Location: Kahului, Hawaiʻi 
Reports to: Controller
Employment Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Department: Accounting
Annual Compensation: $80,000-$100,000 Based on experience

The Opportunity

Alpha Inc. is looking for a Senior Staff Accountant who knows that numbers don’t just sit in spreadsheets — they drive decisions, protect margins, sharpen operations, and keep high-impact work moving.

This isn’t a back-office, heads-down-only accounting seat.

This is a high-trust, high-accuracy role for someone who can own the details, see the bigger picture, and help keep Alpha’s financial engine tight, clean, and ready for what’s next.

You’ll support core accounting operations, project accounting, job cost tracking, WIP schedules, reconciliations, financial reporting, audits, and process improvements across a company building critical infrastructure throughout Hawaiʻi.

If you’re the kind of accountant who catches what others miss, brings order to complexity, and takes pride in producing work leadership can actually rely on — this might be your lane.

About Alpha Inc.

Alpha Inc. is a locally owned Hawaiʻi company committed to being a leader in construction, drilling, renewable energy, and concrete resources. The company’s work supports Hawaiʻi’s infrastructure, communities, and future — with a focus on quality, innovation, sustainability, and doing the job right.

We live by three core values that shape how we work and lead:

Leading with Heart – We create a supportive and respectful environment where crews, subcontractors, and project teams can perform at their best.

Strength in Unity – We foster strong communication and collaboration between field operations, project management, and supporting departments.

Alpha Mentality – We pursue excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement in every phase of the work.

As Senior Staff Accountant, you’ll carry those values into the numbers — helping ensure our financials are accurate, our controls are strong, and our teams have the information they need to make smart decisions.

What You Will Do

As Senior Staff Accountant, you’ll help keep Alpha’s accounting operations running sharp. You’ll support the Controller, partner with internal teams, and bring discipline to the financial details that matter.

Own the Accounting Fundamentals

• Perform monthly bank and credit card reconciliations with accuracy and urgency.
• Maintain the general ledger and support day-to-day accounting activities.
• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, and month-end adjustments.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and help ensure financial records are clean, complete, and audit-ready.

Support Month-End, Year-End & Reporting

• Support month-end and year-end close processes.
• Generate financial reports in NetSuite and assist with variance analysis.
• Help leadership understand what the numbers are saying — not just what they are.
• Assist with audits and provide timely, accurate documentation when needed.

Drive Project Accounting & Job Cost Discipline

• Track and analyze job costs across multiple projects by cost code and phase.
• Support monthly WIP schedules and project close-outs.
• Help connect accounting data to field and project realities.
• Partner with operations and project teams to improve visibility, accuracy, and accountability.

Strengthen Systems, Controls & Process

• Identify process improvements that reduce friction, increase accuracy, and strengthen internal controls.
• Support ad hoc financial projects and special requests as Alpha continues to grow.
• Bring a continuous improvement mindset to every reconciliation, report, and workflow.

What You Bring

You’re detail-obsessed without being rigid. You can manage deadlines without drama. You know accounting standards matter — but so does communication, follow-through, and earning trust across departments.

Experience

• 4–6+ years of accounting experience.
• Construction, project-based, or job cost accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of job cost accounting and WIP reporting.
• Experience supporting month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, and financial reporting.
• Audit support experience preferred.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• CPA or CPA track is a plus.

Technical Skills

• ERP experience required; NetSuite preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Solid knowledge of GAAP.
• Familiarity with ASC 606 is a plus.
• Strong ability to manage multiple priorities with accuracy and attention to detail.

Mindset

• You take ownership before being asked.
• You protect accuracy like it matters — because it does.
• You communicate clearly with accounting, operations, project management, and leadership.
• You look for smarter ways to work instead of defending broken processes.
• You bring calm, precision, and accountability when deadlines are tight.

Most importantly, you embody:

Leading with Heart – You work with respect, humility, and a team-first mindset.

