VIE Junior Financial Controller - Germany (M/W/D)

Mission

Our Finance European team is looking for a VIE Junior Financial Controller in Germany to support our rapid growth in the country and support the country leadership team on all finance matters.

It\’s a perfect opportunity to be part of a fast-growing company, to take part in the green electricity transition and have a key role in understanding it.

As Financial Controller at Neoen, you will have broad responsibilities and represent finance in the country. If you want to become part of a professional and knowledgeable team of controllers working on the European scope, and, at the same time, actively contribute to developing the production of renewable energy in Germany, this is an opportunity for you!

Mission

As Financial Controller, you will conduct various tasks. Among other things, you will:

1. Be responsible for financial information and local compliance:
   • Coordinate financial information between local business team, external accounting team and control the work of the latter;
   • Ensure that books are accurate, comply with local GAAPs / internal control and are closed meeting deadlines set in the group calendar;
   • Coordinate all stakeholders (Accounting platform, Local accountants, auditors, business team…);
   • Control local tax returns prepared by local external accountants.
2. Prepare budgets and forecasts:
   • Perform the preparation of budgets and forecasts;
   • Analyze actuals versus forecast and budget;
   • Follow-up and update the construction budgets and cash flow forecast on a monthly basis;
   • Performance analysis.
3. Support the business development:
   • Early involvement in the projects with Development, Legal and Financing teams: reviewing the business plans with a focus on the tax analysis, participating in the financial close reviewing of the EPC, O&M contracts, supervising the equity proof;
   • Follow-up on guarantees;
   • Review the Share Purchase Agreements and the Share Holders Agreements during Joint Ventures;
   • Support the development teams in due diligences, integration in Neoen during M&As.
4. Manage financing:
   • Take part in projects’ financing and monitoring debt drawdowns during construction;
   • Monitor compliance with debt covenants and mandatory operational and financial reports;
   • Maintain relationship with the bank agent;
   • Lead distributions.

Profil

The candidate will need the following skills and experience to succeed in this role:

• Degree in finance and a first experience in audit (Big Four accounting firm) and/or financial roles, ideally in a multinational environment.
• Familiar with German standards, taxes and reporting/budget would be appreciated.
• Know how to deal and monitor auditors / advisors. Dealing with lenders would be a plus.
• In-depth knowledge of Excel and are used to process a lot of data.
• Fluent in German and English (written and spoken).
• Beyond competences we are looking for someone who is proactive, reliable and eager to learn with an appetite to work in a multicultural environment.

What Neoen can offer you

• Great influence and varied tasks in a high skilled and multinational environment.
• A dynamic and wonderful team, with fast decision-making processes.
• An employer keen to contribute to more renewable energy production.
• A new office near Karlsruhe train station.

Please share your CV in English when submitting your application.

Compétences

Budget

Reporting

Tax

Data Analysis

Finance

A propos de Neoen

Créée en 2008, Neoen est l’un des principaux producteurs indépendants d’énergie exclusivement renouvelable. Ses savoir-faire dans les domaines du solaire, de l’éolien terrestre et du stockage lui permettent de participer activement à la transition énergétique des pays dans lesquels Neoen produit une énergie verte, locale et compétitive. Multipliées par six au cours des sept dernières années, ses capacités en opération ou en construction atteignent aujourd’hui 8,9 GW. Présente sur 4 continents, Neoen compte parmi ses principaux actifs le plus puissant parc solaire de France (Cestas, 300 MWc), le plus grand parc éolien de Finlande (Mutkalampi, 404 MW) ainsi que deux des plus grandes centrales de stockage à grande échelle au monde, toutes deux basées en Australie : Collie Battery (219 MW / 877 MWh) et Hornsdale Power Reserve (150 MW / 193,5 MWh). Acteur de la lutte contre le réchauffement climatique, Neoen a pour mission d’accélérer la transition énergétique. Entreprise responsable dont la vision long terme se traduit par une stratégie de croissance forte et pérenne, Neoen a pour ambition d’atteindre 10 GW en opération ou construction courant 2025. Neoen est cotée sur le compartiment A d’Euronext Paris (code ISIN : FR0011675362, mnémonique : NEOEN) et appartient aux indices SBF 120, CAC Mid 60 et S&P 600.

Nous valorisons la diversité

Nos projets sont complexes et bénéficient donc vivement de la pluralité des origines, des points de vue et des compétences. Nous sommes heureux de recevoir les candidatures de tous ceux qui partagent nos valeurs et qui souhaitent, à nos côtés, accélérer la transition énergétique.

Julie Duchesne
DRH Groupe

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