UK Onsite Financial Accountant - Energy & Infrastructure

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Redditch; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Hollybank Trustees Ltd is seeking a qualified Financial Accountant to join our finance team in Redditch, UK. This role involves managing financial aspects of our UK operations, ensuring compliance, and preparing monthly management accounts while supporting the group's budgeting processes.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of relevant experience, particularly in the Power Generation or Engineering sectors, and displays strong attention to detail and collaboration within a team environment.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in similar roles.
• Located near the office in Redditch.
• Experience in the Power Generation Industry, Construction & Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Manage compliance and accounting requirements.
• Prepare and post various month-end journals.
• Liaise with external auditors.

Skills

High MS Excel literacy

Experience with ERP systems

Good communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

5+ years post qualification experience

Tools

Odoo ERP

Job description

Location: On site / Unit 21, Trafford Park, Redditch
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Accounting & Finance | Finance
Salary: Competitive salary

Failte Solar is a market leading solar equipment distribution company headquartered in Ireland with operations in UK and Italy and plans to expand into other countries in the near future. Failte Solar specializes in the supply and distribution of high-qualitysolar panels,battery storage solutionsandenergy efficiency upgrades. We help homeowners and businesses and across Ireland harness the power of the sun to reduce energy costs and carbon footprints.

Failte Solar is currently recruiting aFINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT to join our growing and experienced Finance team and play an important part in asustainable energy future.

The role is based in Redditch UK (South of Birmingham) and has an immediate start.

*** This role has a highly competitive salary together with an annual bonus based on key performance indicators with immediate start ***

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Responsibility for Financial aspects of UK operations

• Based on in Redditch office with responsibility for the day to day accounting and reporting of the UK entity (to Group FC and CFO based in Ireland)
• Assist with EU subsidiaries (with support from Group financial controller)
• Manage compliance and accounting requirements
• Manage calculations and posting of intercompany transactions, including intercompany billing
• Support base cost/overheads review each month
• Preparation and posting of various month end journals
• Preparation of Supplier and customer rebates calculations
• Maintaining FX Register and I/C reconciliations
• Manage preparation of the monthly management accounts
• Manage and update monthly Balance sheet control files & reconciliations
• Preparation and update of cash flow projections for the UK business
• Liaising with external auditors
• Roll out and maintain policies and procedures of the Failte Solar Group
• Business analysis/ intelligence for operations
• Other activities as typically required in the finance department.

Supporting role in Group finance - Parent company & subsidiaries

• Support the development of the yearly budget for the Group
• Support the preparation of a reporting pack including a review of actual v budget performance and other KPI's.
• Manage accruals, prepayments, depreciation and other elements of month end routine
• Review of weekly and monthly payroll journals
• Preparation of monthly Management Accounts for all entities withing Failte Solar Group
• Manage allocated Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Support the internal and external audit process
• Business analysis/ intelligence for operations
• Other activities as typically required in the finance department.

Overall we are looking for an experienced qualified accountant with attention to detail and works well in a team environment.

DO YOU HAVE THESE QUALIFICATIONS?

• Strong Experience in similar roles
• Located near the office in Redditch
• 5+ years post qualification experience in similar role
• Experience of Power Generation Industry, Construction & Engineering
• Working knowledge of strong control environments

DO YOU HAVE THESE SKILLS?

· High MS Excel literacy

· Experience with ERP systems (Eg Odoo)

· Financially aware with high business partnering acumen.

· Excellent team working skills.

· Good communication skills - an ability to make finance important to non-finance people.

· Solution orientated approach to working.

· Highly numerate and computer literate.

· Attention to detail

· Project Based environment within Energy, Infrastructure, Construction & Engineering

· Knowledge of Odoo ERP

If you see yourself as part of a growing Failte Solar team that’s intrinsically involved in supporting asustainable energy future that is both challenging and rewarding, then we’d love to hear from you.

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