Strength in Unity – You collaborate across departments and help connect the dots.

Alpha Mentality – You hold the standard high, own your work, and keep improving.

Why Alpha?

At Alpha Inc., accounting isn’t just about closing the books. It’s about supporting the people and projects building Hawaiʻi’s future.

You’ll join a team that values:

• High-impact work connected to real projects across the islands.
• A culture rooted in respect, accountability, and collaboration.
• Leaders who expect excellence and support people who are serious about growing.

The opportunity to help strengthen systems, controls, reporting, and financial discipline as the company continues to scale.

If you want a role where your accuracy matters, your judgment is trusted, and your work helps power something bigger than a balance sheet — Alpha is ready for you.

Benefits & Perks

Alpha Inc. offers a competitive benefits package designed to support you and your family, including:
• 100% company-paid Medical/Dental/Vision (family coverage)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) (vacation, personal, and sick time) that increases with tenure
• Paid holidays
• Weekly pay
• 401(k) Retirement Plan: Eligible after 1 month of service (age 18+), with a Safe Harbor match (100% on the first 3%, 50% on the next 2%) with immediate vesting.
• Life & AD&D insurance (company-paid, with family coverage)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (24/7 confidential support)
• Tuition reimbursement (up to $500/year)
• Company-provided equipment (role dependent)
• Additional perks (Aflac supplemental coverage + employee discounts)
• Employee Ambassador Program: A dedicated, real-human support resource to help you navigate life’s challenges—personal or professional—by connecting you to guidance, resources, and solutions when you need them most.

Benefits eligibility may vary based on role and employment status.

Requirements (Conditions of Employment)

Employment at Alpha Inc. is contingent upon:
• Completion of standard pre-employment screening.
• Successful completion of a background check conducted after a conditional offer; any prior issues will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis consistent with Hawaiʻi and federal law.
• Passing a drug test (for both full-time and part-time hires) conducted in line with Hawaiʻi statutory requirements.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States; we are unable to sponsor employment visas. Employment eligibility will be verified upon hire.

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact us at careers@alphahawaii.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Alpha Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We do not discriminate based on any protected status under federal or Hawaiʻi law, and we provide equal opportunity in all employment practices, including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, and training.

If you’re ready to bring precision, grit, and serious financial horsepower to a company building Hawaiʻi’s future — step up, sharpen the numbers, and own your seat at Alpha.

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About Elemental Impact 

Elemental Impact is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit investment organization with 15 years of experience advancing innovative technologies with deep environmental and local impact. The nonprofit is supported by 40 funders and its portfolio includes 160+ companies that have catalyzed $11.5B in additional funding and created 17,200 jobs. Elemental works to address market failures for first-of-a-kind and early commercial projects by providing catalytic capital and specialized expertise—from policy engagement to workforce development and capital coaching. 

About the role 

Elemental is seeking a Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the senior-most financial executive of Elemental Impact and the future Elemental investment platform. In this role, you will own the development and implementation of the long-term financial strategy for Elemental Impact, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit investment organization, and help architect the growth of a broader multi-asset class platform with diverse investment strategies, service capabilities, and funds. You will operate at the intersection of philanthropy and nonprofit finance on the one hand, and private investing (including venture investments, program-related investments, debt and project finance, and strategic portfolio management) on the other hand.

The CFO will look across the various funds and may provide direct or advisory support including working directly with fund leads, teams, and service providers to manage and optimize financial assets. You will design and implement a comprehensive framework of financial management that ensures donor compliance, investment rigor, and organizational scalability at the 501(c)(3). The CFO will also help design economic and investment relationships across the platform that optimize exposure and information sharing while keeping compliance as a top priority.

This position will report to the Chief Executive Officer of Elemental Impact, serve on the executive leadership team and manage the financial operations team. This is a dynamic and responsive team that ensures the financial foundation of the organization remains strong. The role collaborates effectively with all other parts of the organization, and many external entities, to execute the firm’s financial strategies. 

