Financial Controller

Trina Solar; Madrid; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Trina Solar Limited is seeking a Financial Controller to manage project budgeting, cost classification, and funding workflows for complex solar-energy projects. You will collaborate with Business Development, M&A, and Structure Finance teams to ensure timely financial reporting and robust controls.

Ideal candidates have 2–3 years in renewables or civil engineering, a business administration degree, strong English, and sharp analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in a similar role in renewable industry or civil engineering.
• Business Administration degree or equivalent.
• Proficiency in English, good speaking level.
• Analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Good communication skills, written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and update project budgets for Investment Committee approval.
• Coordinate ERP implementation and budget coding post-approval.
• Ensure accurate cost classifications across project reports and accounting.
• Support project acquisitions, due diligence, and funding streams with Finance teams.
• Oversee internal payment processes and bank payments for project assets.
• Provide weekly cash flow updates and forecasts.
• Assist Accounting with bookkeeping, reconciliations, and asset recognition.
• Support audits of project assets and consolidated accounts.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

English proficiency

Education

Business Administration degree or equivalent

Job description

Main Responsibilities

• Project management update and follow up:
  • Cooperate with Business Development team in all needed to prepare the budget for the Investment Committee approval.
  • Work on the project budget code and ERP implementation after approval.
  • Verify that the costs are being correctly classified in the accounting and ensure that there are no deviations between the project cost reports and the accounting reports.
• Cooperate with M&A and Structure Finance team on project acquisitions and project financing implementation (due diligence check list required by the advisors of the bank, utilization requests and fund flows).
• Key supervisor of the internal payment process for the approval and final bank payment confirmation to all the obligations related to the project assets (development, M&A due diligence, EPC and third party loans).
• Weekly project cash flow update and forecast.
• Support the Accounting team on the bookkeeping (bank accounts reconciliation, accounts payable, account receivable, inventory and fixed assets recognition).
• Monthly reports project financial status to Senior Controller in a timely manner with emphasis on:
  • Project budget update: variation from the latest version of the project budget, identification of the reason and potential impact on the gross margin.
  • Project cash flow projection and actual execution update.
• Participate in all Operation and Business weekly meetings to fully understand the project status, track main variation orders affecting the cash flow and the impact in the cost, contractual requirements and financial responsibilities.
• Support audits of the individual project assets and consolidated annual accounts of the parent company.

Requirements

• 2-3 years of experience in similar role in renewable industry or civil engineering.
• Business Administration degree or equivalent.
• Proficiency English, good speaking level.
• Analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Good communication skills-both written and verbal.

About us

Trina Solar Limited (TSL) is the world´s leading comprehensive solutions provider for Solar Energy internationally, with a growing presence throughout Asia, Europe and Americas.

Since its foundation in 1997 in China, the company has been increasing its competitiveness and efficiency through a fully vertical integration of its business structure, which allows it to remain as a recognized manufacturer of high-quality PV modules (for commercial, industrial and utility scale applications) and manage the development of diversified PV utility projects (including designing, implementing and operating, both for off-grid and on-grid applications).