Senior Accountant & Finance EMEA

Job Description

Industry: Renewable Energy Power Generation
Seniority for this role: Mid-Senior level
Who we are: We are a global player in the field of renewable energies, which develops, designs, builds, and manages plants that generate clean energy. Moreover, we provide highly specialized energy management and downstream services to both energy producers and consumers and use our know-how to manage third-party assets from a technical and operational perspective. Position summary: The selected candidate will be a member of Recurrent Energy’s Finance team reporting to the Accounting Manager based in Milano. This role will be responsible for Account Payables, Account Receivables, Project Assets and other accounting topics, preparing and coordinating supplier payments, preparing bank account reconciliations and cash accounting entries and taking care of all accounting process related duties. Key responsabilities: Perform Account Receivables & Account Payables processing. Review and sort invoices and check requests. Prepare and process payments to vendors and employee reimbursements. Make sure a payment request is supported with necessary documentation and authorization. Process payment request and code payment request with appropriate general ledger accounts and cost centers in SAP system and according to company policy. Perform or review monthly bank reconciliation. Ensure that revenues are recorded and customer invoices are issued, in a timely manner. Complete the invoice processing, payment processing, AP accounting, sub-ledgers closing, customer enquiry, etc. in a timely manner. Verify, analyze, investigate and resolve payable invoice discrepancies and deficiencies. Perform vendor/contract files maintenance. Correspond with vendors and respond to enquiries. Perform reconciliation with both inter-company and 3rd party vendors and service providers. Perform sub-ledger and equity reconciliation Assist in preparing both the statutory & management reports. Assist annual audit. Support GL activities and journal entries. Assist in preparing the monthly reporting for the HDQ (Hyperion). Reporting Relationships & Interactions Reports to Accounting Manager and Finance Controller. Works with various teams in the organization including Tax, FP&A, Project Finance, Legal, etc. Significant interaction with outside vested parties (supplier, bank officers, advisors and auditors) Requirements: Knowledge and skills: Accounting experience, cash management and payment processing U.S. GAAP, IFRS and OIC working knowledge required. Proficient with Microsoft Office suite of products Working knowledge of ERP systems (SAP and HFM experience is a plus) Familiar with procedures for direct and indirect Taxes ( experience in monthly tax calculation and tax fillings is a plus) Abilities: Detail oriented, with a strong sense of process ownership Ability to deal effectively with a diversity of individuals at all organizational levels. Comfortable working in an unstructured, entrepreneurial environment; this is a transaction-based environment where requirements and deadlines are dictated by deal flow. Experience and education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or related discipline Minimum of 3-5 year of relevant work experience Knowledge of renewable energy and construction is desirable. Others: Based in Milan Fluent English and Italian (Spanish, German or French is a plus) Show more Show less