 10+ years industrial R&D and commercialization experience in membrane development & commercialization with focus on successful development of new membranes and materials
• Commercialization experience -- from lab development to successful beta products to profitable production volume
• Ability to thrive in a small team environment and capability to lead and drive early stage development
• Experience with both flat sheet as well as hollow fiber technologies

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Equity participation in company
• Benefits package
• Advancement opportunities with an expanding company in a growing industry (clean technology)
• Work with Innovative products and passionate team with a mission
• Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer

This is the most critical hire for the company. A technical background in research and development of water technology is a must.

Responsibilities
Company seeking a VP of R&D to manage the research and development of the company's forward osmosis water desalination process, including the development of membranes designed for use in osmotically driven membrane processes, and will actively contribute to engineering and pilot plant support. Specific tasks will include: setting up and managing the company's research labs, evaluating potential technologies and approaches, reviewing published papers in the field, setting research and resource priorities, managing lab scientists, engineers and technicians on a day to day basis, designing and executing experiments, gathering data, analyzing results, developing membranes for use in osmotically driven membrane processes, and moving technologies out of the research lab and into the hands of the commercialization team.

Experience

• Candidate should have 10+ years work experience in research and development
• Candidate should have successfully demonstrated the ability to plan, conduct, and commercialize research given specific goals and targets
• Candidate should be experienced in dealing with membrane and thermal water treatment and desalination processes, to include reverse osmosis, multi-stage flash and multi-effect distillation, and distillation column based thermal gas stripping
• Ideal work experience would include experience in seawater desalination and membrane processes/manufacturing

Skills

• Candidate should have working knowledge of membrane synthesis and membrane separation processes; thermal desalination processes; distillation column design and use, particularly for gas stripping
• Candidate should have strong chemical laboratory skills and meticulous lab management
• Ability to accurately communicate results and record experimental procedure is essential
• Candidate will provide proof of record for the company's proprietary forward osmosis water desalination and treatment process

Attitude

• Straight, aggressive, logical thinker with abundant energy and a desire for excellence and success. Must be hands on in the lab and team oriented

Education

• Degree(s) in Chemical Engineering or related field

Position Summary: Design and coordinate the processes and equipment required to deliver turn-key solar cell production lines to customers. This individual will be responsible for the successful demonstration of technology and equipment.

Detailed Description:

• Document equipment requirements as determined by customer and market demands
• Coordinate best options with vendors for the equipment required in solar cell processing facility
• Maintain knowledge in State-of-the-Art solar cell processing technologies
• Approve acceptance criteria for equipment and technology between Company, customer and suppliers
• Work at customer site to successfully demonstrate equipment and technology capabilities to achieve customer specifications
• Train customer personnel on solar cell fabrication and testing processes
• Support Sales and Marketing team and Company representatives as required
• May act as Project Line Manager for independent cell line projects
• Support module lines as needed for integrated projects

Job Qualifications:

• BS in electrical, chemical, or mechanical engineering or equivalent experience. MS preferred
• 2 years minimum experience in silicon solar cell processing or research
• 5+ years experience in technical manufacturing, consulting, or R&D
• Demonstrated problem solving and innovative design skills
• Experienced with corrective action implementation routines
• Ability to manage projects and people to a schedule and travel domestically and internationally approximately 40% to 50% of the time, with possible extended visits (3-4 weeks) to customer's site worldwide required
• Hands on electro-mechanical trouble-shooting ability preferred
• Fluent in spoken and written English
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including public speaking
• Must have valid US Passport

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all company accounting functions
• Develop capital investment Authorities for Expenditure (AfE) and project post-completion analysis and review procedures
• Establishment and continuously improve the company's financial controls, compliance policies and procedures
• Work closely with auditors and tax advisors and implement recommendations from both as appropriate
• Ensure compliance with all applicable state and federal tax and reporting regulations
• Preparation of filings for SEC, including compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, and other regulatory entities, as appropriate, at the state and federal level
• Partner with the CFO and senior management regarding financial statements, cash positions, debt positions, financial planning and budgeting process, earnings projections, payroll, accounts payables and receivables positions, among others
• Act as primary day-to-day interface with external auditor and tax advisor, including resolution of audit requirements
• Establish goals and objectives for the accounting department;
• Over time, establish financial and management cost control systems
• Provide input relative to interface with rating agencies, financial analysts, among others
• Conduct analysis of equity and debt structures under consideration by the Company
• Ensure appropriate IT systems are available for appropriate financial controls, cost management, accounting and reporting
• Establish financial conflict of interest policy and implement across organization
• Support the preparation of presentations for the Board of Directors and financial community, as appropriate

