Senior Management Accountant

THE ROLE

WiseEnergy is a trusted and established solar asset manager, offering all the services clients require to manage and optimize 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 is a senior role and will be expected to be part of the team to manage the finance operations for our assets in USA. 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.

Reporting to the Finance Manager based in London, the successful role holder will work with other accountants and professionals from other functions of the business. From time to time the successful candidate may be asked to perform tasks at the same level within our other range of funds/clients.

We have offices in multiple locations, however this role would be either from our office in Spain, EU or Hyderabad, India and we have a hybrid working model between working from the office and remotely. The hybrid arrangement is to be discussed and agreed with your line manager on a continuous basis and subject to changes.

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. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Onboarding

• Verifying the documents against the onboarding checklist and cross-checking information availability in the virtual data room
• Collation of documentation required for KYC checks and admin support to setup/update applicable administrative & finance applications (e.g. online banking, Registered Agent etc.)
• Review of contracts to analyze financial impact in conjunction with the Commercial Department

Accounting & Reporting

• Preparation and review of (monthly, quarterly, annual and ad hoc) management accounts and financial statements of SPVs and Holding companies ensuring accounting records are maintained to a high quality and in compliance with USA statutory rules and regulations. This will include consolidation
• Review of monthly book-keeping records for SPVs, Holdco and Topco either provided the subcontractor or prepared inhouse
• Preparation and review of the monthly Clearance Dashboard (portfolio level operational review) to assess the performance of the SPVs
• Management of compliance tracker - tracks financial deliverables to Group and to external investors and clients. This will involve coordinating with key stakeholders
• Inhouse finance function:
  • Assist in ERP implementation to onboard the SPVs from subcontractors
  • Coordinating and owning the strategy to fully in-house all SPVs, working closely with the internal Finance Transformation Team
• Audit: Manage the relationship with auditors providing all necessary deliverables and addressing queries
• Budget: Manage the annual operating budget process, coordinate with stakeholders and review updates to budget on quarterly basis

Cash management

• Reviewing invoicing and payment processes
• Setting up bank accounts, managing the treasury activities
• Full ownership and tracking of cash and maintaining liquidity forecasts
• Review of fund management report to manage cash flow at Holding entities

Systems and Processes

• Assist in documenting, designing and implementing systems (ERP, payments) and processes (control proce