Finance Manager Energy​/Renewables

Equifind have partnered a growing PE backed renewable energy and infrastructure company who are seeking to hire a qualified (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) Accountant (Finance Manager) to report to the CEO. Based in Paddington, London. They are in the office 3 days a week and work autonomously and with trust from the senior management.

• Oversee and review preparation of monthly management accounts and reporting packs, with variance analysis and commentary, for presentation to the Board and shareholder.
• Provide financial insight and analysis to support decision-making across the business.
• Contribute to the maintenance and enhancement of accounting processes and internal controls.

• Oversee cash flow forecasting and liquidity planning across all group entities, including short- and long-term forecast cashflows and future cash balance metrics.
• Manage the relationship with corporate banking partners, including account opening, deposit facilities and day-to-day banking operations.
• Plan and manage drawdowns of funding from the private equity shareholder, including timing and quantum of capital calls, and provide supporting treasury analysis.
• Oversee the payment process and authorise/approve payment runs in line with internal controls and delegated authorities.
• Own the project development expenditure (Devex) budget, and lead periodic reforecasting.
• Maintain and develop the fully integrated project financial model used to analyse project economics, capital and operating costs, financial structures and returns (NPV, IRR) within the regulatory environment.
• Prepare updated model versions and key input commentary for the Board, Steering Committee and shareholder.
• Perform scenario and variance analysis across different macroeconomic and energy market assumptions.

• Manage the year-end statutory audit process across group entities and act as primary liaison with the external auditors.
• Negotiate and manage audit engagement and fees, and coordinate audit deliverables (financial statements, letters of representation, confirmation letters and supporting evidence).
• Support the shareholder’s group audit, including confirmation letters, group structure information and related requests.

• Oversee tax compliance across UK and Irish entities, including VAT registration and returns and
• Manage relationships with external tax advisors and coordinate responses to tax authority correspondence (e.g. HMRC and Irish Revenue).
• Support pre-budget submissions and ad-hoc tax structuring and advisory matters.

• Contribute financial and economic input to regulatory processes with the CRU (Ireland) and Ofgem (GB), including the cap and floor / Investment Planning Approval regimes.

• The new Finance Manager ideally will be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified
• A minimum of 1-3 years PQE experience within energy /renewables / infrastructure
• Modelling / cash flow forecasting experience essential
• A confident client facing outgoing and positive attitude is required
• Very strong analytical skills and attention to detail

• Competitive base salary, dependent on experience
• 25 days annual leave
• Auto-enrolment into company pension scheme