Key Responsibilities Include:

1. Platform Fund Leadership

• Platform Design & Development: Help architect the growth of a multi-asset class investment platform with diverse strategies, service capabilities, and funds.
• Fund Administration: Lead the administration of current and expanding investment vehicles, including precise performance tracking.
• Capital Innovation: Develop and implement strategies to service new capital sources, including Recoverable Grants and Program-Related Investments (PRIs), to increase Elemental’s reach and impact.
• Portfolio Payments & Risk Management: Support risk management functions, oversee impairment analysis and ensure timely execution of investment transactions in partnership with the Portfolio & Investments team.

2. Non-Profit Financial Operations & Revenue Compliance

• Non-Profit Oversight: Lead the finance team in managing accounting and administrative functions across a $30M+ budget and manage required compliance and auditing across multiple entities and inter-company transactions. Lead the creation and delivery of financial materials for the Board of Directors.
• Grant Revenue Compliance: Manage a sophisticated framework for grant administration, ensuring 100% adherence to industry standards, donor requirements and federal regulations, including GAAP, 2CFR200, and IRS Form 990.
• Strategic FP&A: Oversee the annual budgeting process, cash flow forecasting, and the integration of diverse revenue streams from 40+ funders into a cohesive financial plan.
• Treasury & Controls: Manage institutional banking relationships, assess payment controls against emerging threats, and execute transactions for company bank/brokerage accounts.
• Team Management: Lead and mentor a high-performing team, including the Controller and Sr. Director of Finance and Revenue Compliance and others, to reach individual and organizational goals.

Qualifications  

Desired skills:                               

• Financial Mastery: Extensive experience in senior financial leadership within complex, multi-entity organizations.
• Both For-profit and Non-profit Expertise: Demonstrated success in both venture capital/private finance environments and federally-funded nonprofit organizations.
• Systems Fluency: Deep experience with ERP and accounting software (e.g., NetSuite) and the ability to leverage technology to drive operational efficiency.
• Compliance Rigor: Advanced knowledge of GAAP, FASB, and federal single-audit requirements.
• Communications: Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills. 
• Values Aligned: Sense of integrity and personal accountability; a constant learner who will be a proactive, positive member of the team; someone that will demonstrate Elemental’s values: Be Brave, Keep Innovating; Live your Kuleana, Master your Craft, and Cultivate Joy. 

Standout skills:                             

• Architectural Vision: Experience designing complex multi-entity platforms that bridge 501(c)(3) philanthropy with for-profit venture or project finance.
• Blended Finance Expertise: Proven track record of layering federal funding / philanthropic funding with investment capital to de-risk First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) technology.
• Strategic Capital Recycling: Innovative approach to managing recoverable grants and PRIs to create sustainable, "evergreen" funding loops.

Compensation & Benefits

This is a full-time "at-will" position working at least 40 hours per week. You will be asked to travel for work periodically. 

The salary range for this role is $262,200 - $330,000 which is based on market data and the organization's compensation philosophy. Our offer will be within the range as required by certain state laws and individual salary offers will vary within the range depending on location, relevant education, knowledge, skills, and experience. We also offer comprehensive employee benefits, including a professional development stipend and three weeks paid time off (more details here). 

Location

We strongly prefer candidates located near one of our headquarters: Honolulu, San Francisco, and New York. Elemental has a hybrid working model and if you are within a reasonable distance to one of our offices in New York, Bay Area, or Honolulu, we ask employees to come into the office at least once a week. Currently, most people come in two times a week to build community with team members. 

Other Application Details

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa.

We will accept and review applications on a rolling basis. Although all applications will be considered, we may be unable to respond to all inquiries. Please note that we do read cover letters, so we advise spending time on them to share your relevant stories and experiences with us. We ask that you keep the cover letter to 1-2 pages long. 

Elemental is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Elemental is also committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs, and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other applicable laws.