Description
THE ROLE
WiseEnergy is a trusted and established solar asset manager, offering all the services our clients require to manage and optimize large-scale solar plants, from development and construction phase, through to long-term operational asset management. We require an experienced, passionate finance professional, for a 3-month contract, to support the finance team in producing financial statements for the entities in three portfolios located in the UK. The role requires someone with significant experience in financial reporting, specifically under UK GAAP. The successful candidate will work alongside the core finance team and should have strong attention to details and be a good communicator with financial and non-financial stakeholders. We have a hybrid working model between working from the London office and remotely. The finance team generally meet in the office two days per week. The hybrid arrangement is to be discussed and agreed with your line manager. There is an expectation of consistency and accuracy of outputs, which will be subject to auditor scrutiny.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial Statement Preparation
- Preparation of FRS 102 compliant financial statements for SPVs & HoldCos of three UK-based solar funds
- Set up financial statement templates with account production software: CaseWare
- Review of financial statements prepared by other finance team members
Audit: Pack Preparation and Review
- Prepare SPV and HoldCo audit packs and supporting documentation for each entity
- Review audit packs prepared by other finance team members
Audit: Management
- Assist the WiseEnergy audit team, from planning to audit completion
- Liaise with external auditors to address audit queries, including uploading of supporting documentation to auditors’ portal
- Liaise with external/internal business partners, 3rd party asset management service provider etc., to collate information for the auditors
- Tracking and ensuring audit tasks are completed to agreed deadlines as per audit timetable
- Escalate issues to manager and support issue resolution through to the end
- Ensure all documents are stored in an orderly format in common shared drive
SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:
- Time management & prioritization skills - things can get a little hectic; so effective self-management is critical
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (in English or/and other European languages) - ability to organize thoughts clearly; well-written communications; articulate verbal communication
- Flexibility - being an effective team player means being flexible in your approach
- Intellectual Curiosity – genuine interest in Finance Management; willingness to delve deep into topics
- IT Literacy - comfortable with IT systems; at least intermediate-level Excel required
- Delivery focus – ability proactively churn through work at pace while delivering quality outputs matters
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Passion for our mission ‘to generate a more sustainable future by leading the transition to clean energy
Our values: be a leader, build trust, be responsible, be innovative
EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
Significant experience in producing financial statements under FRS 102 (essential)
ICAEW/ACCA qualification (essential)
CaseWare (account production) or similar software experience (essential)
Renewable energy experience (desirable)
Fluent advanced business level English (essential)
WHAT WE OFFER
A busy role in a supportive team with plenty of opportunities to learn
International scope – we operate in over 8 countries
Hybrid working – we will need you at least twice a week at our central London (Mayfair) office but you can normally work remotely for remainder
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our approach is a natural extension of our values. Our entrepreneurial culture inspires us try new things while valuing different viewpoints. Our Group is committed cultivating connectedness that values difference while allowing individual expression. The collective sum of our individual differences forms who we aspire
We are committed equal employment opportunity irrespective race color ancestry social background religion gender national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity