IR - Group Financial Accountant

Mainstream Renewable Power is a leading pure-play renewable energy company, with wind and solar assets across global markets, including in Latin America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Our mission is to accelerate the global transition to renewable energy by delivering clean, affordable and reliable energy at scale. We are one of the most successful developers of gigawatt-scale renewables platforms, across onshore wind, offshore wind, and solar power generation with a global portfolio of 27 GW.  In May 2021, Aker Horizons acquired a majority stake in Mainstream, and in April 2022, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. joined Aker Horizons as a long-term strategic investor. We currently employ over 600 people across 5 continents, and we are always looking for ambitious, driven, and talented people to join us on our mission to drive forward the energy transition

About The Role
This is a unique opportunity to join an expanding business in the renewable energy sector. We are looking for a Group Financial Accountant that is looking to grow and add value. You will join an excellent team in a company with an outstanding culture. You will have opportunities to grow and step up with the business and an opportunity to make your mark and add value. The role is integral to the Group to ensure best practice processes, procedures and controls are in place as the business scales. The role will be a highly rewarding opportunity for the right individual.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare the monthly consolidated accounts for the Group ensuring compliance with IFRS

• Manage the monthly close process with each of the platforms

• Assist in compiling the monthly reporting pack for senior management and investors

• Assist in accounting for acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, financings, reorganisations etc as they arise

• Assist in preparation of annual consolidated financial statements for the Group

• Assist in preparation of annual and half year consolidated reporting to investors

• Support the audit process

• Prepare external reports required for key stakeholders such as finance providers

• Development of the financial and reporting systems across the business

• Identify improvements to key internal controls and processes

• Work collaboratively across the Group, with platforms and investors

• Other tasks as required within the finance team

Required Qualifications and Experience:

• A high calibre qualified Chartered Accountant with Big 4 or Top 10 training

• Circa. 2 years post qualification experience

• Experience with a large and complex group structure and multi-currency environment

• Strong technical accounting skills and IFRS knowledge

• Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and stakeholder management skill

• Confident self-starter with the ability to act on own initiative, multi-task and meet challenging deadlines.

• High levels of energy and motivation, with a track record of delivery

• lexibility to travel on occasion

Why you really should click that button

We offer you the opportunity to work in a dynamic and entrepreneurial organisation, to be part of a diverse workplace with regards to gender, age and cultural background in the most exciting industry in the world today. You will receive a very competitive total benefits package including an excellent base salary, bonus scheme and share options.

Career development

• Training opportunities
• Secondment and relocation opportunities
• Career progression (16% promotions across the Group in 2021)

Shared financial success

• A competitive, industry benchmarked and cost-of-living linked salary, reviewed annually
• Annual bonus
• Share options

Work/life balance

• WFH in a hybrid working arrangement
• Allowance for WFH set up

True diversity & inclusion

• Equal opportunity targets
• GWEC Women in Wind and Mainstream Women in Renewables programmes
• You can be you, whatever your gender, colour or sexual orientation

Care for health & wellbeing

• Generous health insurance coverage and allowance where applicable

These are just some of the reasons why we are officially certified as a Great Place to Work.