Job Description

Purpose of role:

Responsible for the supporting the team in reporting the consolidated results of the Greenergy group, both externally to the Group’s listed investor and to the Board. The Group consists of over 40 entities based in UK, Europe, the Americas and Asia. The role is also responsible for supporting the team in audit and corporation tax requirements of the Group.

With considerable change currently taking place at Greenergy, this role can really make an impact in supporting the team to achieve their targets with respect to improved reporting internally and externally, new system implementation and also supporting planned business combinations. There’s a wealth of experience to be gained in this role!

Main duties of the role

• Preparation of the statutory format consolidation - Support the Consolidation of results from all divisions, some of which have complex accounting and consolidation issues. Support the preparation of the consolidated profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow statement on a monthly basis, ensuring all eliminations are accurately reflected.
• Quarterly reporting to listed investor - Support thereporting of the consolidated results and relevant disclosures required each quarter
• Statutory accounts preparation - support the preparation of statutory accounts, including rolling forward for auditor review mid-year and preparing current year for smaller entities for manager review. Responsible for casting across all sets.
• Balance sheet reviews - Perform balance sheet reviews for the investment holding companies, prepared for review by the Corporate Reporting Manager and/or Head of Financial Reporting.
• IFRS accounting queries - Support the team in concluding on complex IFRS accounting queries to allow for comprehensive and accurate reporting to auditors and senior management.
• Covenant reporting - Assist treasury team with any queries on monthly numbers as part of the external covenant reporting; management accounts driven by the consolidation report are required by various banks and third parties at regular intervals.
• Delivery of financial systems support to the finance team - Support financial systems projects, including documenting & streamlining processes across financial applications and managing the transition of core ERP.
• Relationship Management - Build strong relationships with the group finance team.
• Project support -Support various work streams across different teams to deliver reporting/analysis/forecasting/ad hoc project work at the appropriate time with the correct information.
• Legal, Regulatory and Statutory Accounting & Reporting - The corporate reporting team will provide the financial governance & control and deliver all reports and returns as necessary, to protect the business and to ensure it operates within the legal, statutory and regulatory requirement of the markets in which it operates.
• This includes supporting the quarterly and year-end financial audits, preparation of both consolidated and separate statutory accounts for all Group companies and managing the filing of annual tax computations.

Required competencies and qualifications:

• Top 10 part-qualified ACA/ACCA or graduate with Accounting and Finance degree 2:1 or above with intention to complete ACA/ACCA.
• Audit and accounts preparation experience from practice if part-qualified
• Possesses and demonstrates real analytical skill and can apply a logical approach to new challenges
• Be a strong communicator and possess an ability to develop trusting and credible relationships at all levels of the business level
• Have a questioning and inquisitive mind - not afraid to ask questions or challenge convention, nor to drive improvements and efficiencies as appropriate
• Takes personal responsibility and accountability for their work
• Is comfortable working independently of direct supervision and able to demonstrate personal initiative and drive
• Works with flexibility and to tight timescales to meet the demands of the Board, senior management and listed investor.
• Is enthusiastic

Nice to have:

• Knowledge or experience of a SOX environment
• Partial exam exemptions from ACA/ACCA

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities