Finance Manager

BOSS Energy Consulting; Paris; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

BOSS Energy Consulting is seeking a senior Finance & Accounting leader to drive budgeting, close, and controls for its battery storage assets. You will manage P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow while delivering board-ready reporting and liquidity plans.

You will oversee tax, insurance, compliance, revenue oversight, and a coordinated finance operations function, partnering with the CFO and Deputy CFO on strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Five to eight years of relevant experience gained in an audit firm, an energy or infrastructure business, or a similar complex environment.
• Solid grounding in accounting, FP&A, cash management and internal controls; exposure to project finance or SPV structures is advantageous.
• Comfortable operating at both a detailed, hands-on level and in senior decision-support settings.
• Strong financial modelling and spreadsheet capability; capable of implementing finance systems and automated workflows.
• Fluent in the local working language plus professional-level English.

Responsabilités

• Drive the annual budgeting cycle, rolling forecasts, monthly performance reviews and management reporting.
• Maintain a joined-up view of P&L, balance sheet and cash flow with variance commentary and follow-up actions.
• Prepare finance and performance content for Board and investor materials ahead of CFO review.
• Develop a rolling 13-week cash forecast alongside a medium-term liquidity plan, flagging funding needs early.
• Take ownership of the monthly close timetable ensuring revenue, costs, accruals and provisions are recognised correctly.
• Oversee outsourced bookkeeping, payroll preparation and statutory accounts, liaise with auditors and external advisers.
• Design approval hierarchies, payment controls, procure-to-pay processes and anti-fraud safeguards.
• Lead a controlled rollout of e-invoicing and maintain audit trails.
• Manage internal tax calendar and coordinate corporate, VAT and project-related tax matters with advisers.
• Coordinate insurance arrangements for the corporate entity and its projects with brokers.
• Monitor claims, policy renewals, terms and lender/counterparty evidence.
• Keep finance policies, records and controls documented and fit for scale.
• Oversee end-to-end revenue control for outsourcing contracts and perform reconciliations.
• Collaborate with Finance Operations, Data and Technology on system improvements and automation.
• Manage, mentor and organise the Finance Operations Analyst and Administrative & Finance Assistant.
• Partner with the Deputy CFO on debt, offtake agreements, shareholder matters and intercompany services.
• Ensure a smooth handover from deal execution into post-closing finance operations.
• Provide the CFO with decision-ready analysis and escalate significant risks promptly.

Connaissances

Financial modelling

Spreadsheet proficiency

English proficiency

FP&A

Internal controls

Stakeholder management

Formation

Five to eight years of relevant experience

Outils

Accounting software

Audit experience

Description du poste

• Drive the annual budgeting cycle, rolling forecasts, monthly performance reviews and management reporting for the organisation.
• Maintain a joined-up view of the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, with clear variance commentary and follow-up actions.
• Prepare the finance and performance content for Board and investor materials ahead of CFO review.
• Develop a rolling 13-week cash forecast alongside a medium-term liquidity plan, flagging funding needs early.

Accounting, Close & Controls

• Take ownership of the monthly close timetable, ensuring revenue, costs, accruals and provisions are recognised correctly.
• Oversee outsourced bookkeeping, payroll preparation and statutory accounts, and liaise with auditors and external advisers.
• Design approval hierarchies, payment controls, procure-to-pay processes and anti-fraud safeguards.
• Lead a controlled rollout of e-invoicing and maintain strong audit trails throughout.

Tax, Insurance & Compliance

• Manage the internal tax calendar and coordinate corporate, VAT and project-related tax matters with outside advisers.
• Coordinate insurance arrangements for the corporate entity and its projects with brokers, spanning construction, operational and liability cover.
• Monitor claims, policy renewals, terms and any evidence required by lenders or counterparties.
• Keep finance policies, records and controls documented and fit for the organisation's current scale.

Settlement & Revenue Oversight

• Oversee the end-to-end revenue control framework for the organisation's optimisation-service contracts.
• Independently check settlement outputs, invoices, provisions, receivables and revenue reconciliations prepared by the Finance Operations team.
• Work with Finance Operations, Data and Technology colleagues to prioritise finance-system improvements and automation.

Team & Stakeholder Management

• Manage, mentor and organise the Finance Operations Analyst and the Administrative & Finance Assistant.
• Partner with the Deputy CFO responsible for Transactions & Financing on debt, offtake agreements, shareholder matters and intercompany service arrangements.
• Ensure a smooth handover from deal execution into post-closing finance operations.
• Provide the CFO with decision-ready analysis and escalate significant risks in a timely manner.

Candidate Profile

• Five to eight years of relevant experience gained in an audit firm, an energy or infrastructure business, an independent power producer, a developer, an investment platform, or a comparably complex environment.
• Solid grounding in accounting, FP&A, cash management and internal controls; prior exposure to project finance or SPV structures is a strong advantage.
• Comfortable operating at both a detailed, hands-on level and in senior decision-support settings.
• Strong financial modelling and spreadsheet capability, with confidence implementing finance systems and automated workflows.
• Fluent in the local working language plus professional-level English.
• A hands-on, rigorous mindset with a willingness to build processes from the ground up rather than step into an already-mature setup.

About the Organisation

The organisation develops, owns and operates large-scale battery storage assets, while also optimising third-party battery capacity through its own proprietary trading models to generate value across trading, balancing and ancillary power markets.