Management Accountant

WiseEnergy is a trusted and established solar asset manager, offering all the services clients require to manage and optimise large-scale solar plants, from development and construction through to long-term operational asset management. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, passionate finance professional to support the delivery of finance asset management services to one of our most important clients in multiple international jurisdictions.

We are looking for someone who genuinely cares about the people they work with, naturally seeks to collaborate and enjoys the buzz of good camaraderie. Although, as with all finance roles, you will need to have exceptional attention to detail, this role is not suitable for someone wanting to lock themselves away - you will need the right balance of introversion and extroversion to be comfortable in this role. In other words, you will be a key member of the team who can build and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

The role will be expected to be part of the team involved in setting up the finance function in Spain where you will have full responsibility and ownership of the finance operations for our assets in Spain. You will also be expected to manage the finance operations for other regions as required either as a lead or supporting role..

For most of our assets in multiple regions, the current model is to oversee deliverables from outsourced service providers. As scale increases, the model is set to evolve with some of the regions setting up offices locally. This role is then expected to support the provision of financial services out of those markets.

We have recently set up an office in Madrid, Spain and we have a hybrid working model The practicality of the arrangement is to be discussed and agreed with your line manager and will be reviewed on a periodic basis.

There is an expectation of consistency and accuracy of outputs, as well as delivering and maintaining a high degree of customer service (internal and external). In view of this, you will be expected to appropriately flag issues and support their resolution through to the end and proactively drive continuous improvement.

The Management Accountant is expected to be able to undertake the responsibilities outlined below with minimum supervision:

- **Accounting**:

- Establishing and enforcing proper accounting methods, policies and principles
- Prepare and analyze financial statements
- Manage the postings of all daily transaction accounting and period end entries
- Reconcile all balance sheet items
- Treasury management
- Prepare and file necessary taxes
- Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
- Ownership of entities on Netsuite accounting system
- Work with external auditors to ensure correct and timely year-end audit.
- Reporting
- Prepare periodic (monthly, quarterly, annual and ad hoc) financial reporting for SPVs and Holding companies.
- Prepare deliverables as required by lenders and investors
- Adhere to deadlines set by all stakeholders ensuring deliverables are delivered on a timely basis.
- Stakeholder Management
- Collaborate with other functions within the Group
- Liaison with and oversight of client appointed service providers (auditors, administrators, tax advisors, company, and other market specific providers)
- Ensure that the assets responsible are compliant with local laws & regulations.
- Ad-hoc

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE**

This is a mid-level role requiring depth in terms of core finance and accounting knowledge and experience.
- ACCA/ ACA/CIMA qualification or similar (essential)
- Budgeting, forecasting and reporting skills (essential)
- Experience of multiple GAAPs (IFRS, local European GAAP) (essential)
- 6+ years finance experience (essential)
- Capable in taking ownership and managing accounting software (Netsuite or similar) (highly desirable)
- A passion for process improvement and operational efficiency (essential)
- Renewable energy experience (highly desirable)
- Experience of working for scale up businesses (desirable)
- Experience in overseeing or collaborating with third party service providers on behalf of clients notably local accountants, auditors and tax advisors (highly desirable)
- Superb presentation and conflict resolution skills, robust, resilient and articulate (essential)
- Fluent in Spanish and advanced business level English (essential)

WHAT WE OFFER
- Competitive base salary and eligibility for discretionary annual bonus
- 38 days’ holiday per year (3 days of which is taken between Christmas and New Year) including Public Holidays
- Flexible working practices
- Private Medical Insurance for employee
- Progressive, collaborative culture where professional development is valued and nurtured
- Opportunity to work with and learn from other talented professionals who want to have a positive impact on the world.

**HOW TO APPLY