Qualifications

• BS degree/MBA preferred
• CPA required
• SEC filing and Pre-IPO experience strongly preferred
• 7+ years in a senior-level Accounting position
• Energy experience strongly preferred
• Excellent professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to motivate teams to produce quality materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects. Ability to participate in and facilitate group meetings

The International Finance Manager position, focused on the operational needs noted above, will be the primary interface to our clients on a daily basis. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to achieve the following:

• Work as an interface between our clients (CFOs and Controllers) and the accounting team to ensure that all client needs are being met, including monthly P&L analysis, balance sheet analysis, financial reporting and analysis, variance and expense analysis, quarterly and annual accounting, payroll and tax compliance issues
• Manage internal international accounting resources to meet client needs
• Manage client profitability, and develop pricing proposals for current client base
• Provide a variety of analytical support for clients including M&A activity
• Manage internal resources devoted to helping support our fixed price turnkey client solutions
• Leverage internal and external resources to engage consulting work as required
• Provide consulting services to clients on an as needed basis
• Efficiently manage and multitask multiple projects in conjunction with one another
• Perform billable tasks as required to service our clients
• Other miscellaneous initiatives that may from time to time arise in our fast-growing firm

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, with the confidence to take on different tasks, including areas not necessarily within their area of expertise. Ideally the candidate would have prior accounting and international finance experience and is looking for an opportunity to become more externally/client focused. A strong, highly professional, fun and likeable personality, with good written and verbal communication skills, is a must in this fast paced environment. Finance or Accounting degree is required, with at least 7 to 10 years experience working in the Finance or Accounting department of a growth company. Experience with international operations is a plus. Their mission is to build the preeminent provider of financial, accounting and administrative solutions for growing US based companies doing business internationally.

The successful candidate will receive a competitive fixed salary and benefits package, with upside to the overall compensation package available through our incentive bonus program. Incentives will include:

• Account management bonuses related to the number of clients served
• Profitability bonuses based on the contribution and operating performance your region

The Senior Financial Analyst provides financial forecasting and strategic analysis for this award-winning provider of innovative technology systems and services to over 250 investment firms in the global institutional, mutual fund, banking, hedge fund, wealth management, insurance and pension industries. Reporting to the VP of Finance, this newly created role will be responsible for revenue, expense, compensation and capital purchasing analysis. In addition, this position will play a key role in evaluating new initiatives, managing the annual budget process, developing short and long-term forecasting capabilities and special projects. This is a high visibility position that will interact with senior management on a regular basis and offer opportunities to grow.

Responsibilities

• Work as an interface between our clients (CFOs and Controllers) and the accounting team to ensure that all client needs are being met, including monthly P&L analysis, balance sheet analysis, financial reporting and analysis, variance and expense analysis, quarterly and annual accounting, payroll and tax compliance issues
• Manage internal international accounting resources to meet client needs
• Manage client profitability, and develop pricing proposals for current client base
• Provide a variety of analytical support for clients including M&A activity
• Manage internal resources devoted to helping support our fixed price turnkey client solutions
• Leverage internal and external resources to engage consulting work as required
• Provide consulting services to clients on an as needed basis
• Efficiently manage and multitask multiple projects in conjunction with one another
• Perform billable tasks as required to service our clients
• Other miscellaneous initiatives that may from time to time arise in our fast-growing firm

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in finance or other quantitative discipline required, Masters degree preferred
• 7+ years of financial planning and analysis experience required
• Strong research, analytical and decision-making skills
• Excel proficiency required
• Ability to work in a hands-on, fast paced, high volume environment
• The ability to think strategically and incorporate the "big picture," is critical
• Strong communicator, able to influence the perspectives of a variety of constituents, including senior management
• International experience required

