Accounting Manager

Quintas Energy provides specialist back office and asset management services to investors in the renewable energy sector. Our understanding of renewable energy in the countries where we are active, combined with our unique engineering, accounting, legal, ICT and advisory skillset, are at their service to create value through superior management and provide assurance through timely, accurate reporting.

The Accounting Manager is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing and managing the financial activities of the UK finance department within the organisation. This position requires a seasoned accounting professional with strong technical expertise, leadership skills, and the ability to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance. The Accounting Manager plays a crucial role in leading the accounting team, implementing financial processes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensures compliance with financial regulations and policies.

• Prepare the preparation of accurate and timely financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (UK GAAP and IFRS).
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and accounting standards.
• Complete month-end closing procedures.
• Liaise with clients for finance and accounting issues.
• Have a detailed understanding of the scope of work of the client so that they can verify that their department's Service Level Standards are being maintained.
• Lead and manage the accounting team, providing guidance, training, and professional development opportunities.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the accounting department.
• Ensure compliance with internal control policies and procedures.
• Support the annual audit process, liaising with external auditors.
• Address audit inquiries and implement recommendations for process improvements.
• Stay updated on changes in accounting regulations and ensure the organization's compliance.
• Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to address accounting-related regulatory requirements.
• Review and ensure compliance with tax authority as deemed necessary.
• Maintain financial systems, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
• Collaborate with other departments, such as finance, operations, and legal, to ensure alignment on financial matters.
• Provide financial expertise and support for cross-functional projects.

• 9 to 5 schedule with 60 minutes of paid break.
• 20 days of holiday.
• Other social benefits as paid time off on December 24th and 31st, as well as on your birthday starting from the second year of your contract.
• One extra day of vacation for every three years of employment up to 5 extra days.
• Flexibility to work from home with occasional presence in the office in Central London.
• Office equipment for home-working.

• Degree educated and a qualified accountant either ACCA, CIMA, ACA or qualified by experience.
• Proven experience in a senior accounting role, with a strong understanding of UK GAAP and financial reporting requirements.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as an Accounting Manager/Controller is required.
• Working knowledge of IFRS / UK and /or Spanish GAAP.
• Progressive experience in financial operations, planning, budgeting, and reporting.
• Advanced knowledge of accounting and reporting systems.
• Proficient in accounting software and financial systems.
• Expert knowledge in Excel needed including VLOOKUP's, formulas, and Pivot Tables, including maintenance of financial model.

• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must be able to use discretion and independent judgement.
• Must be able to adapt and flex to a changing environment.
• Ability to interpret, analyse, and trend large amounts of data.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to multitask and balance multiple high priority tasks.
• Ability to develop timely deployment of accurate, consistent, user-friendly management reporting, as needed.