Manager, Financial Reporting & Consolidation, EMEA, RE

Summary

The selected candidate will be a member of Recurrent Energy's Finance team reporting to the regional Financial Controller. This role will be responsible for the accounting in Spain, Netherlands and New markets and relationship management, preparing and coordinating financial audits, reviewing the monthly closing reporting and review the accounting entries and taking care of all accounting related duties.

Principal Responsibilities/Key Results Areas

• Lead month-end closing process and ensure quality control over financial reporting of Spain, Netherlands and New markets entities.
• Annual statutory financial statement preparation together with external accounting firm (Poland, Sweden, Greece, Germany and France.
• Ensure financial reporting compliance with Group's policies and reporting standards (US GAAP, Local GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards - IFRS).
• Coordination of the Accounting Spanish and Italian team (7 members).
• Coordination and communication on a regular basis with the external local finance teams of Poland, Sweden, Greece, Germany and France.
• Ad hoc analysis (transaction and acquisition, finance due diligence, financial model reviews, etc.)
• Assist with questions from Tax, Project Finance and the business.

Financial & Organizational Scope

• Finance and accounting
• Direct financial impact

Reporting Relationships & Interactions

• Reports to Regional Financial Controller
• Works with various teams in the organization including AP, Accounting, FP&A, Project Finance, Legal, etc.
• Significant interaction with outside vested parties (advisors, bank officers, auditors, etc.)

Knowledge & Skills

• Team-leading experience.
• Renewables sector knowledge.
• US GAAP, Spanish GAAP and IFRS working knowledge required.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and Smartsheet.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems (SAP experience is a must and HFM experience is a plus)

Abilities

• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to analyze high volumes of data as well as demonstrating an ability to focus on higher level overview.
• Ability to deal effectively with a diversity of individuals at all organizational levels.
• Comfortable working in an unstructured, entrepreneurial environment; this is a transaction-based environment where requirements and deadlines are dictated by deal flow.

Experience & Education

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance or related discipline
• Minimum of 5 year of relevant work experience
• Knowledge of renewable energy and project assets.

Other Comments

• Permanent
• Based in Madrid
• Fluent English and Spanish (Italian is a plus).