Do you want to work to make Power for Good?
We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're guided by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.
We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.
RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal and professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work that makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network, and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.
Our competitive package offers rewards and benefits including pension schemes, flexible working, and a top-down emphasis on better work-life balance. We also offer private healthcare, discounted green travel, 24 days holiday (with an additional discretionary day given by the company), options to buy/sell days, enhanced family leave, and four volunteering days per year to make an impact elsewhere.
The Position
Group Finance has a variety of responsibilities including the consolidation of the Group’s results, business partnering for the Group’s central overhead departments, providing direction to regional teams, working on strategic projects, and reviewing controls and processes globally over core financial functions.
As part of the Group Finance team, the Group Finance Accountant will collaborate with the Group Financial Reporting Accountant, Group Management Accountant, other Heads of Finance, and stakeholders across the business. The role involves supporting the team in reporting updates to the Finance Leadership Team, preparing year-end group accounts, management reports, and providing ad hoc reports as needed.
Key Accountabilities
Business Partnering
Support monthly management reporting for various Group business units and central overhead cost centres, including preparing accruals, prepayments, key reports, investigating anomalies, explaining variances, reforecasting, and providing insights to senior non-finance budget owners.
Group Reporting
Assist in preparing the Group’s consolidated financial statements for year-end accounts and quarterly bank reporting. Support the annual business planning and budgeting cycles by preparing analyses and explaining variances.
Finance Transformation
Engage with the ongoing systems change, including onboarding new technology and supporting the implementation of a new ERP system.
Statutory Reporting
Participate in year-end processes, prepare reconciliations, assist with group consolidation and statutory accounts, and handle auditor queries.
Ad Hoc Projects
Participate in strategic improvement projects led by senior finance leaders to support organizational objectives.
Knowledge & Skills
* Strong financial reporting, consolidation, P&L, and Balance Sheet knowledge.
* Technical IFRS accounting knowledge.
* Understanding of financial control principles and development.
* Excellent communication skills, confidence liaising with senior management and auditors.
* Attention to detail, autonomy, and ability to manage multiple requests and deadlines.
Experience
* Management reporting experience, including analyzing and preparing department or cost centre reports.
* Experience with balance sheet reconciliations, working with senior stakeholders, and managing audit queries.
Qualifications
* Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA).
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