The Nuclear Company
Director of Accounting, Nuclear
$176K–$204K
Columbia, South Carolina +3 · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Location
- Columbia, South Carolina
Washington, DC
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Experience
- 10 or more years; includes a senior accounting leadership role such as Controller, Assistant Controller, or divisional controllership lead.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field.
About the job
Leads controllership across The Nuclear Company’s nuclear businesses, owning financial reporting, close, accounting policy, controls, acquisition integration, and accounting team development.
What you'll do
- Own month-end close, financial reporting, and consolidation handoffs across nuclear entities and projects.
- Lead technical accounting, acquisition purchase accounting, and integration into common systems, policies, and controls.
- Build the accounting function and strengthen audit readiness, SOX, and internal control over financial reporting.
What they ask for
- 10 or more years of progressive accounting and controllership experience, including a senior accounting leadership role.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field.
- Strong U.S. GAAP experience across project-based services and capital-intensive development or construction activities.
- Experience in complex multi-entity accounting, close and consolidation, acquisition accounting and integration, and scalable controls.
Nice to have
- CPA and public accounting experience, ideally with a Big Four firm; SOX or public-company reporting readiness experience.
- Experience in nuclear energy or another highly regulated sector; ERP implementation experience, with NetSuite preferred.
Pay
$176,000 - $204,000 annually (base salary)
Tools
U.S. GAAP, ASC 606, ASC 720, ASC 340, ASC 360, ASC 810, ASC 842, NetSuite
AI focus
Expected to leverage AI, technology, and the Nuclear Operating System (NOS) to improve work and identify opportunities to automate workflows, enhance decision-making, and improve processes.
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