Accountant

CGN Europe Energy; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

CGN Europe Energy in Ireland seeks a finance professional to support monthly management accounts, consolidation, and audit processes. You will help ensure accurate reporting and statutory compliance for the group.

The role involves cash planning with treasury, UK tax return preparation, and coordinating procurement while supporting a range of consolidation projects. ACA/ACCA and energy sector experience are advantageous.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting/Finance/Business; ACA/ACCA or equivalent preferred.
• 4 years’ experience with commercial exposure, energy sector preferred.
• Professional English working proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the Jiuqi consolidation package and schedules for annual statutory audit.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and respond to internal/external requests.
• Support cash planning, funding arrangements and treasury coordination.
• Prepare regular tax returns and payments for UK entities; monitor tax risks.
• Ensure procurement requests follow internal procedures and approvals.
• Assist with ad hoc consolidation improvements and audit preparation.

Skills

Financial Reporting & Consolidation

Management Accounting

Fund Monitoring & Treasury Coord

Tax Compliance Support

Attention to Detail & Documentation

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business

Job description

About the Company

CGN Europe Energy is specialized in the development, investment, construction, operation, and maintenance of wind power, solar energy, and other renewable energy projects, with assets spread across France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Senegal. To date, its total investment in Europe and Africa has exceeded 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion), while its total installed capacity now stands at 2.4 GW.

About the Role

Support finance function by preparing accurate and timely financial information, including monthly management accounts and consolidation schedules that feed into the Finance Manager's statutory audit review and sign-off. Support cash planning and funding coordination with the treasury team, tax return preparation and compliance activities, and procurement processing, in support of OMD and other stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting & Consolidation Support: Prepare the Jiuqi consolidation package and supporting schedules for the annual statutory audit, ensuring underlying accounting records are accurate, complete and properly reconciled, to support the Finance Manager's review and sign-off of the audited financial statements.
• Management Accounting: Prepare monthly management accounts and respond to financial information requests from internal and external stakeholders, ensuring consistency with applicable accounting standards, to support the Finance Manager's oversight of financial reporting accuracy.
• Fund Monitoring: Collaborate with the treasury team to support cash planning and funding arrangements for the Company's UK entities, contributing to the maintenance of the monthly budget performance template.
• Compliance & Tax Support: Share key tax deadlines with the finance team and prepare and review regular tax returns and payments for UK entities, ensuring compliance with Irish Revenue requirements. Support the Finance Manager in monitoring tax risks and coordinating with tax advisors as required.
• Procurement: Ensure procurement requests are processed in accordance with internal procedures and applicable approval requirements.
• Other Role-related Responsibilities: Support ad hoc consolidation process improvements, tax compliance system updates, statutory audit preparation exercises and other finance-related project assignments as required by the Finance Manager or CFO of Ireland, within the role's professional domain, job level and delegated authority. Contribute to data verification, documentation preparation and coordination activities for such assignments, ensuring timely response and effective delivery in relation to business changes, organizational arrangements, regulatory updates or project needs.

Qualifications

• Required Education / Professional Background: No specific preference; a relevant degree in Accounting, Finance or Business is an advantage.
• Work Experience: Minimum 4 years’ experience with commercial exposure.
• Mandatory Certification / Authorization: NA
• Language Requirements: Professional working proficiency in English required.
• Preferred Industry / Market Experience: Experience in the energy sector preferred.
• Certifications / Systems / Tools / Methodologies: ACA, ACCA or equivalent.
• Additional Language / Cross-cultural Collaboration Experience: No specific preference.
• Other role‑relevant preferred qualifications: Experience preparing consolidation schedules and supporting statutory audit processes preferred.

Required Skills

• Financial Reporting & Consolidation Support
• Management Accounting
• Fund Monitoring & Treasury Coordination
• Tax Compliance Support
• Attention to Detail & Documentation
• Stakeholder Communication