Senior Finance Operations Manager (12 month FTC)

Job title: Senior Finance Operations Manager

Location: London

Salary: £80,000- £90,000

Reporting To: Financial Controller

This role is based in the London and requires existing right to work in the UK. At this time, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role. We are committed to building a diverse, global team and our sponsorship policy is evaluated on a role-by-role basis. We encourage you to keep an eye on our careers site to stay informed about future opportunities where we are able to offer visa sponsorship.

Kaluza is the Energy Intelligence Platform, turning energy complexity into seamless coordination. We help energy companies overcome today's challenges while accelerating the shift to a clean, electrified future. Leveraging Data, AI, and real-time decision-making we turn energy complexity into growth opportunities for our partners.

By combining predictive algorithms with human-centred design, Kaluza makes clean energy dependable and affordable.

With teams across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, and a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation in Japan, we power leading companies including OVO, AGL and ENGIE, as well as innovators like Volvo and Volkswagen.

The Senior Finance Operations Manager is an experienced people leader who oversees management accounting and financial reporting across Kaluza’s international footprint. The role is broad by design: you will work on issues of a diverse and complex nature, spanning multiple jurisdictions and business functions in the UK, Portugal, France, Japan and the US.

The key objectives of the Kaluza Fin Ops team are:

• Financial Control; to ensure resources are directed, monitored and measured in an accurate and timely manner and to maintain a ‘No Surprises Environment’
• Value creation through more efficient processes and AI frameworks.

You will be the primary contact for internal teams on all finance operations matters, responsible for the smooth running of the function and for driving process improvements across our global teams.

• Month-end and year-end close management, including preparation of monthly management accounts and contribution to Board reporting packs.
• Consolidation of Kaluza’s global results with meaningful analysis for the Board, Executive team and external stakeholders.
• Balance sheet reconciliation review and preparation, including creation and maintenance of technical accounting papers under IFRS.
• Managing and monitoring compliance across all international tax obligations, including VAT, payroll taxes and other employee-related taxes, working alongside the Tax Manager.
• Preparation and review of work papers for the annual statutory accounts; acting as key contact for the external auditor and supporting the Group audit process.
• Support for the set-up of new international business financial systems and processes, including support and review of international entity reporting into the Group.

• AP/AR oversight, journal posting and accruals review, and balance sheet ownership in support of the wider Fin Ops team.
• Ongoing maintenance of the financial internal controls environment and production of monthly KPI reporting.
• Payroll controls framework ownership alongside the Payroll Manager, including oversight of the Global Payroll Operations function and management of provider relationships across all locations.
• Process automation review and support for the Fin Ops team, including assistance with one-off projects and workflow monitoring to ensure workplans are adequately resourced.

• Coach, lead and develop the Fin Ops and Payroll team, including effective performance management and career framework development.
• Set clear goals for the team, aligning people and resources to solve complex problems.
• Work closely with other people leaders and counterparts in People Operations, championing alignment in ways of working and cross-functional collaboration.
• Actively contribute to building a great culture at Kaluza, including organising or leading activities for your squad or wider community.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a qualified accountant…