Reports to: Director of Financial Operations

As a member of the Accounting and Finance department, the Manager of Financial Systems is responsible for all aspects of developing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise scale financial applications, databases (data warehouses), interfaces, and reports within a legal/ professional services footprint. Responsible for the Financial Systems staff, including employee coaching, supervision, and work product. Works with functional business owners to identify and document issues and to create RFP's for internal or external development. Manages the validation of system business rules. Serves as the liaison between IT and the accounting/finance department to coordinate IT, accounting, finance, and financial system initiatives. Will serve as an architect for data models and database design to support complex financial models.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage and provide direction for departmental staff, including the recruitment, selections and development, to achieve firm goals and objectives
• Responsible for all aspects of new system deployment ranging from large ERPs and ERP modules to third party software packages, system interfaces, or workflow solutions. This includes scoping, documenting, recommending, purchasing, compatibility due-diligence, proof of concept testing, negotiation, vendor/contracts management, project management, internal resource management (in addition to financial systems group), test plan development, user acceptance testing, and production transitioning. All critical systems will also require adequate disaster recovery platforms/plans, along with testing environments for training and development.
• Oversee the maintenance of all systems including monthly and yearly rollover services both administered internally or externally, specifically for financial reporting and planning applications
• Manage system upgrades released by vendors annually. The Financial Systems department is responsible for planning upgrades in accordance with contract maintenance plans, including communication to customers and training, along with system performance testing and coordination of UAT in a separate development environment to assess new functionality and compatibility with interfacing systems.
• Manage system development, including code enhancements to vendor software, e-Invoice, billing, or check templates, in-house developed software and interfaces to other software programs (e.g. Equitrac, e-Invoicing, Ceridian, FTP with PGP Encryption, Whitehill, Redwood, ACH, Positive Pay, *Collect, Data Warehouses, Exception Rate Website, Client Credit Website, Comerica Bank, Pattsy, Westlaw, Lexis, Dialogue, etc.)
• Responsible for data warehouse system integrity, including system balancing, maintenance, archiving, stability, rollover services, and maintenance/testing of new tax/benefits formulas
• Must be able to read and interpret Transact-SQL to verify business rules for data warehouse and third party interfaces perform the necessary actions with zero deviation
• Manage helpdesk tickets logged into the Financial Systems Group
• Responsible for management of vendor invoices and their conformation to contracts negotiated by the firm
• Responsible for developing the annual Accounting/Finance IT Capital Expenditure budget, including IT maintenance/spending estimates for Accounting/Finance Enterprise Systems

Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of Elite and Redwood systems or a comparable ERP package in a professional service environment
• Thorough knowledge of accounting/finance and information systems as normally acquired through technical training or a Bachelor's degree in MIS, accounting, finance, business administration or a closely related field
• 5-8 years accounting/finance experience, preferably in the professional services industry
• Experience managing integrated financial systems
• Ability to identify issues and problems and to recommend and implement solutions
• Ability to successfully lead and develop quality team relationships, work well within a team-oriented environment, and contribute to effective team relationships
• Interpersonal skills necessary in order to maintain effective relationships with partners, attorneys, clients, and staff, in person and via telephone

This position serves as the principle financial contact between The Company and its business partners

Duties and Responsibilities
The following reflects management's definition of essential functions for this position but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

• Calculate monthly sales, publisher payments and commission amounts
• Prepare and enter journals entries
• Prepare monthly financial statements
• Reconcile and prepare quarterly statements and payments to publishers and other partners
• Reconcile quarterly statements received from resellers
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations including A/R and deferred revenues
• Prepare analysis on direct and reseller sales
• Prepare ad hoc financial analysis as required
• Assist in audit preparation
• Analyze agreements for applicable royalty obligation clauses

Qualifications

• BA in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum 3 years experience
• Advanced Excel
• Online Subscription Business experience a plus
• Epicor ERP Systems experience a plus

Work Environment

• Back Bay, Boston

Reporting Relationships

• This employee will report to: Controller
• This employee's peer(s) will be: Accountant

The Company offers advice and ongoing practical management to high growth companies which are launching, expanding or seeking to stabilize their international operations. Their professional resources, on an outsourced basis, work closely with the senior financial management of their client companies, allowing the organization to remain focused on their core operations. The solution is to provide a single point of contact for the clients who will also manage the external finance, accounting, administrative and compliance requirements related to the client's operations overseas with the assistance of their professional accounting and finance staff.

Reporting directly to the President, the focus and responsibility of the Director of Operations will be on ensuring good internal quality control within our most critical "front-line" (as opposed to back office) functional areas, including Business Development, Account Management and International Operations. To achieve this objective, this individual is responsible for developing, managing and supporting the following:

• Compliance with existing processes and procedures around
• Client proposals and engagement pricing
• Engagement letters (clients and local service provider partners), including annual renewals
• New client Permanent Files
• Internal training
• Distribution of client billing sheets each month
• Partner referral agreements
• Time entries and expense reports
• Weekly utilization reports
• Managing the schedule and results of quarterly client meetings
• Hiring plans as updated each quarter
• Process improvement and development of policies and procedures to creatively identify new or refined systems and approaches to help achieve critical company objectives, within our high growth and fast-paced environment
• Management of the schedule and structure of periodic "Ops Calls" with the Offices & Account Managers, addressing key performance metrics, identification of client issues requiring senior management visibility, and overall operating performance

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 7 years of experience in accounting/operational compliance. Familiarity with all aspects of running an audit or consulting engagement is highly relevant to understanding the critical quality control and internal compliance aspects of this position. International accounting experience is a plus, and a CPA or equivalent is required.