Finance Manager

• Drive the annual budgeting cycle, rolling forecasts, monthly performance reviews and management reporting for the organisation.
• Maintain a joined-up view of the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, with clear variance commentary and follow-up actions.
• Prepare the finance and performance content for Board and investor materials ahead of CFO review.
• Develop a rolling 13-week cash forecast alongside a medium-term liquidity plan, flagging funding needs early.

Accounting, Close & Controls

• Take ownership of the monthly close timetable, ensuring revenue, costs, accruals and provisions are recognised correctly.
• Oversee outsourced bookkeeping, payroll preparation and statutory accounts, and liaise with auditors and external advisers.
• Design approval hierarchies, payment controls, procure-to-pay processes and anti-fraud safeguards.
• Lead a controlled rollout of e-invoicing and maintain strong audit trails throughout.

Tax, Insurance & Compliance

• Manage the internal tax calendar and coordinate corporate, VAT and project-related tax matters with outside advisers.
• Coordinate insurance arrangements for the corporate entity and its projects with brokers, spanning construction, operational and liability cover.
• Monitor claims, policy renewals, terms and any evidence required by lenders or counterparties.
• Keep finance policies, records and controls documented and fit for the organisation's current scale.

Settlement & Revenue Oversight

• Oversee the end-to-end revenue control framework for the organisation's optimisation-service contracts.
• Independently check settlement outputs, invoices, provisions, receivables and revenue reconciliations prepared by the Finance Operations team.
• Work with Finance Operations, Data and Technology colleagues to prioritise finance-system improvements and automation.

Team & Stakeholder Management

• Manage, mentor and organise the Finance Operations Analyst and the Administrative & Finance Assistant.
• Partner with the Deputy CFO responsible for Transactions & Financing on debt, offtake agreements, shareholder matters and intercompany service arrangements.
• Ensure a smooth handover from deal execution into post-closing finance operations.
• Provide the CFO with decision-ready analysis and escalate significant risks in a timely manner.

Candidate Profile

• Five to eight years of relevant experience gained in an audit firm, an energy or infrastructure business, an independent power producer, a developer, an investment platform, or a comparably complex environment.
• Solid grounding in accounting, FP&A, cash management and internal controls; prior exposure to project finance or SPV structures is a strong advantage.
• Comfortable operating at both a detailed, hands-on level and in senior decision-support settings.
• Strong financial modelling and spreadsheet capability, with confidence implementing finance systems and automated workflows.
• Fluent in the local working language plus professional-level English.
• A hands-on, rigorous mindset with a willingness to build processes from the ground up rather than step into an already-mature setup.

About the Organisation

The organisation develops, owns and operates large-scale battery storage assets, while also optimising third-party battery capacity through its own proprietary trading models to generate value across trading, balancing and ancillary power markets.