Senior Financial Controller

Here at NatPower, we are more than just a company; we are a community of individuals dedicated to driving sustainability and energy innovation forward. We launched in the UK market over a year ago and are aiming to become one of the industry leaders in the next 3-5 years. Our commitment to creating a cleaner and greener future is at the heart of everything we do.

This is a long-term opportunity to collaborate with seasoned professionals at the top of their game, soaking up their expertise in a vibrant, people-focused setting. We value flexibility, so remote work is welcome. If you share our vision, brace yourself for a base compensation, and think beyond - with cash bonuses, LTIP, insurances, and more perks based on your role level.

We are looking to hire a London-based Senior Financial Controller to steer the constant evolution of financial processes to support the business in the UK and feed the financial reporting needs of the listed holding company. The ideal candidate will support the NatPower UK CEO and team in managing the corporate governance structure of the UK entities, acting as a statutory director on the boards of certain UK subsidiaries alongside the UK CEO. They will take direct responsibility for establishing and overseeing the day-to-day financial operations, including:

• Accounting
• Compliance
• Tax and VAT
• Treasury
• Financial planning and analysis
• Reporting
• Budgeting
• Cash management
• Investment and divestment analysis
• HR
• Insurance
• Related functions for NatPower Group's UK operations

The role will involve leading a dedicated UK finance team. The candidate will report to the UK CEO for UK-related operations and maintain a functional reporting line to the Group CFO in the EU, playing a key role in embedding best practice reporting, processes, and risk management, ensuring alignment with NatPower Group's international standards.

We are seeking a technically strong accountant with ACCA/ACA or equivalent qualifications, a hands-on approach, experience in setting up and managing teams in scale-ups, preferably with experience in large companies and/or accounting/auditing companies. You will be an experienced Senior Financial Controller with strong commercial acumen, capable of assessing the financial implications of investment and divestment opportunities across renewable energy projects. They will also be responsible for leading and overseeing all aspects of financial reporting, ensuring transparency and compliance to support strategic decision-making.

What We Are Looking For:

• Qualified Accountant (post qualification of at least 5 years, ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Strong academic profile
• Proactive and able to adapt well as required
• Sector experience in investment management in renewable energy and energy management
• Experience in managing banks for daily operations
• Perfect knowledge of main accounting software, Excel, and MS Office
• Fluent in English, another European language preferential
• Authorised to work in the UK
• Experience of a fast growing or acquisitive business
• Due diligence and M&A experience
• UK experience in listed international groups would be preferential

Some of these activities are performed coordinating the work of external consultants or internal team members.

Board and UK Compliancy:

• Manage Board of Directors of all UK companies, including DevCo and SPVs
• Coordinate the Board activities (meetings, resolutions, minutes)
• Coordinate the Company Secretary activities

Corporate Management:

• Prepare and manage periodic internal meetings of executive committees (e.g. development committee)
• Support the definition and manage the intercompany contracts, procedures

Accounting:

• Maintain the UK accounting system records and integrated with NatPower International Group guidelines
• Facilitate the group consolidation process
• Provide support on IFRS and reporting approach
• Generate the periodic management and statutory accounts

Planning & Control:

• Manage UK group planning and control procedures, manage the business plan, budget, monthly reporting and forecasting at UK group level
• Generate the periodic management reporting and forecasts at UK group and company's level

Cashflow:

• Manage, control and optimise the UK companies cashflows
• Manage the intercompany agreements, transfer prices, shareholders loans, and payments
• Propose repayment plan and drawdown of financing facilities including shareholder loan
• Identify and propose opportunities for cash flow optimisation with lenders and suppliers

Tax:

• Manage UK tax positions, including group VAT, prepare periodic VAT and tax returns
• Identify and coordinate the activities with tax advisors including for matters of relevance for the group and with the holding company
• Identify and negotiate opportunities for R&D tax credits and R&D grants

With the support of our Financial Modellers, design and set-up the financial modelling for renewable energy assets, to constantly assess the profitability, cost constraints and selling prices of each asset, rank the allocation of resources to the different projects and suggest to the Development Committee the project financial feasibility.

Asset Valuation:

• Support the definition of target prices for the sale of assets and support the board decisions on sales
• Support the preparation of investment memorandum for asset sales
• Support the formal asset sale process, from invitation, onboarding, KYC, to bidding, to contract negotiations and closing
• Manage post-closing covenants, if any
• Prepare and constantly update the data rooms for asset management and sale, validating and auditing the process and contents
• Provide financial analysis on new acquisitions and support in the preparation of investment papers for committee
• Support the negotiation and due diligence of co-development agreements or joint development agreements with third party developers
• Support the negotiation and due diligence of local developers' acquisition or pipeline acquisitions.

Auditing:

• Conduct internal auditing checks on procedures.
• Coordinate the activities of external auditors in the UK.

Benefits, in line with NatPower UK policies.