Junior Accountant

At Scatec, you get to work on something that matters. We develop, build, own, and operate renewable energy solutions that accelerate access to reliable and affordable clean energy. As part of a global and agile organisation, you will work with skilled colleagues across functions and geographies, take real ownership, and contribute to a company driven by the vision of improving our future.

At the heart of everything we do is our belief that we bring the energy – the energy for change, connection, and growth. It shapes how we collaborate, innovate, and create impact together.

If you are looking for a role where your contribution is visible, your development matters, and your work supports a more sustainable future, Scatec may be the right place for you.

As a Junior Accountant, you will play an important role in supporting the Finance and Asset Management team by executing core accounting processes, maintaining accurate financial records, and contributing to reliable internal reporting. Your work will support several group companies and help ensure that payments, reconciliations, compliance activities, and financial information are completed accurately and on time. This is a strong opportunity to build broad finance experience in an international renewable energy business while developing your technical accounting capabilities.

In this role, you will take ownership of day-to-day accounting, payment, and compliance activities, including:

• Process cashbooks, journals, intercompany transactions, customer invoices, and monthly customer statements across several group companies

• Prepare bank, supplier, balance sheet, travel expense, and corporate credit card reconciliations

• Capture supplier invoices, manage approval workflows, and review invoices for VAT, purchase order, and company compliance requirements

• Coordinate domestic and international payment runs, prepare payment batches, and load payments onto banking platforms

• Resolve supplier and invoice queries and maintain accurate supporting payment documentation

• Prepare monthly VAT workings and support tax, KYC, CIPC, annual return, and other compliance requirements

• Prepare audit working papers and supporting schedules, including ED and BEE-related information

• Provide general finance support and assist with ad-hoc accounting and reporting requirements

Your work will contribute to accurate financial reporting, effective financial controls, and well-managed finance processes across the business.

• Professional growth through ownership, exposure, and meaningful contribution from day one

• Hands-on experience in a role where the challenge is energising, fast-moving, meaningful, and built on learning through doing

• Broader commercial understanding through close collaboration with Finance, Asset Management, and other business teams

• Stronger accounting, reconciliation, payment, and financial control capabilities across multiple legal entities

• Exposure to international finance processes within a global renewable energy organisation

• Experience working with compliance, tax, audit, and ERP-driven finance processes

• Diploma or Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline

• More than 3 years’ accounting experience

• Proven experience preparing a basic trial balance

• Solid Microsoft Excel skills and a good understanding of finance processes and accounting sub-processes

• Experience working with ERP systems will be advantageous

• Strong numerical accuracy, attention to detail, organisational skills, and the ability to meet tight deadlines

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