Business Finance Role - CFO Track

Renewable Energy Background Preferred

About Company:-

More than a billion people in the world do not have access to electricity. Energy Solutions is a purpose-driven software company tackling this global challenge with a big goal: to rapidly expand access to energy around the world by streamlining and reducing the costs of building, financing, and operating distributed infrastructure projects.

Company is the distributed infrastructure sectors only end-to-end investment and asset management platform, offering a comprehensive product suite for all phases on project development.

Since its establishment in 2017, Company has become an integral part of the distributed energy market. Company's platform is catalyzing the deployment of hundreds of millions of dollars into the mini-grid and solar home system sectors across Africa. Company is well-funded, has significant market traction, a renowned product, and a highly collaborative, motivated team that has fun working hard together. Company was recently awarded the international Keeling Curve Prize for our work reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

About the role

This is an exciting role that combines functional leadership of Accounting and Finance with project leadership of CXO-sponsored business initiatives in a purpose-driven business. The ideal candidate must possess functional expertise in Finance matters with demonstrable interest and capability of leading business improvement/ development initiatives. The role is ideally suited for people who are looking for the opportunity to interface with CXOs, observe and contribute to senior decision-making in high-growth tech-led businesses operating globally.

Responsibilities of this role include:

Financial Control :

- Coordinate with external accounts in operating geographies to compile and publish financial information periodically;

- Upgrade and document critical finance processes (e.g purchase-to-pay, order-to-cash) with clear roles, responsibilities and authorities to ensure best practice financial control, timely and accurate data capture, true and fair accounting; and

- Establish processes for managing and optimizing cash across geographies and publish cash flow information to inform financing decisions.

Business Partnering :

- Leverage business and functional knowledge to lead/ co-lead CXO-sponsored projects for business development and extension (e.g. geo launch for Aggregated Procurement);

- Assist CXOs in researching, analyzing and planning for new business initiatives; and

- Participate in pilots for continuous improvement and optimization as may be required from time to time.

Skills/Qualifications :

1. A Chartered Accountant/ CPA/ CFA by qualification (MBA desirable but not necessary);

2. Investment analysis and financial modeling experience in an investment firm plus Finance operations experience in startup/ young business

3. Looking to build a career in Finance leadership roles (CFO track)

4. Motivated to learn and apply skills in a purpose-driven organisation; and

5. Comfortable working remotely with teams across multiple time zones.

Job Location:-working remote- anywhere

Role-Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Industry : Type-Power

Functional Area - Finance & Accounting

Employment Type - Full Time, Permanent

Role Category-Finance

Education

PG :CA in Any Specialization

Key Skills

Accounting ,Business Finance, Finance, financial control, Infrastructure, Treasury, Cfo, Financial Modelling

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