Envision Energy | Commercial Finance Business Partner
Envision Energy is looking for a motivated and hands-on Commercial Finance Business Partner to oversee financial support for Velocita and French renewable energy projects.
Envision Energy is one of the largest and most successful leading global renewable energy groups. In 2021 Envision was voted 2nd in Fortunes “Change the World” organizations, second only to a COVID vaccine organization.
The business of Envision Energy has undergone significant growth since its foundation in 2007 and is now seeking to accelerate its business strategy within ASIA, EMEA and LATAM markets.
The European operations develop full turn-key state-of-the-art energy solutions such as smart wind farms, providing smart energy management software and services, and developing other advanced energy technologies for the future. The group is ranked among the top wind turbine/BESS manufacturers in the world. In 2024 Times magazine included Envision as one of the world’s 100 most influential companies.
Envision Energy stands by its mission of “solving the challenges for a sustainable future” through advanced technologies and smart products. To achieve that mission, Envision is growing its world-class international team by seeking to recruit a motivated, hands-on and high-calibre self-starter to join their journey.
Purpose
The role will have a dual reporting line being 1) the European Finance Director based in London, and 2) the Headquarter New Energy Asset Management Platform representative for the French region. This role will have responsibility for the financial and reporting support/oversite of the Velocita entity and the French wind, solar, BESS project SPV’s and substation entity.
The role will be the main contact individual for our outsourced accounting and tax services providers in France as well as support for the respective operational teams and the Group HQ finance team and will oversee the management of one direct report.
Reporting and control:
- Review and manage the month-end reporting for Velocita
- Support the European Finance Director in the provision of commercial, financial and risk management of Velocita’s activities and the development projects
- Resolving UK and Group HQ queries and providing analysis as required
- Providing analysis and schedules to support the group audit process
- Overseeing local statutory audits in France and management of the statutory compliance filings and accounts
- Production of the finance slides for Board and management reporting
- Management of cashflow and funding requests and apply for funding from the group
- Maintaining good controls and implementing best-in-class policy and any adherence to Group policy
- Management of the project-based accounting and ensuring efficient and good budgetary control on expenditure.
- Overseeing and reviewing, managing and minimizing the outsource advisor costs
- Keeping the European Finance Director/HQ up to date on the developments in France
- Monthly AP process/invoice oversite management for Velocita
- Reviewing all balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly basis and providing analytical review of the income statement
- Intercompany reconciliations
- Maintaining the groups transfer pricing methodology and ensuring that the entity substance and tax-compliant status are maintained
- Raising recharge invoices and invoices
- Coordinate with European Finance Director and HQ on preparing budgets
- Maintaining adherence to the agreed budgets
- Oversee the office management and lease agreement
- Management of Financial aspects of the client Asset Management Service Contract
Tax:
- Review VAT, other tax filings and Corporate Tax returns compiled by the outsource advisors and ensure filings are completed on a timely basis
- Assisting the logistics teams in ensuring products are delivered to their respective destinations in France smoothly through the respective customs
- Ensure adherence to local and group-wide transfer pricing policies in place and assist in the production of local files for transfer pricing purposes
Commercial:
- Assisting the European Financial Director in reviewing the commercial status of customers and critical suppliers before contracting deals
- Assisting the European Financial Director in the review of commercial and legal agreements for financial impact and risks and advising on exposure mitigation strategies/clauses
- Working with the European FD and the Group bonds and guarantees team to implement bond guarantees with our banks on projects and the monitoring/renewal of roll-over of guarantees as necessary in accordance with contracts entered into
- Assisting the European FD/HQ on Project Finance activities
- Assisting the HQ New Energy Asset Management platform on M&A activities
Adhoc
- As required by HQ and the European FD
- Liaising with external advisors as required
- Assist the European FD/Group Tax team in any French corporate/tax restructuring activities
- Assist the outsourced corporate trust team, in-house legal team /risk teams on finance/accounting/tax-related matters
Qualifications/background:
- Qualified accountant (Chartered Accountant or equivalent qualification)
- Ideally, you have at least 5 years relevant work experience
- Ideally, you have a renewable energy background with experience in wind farms helpful but not essential
- Fluent in French, English and Chinese
Knowledge & Skills:
- Good knowledge of Excel
- Good technical accounting ability
- Good understanding of accounting/tax/regulatory matters is nice to have but not critical
- High levels of accuracy, attention to detail and analytical skills
- Proven relationship, communication and presentation/marketing skills
- Ability to develop proactive solutions to complex problems
- Good people and project management skills
- Commercial acumen and attention to detail
- Hard-working, flexible with a “can do” attitude
- Demonstrate and promote a high standard of professional conduct, competence and credibility with all parties
- Strong problem-solving, creative thinking and good communication skills at all levels
- Quick learner, and a team player with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Organized, diligent, flexible & proactive, with the ability to work in a dynamic environment
- Modelling skills for project valuations will be helpful
- Departments
- Accounting & Finance
- Locations
- Paris, France
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
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Envision Energy | Commercial Finance Business Partner
Envision Energy is looking for a motivated and hands-on Commercial Finance Business Partner to oversee financial support for Velocita and French renewable energy projects.
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