Accounts Assistant

Title: Accounts Assistant
Reporting Line: Assistant Manager
Employment Category: Interim - 12 month fixed term contract (in IR35)
Location: London
Company: WiseEnergy

THE ROLE

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, passionate finance professional to support in the delivery of finance asset management services to one of our most important clients.

The role demands strong experience in preparing management accounts and extensive working experience with NetSuite. The role requires someone who someone who will make an immediate impact, and can embrace change, as the organization is undergoing a period of growth and expansion.

We are looking for someone who thrives in a fast paced and exciting working environment, genuinely cares about the people they work with, naturally seeks to collaborate and enjoys the buzz of good camaraderie and goes above and beyond to deliver. Although, as with all finance roles, you’ll need to have exceptional attention to detail, this role is not suitable for someone wanting to lock themselves away – you’ll need the right balance of introversion and extroversion to be comfortable in this role. In other words, you will be a valued business partner who can build and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

You will be responsible to support the Month-End Lead and ensuring that the financial results of an allocated number of entities within the portfolio are accurately accounted for; the role will involve:

• Preparing month-end Management Accounts for a number of entities
• Providing variance analysis on P&L movements against Budget
• Posting month-end journal entries within the accounting system (NetSuite)
• Ensuring balances are correctly reported
• Performing balance sheet reconciliations
• Ad hoc month-end related projects as and when they arise

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• High level attention to detail
• Time management & prioritization skills - things can get a little hectic, so the ability to effectively manage yourself and your workload is critical
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (in English or/and other European languages) - you must be able to organize your thoughts in a way others find clear and compelling. You will be expected to put together well-written, grammatically correct emails and other communications. When communicating verbally – whether over the phone, on video calls, in person or in meetings – you will need to be articulate, warm and engaging
• Flexibility - being an effective team player means being flexible in your approach and open to getting involved with new things, even if they are not spelt out in your job description
• Intellectual Curiosity – Technical Management is a broad and nuanced field and we are looking for someone who is truly interested in our profession and has the intellectual curiosity to delve deep into topics and bring fresh ideas to the team
• IT Literacy - you need to be comfortable with IT systems and working with data (you should have at least intermediate-level Excel)
• Delivery focus – it may sound obvious, but the ability to proactively churn through work at pace and deliver quality outputs really matters
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Passion for our mission ‘to generate a more sustainable future by leading the transition to clean energy
• Our values: be a leader, build trust, be responsible, be innovative and ‘bring your alpha’.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

• AAT qualified (highly desirable)
• 3+ years’ experience within a Finance function, on preparation of month-end management accounts and critical analysis of the numbers (essential)
• A passion for process improvement and operational efficiency (essential)
• Renewable energy experience (highly desirable)
• Fluent, advanced business level English

WHAT WE OFFER

• Exciting opportunity to join a growing team
• Employment contract
• Salary aligned to the market
• Annual discretionary bonus
• International scope – we operate in over 8 countries
• Hybrid working – we will need you to be in the assigned office at least 2-3 days a week, but you will normally be able to work remotely for the remainder of the time.

HOW TO APPLY

If you are interested in this opportunity, please follow the link to apply or send your application to careers@nextenergygroup.com. If you have been shortlisted for the next stage, we will be in contact within 14 days. The closing date for applications is 30th June 2023.

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