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Accounting Operations Sr. Director
Location: Madrid, Spain
Department: Accounting
Company overview:
MN8 Energy is one of the largest independent solar energy and energy storage owner-operators in the U.S., serving enterprise customers with clean energy and complementary solutions, such as battery storage and EV Charging, to enable an electrified, decarbonized world. Originally founded inside of Goldman Sachs in 2017, our fleet has grown to nearly 3-gigawatts of solar, including 850 projects across 27 states, and over 270 megawatts of battery storage projects, with each project tailored to achieve the bold decarbonization targets and goals of our more than 200 blue-chip customers. MN8 is headquartered in New York with offices in Boca Raton, Florida and Madrid. For more information: mn8energy.com.
Position overview:
As the Accounting Operations Sr. Director, you will be leading the accounting operations team and be responsible for controlling the projects. There will be a strong cooperation with the Asset Managers and the Corporate Controller. You monitor the project revenues, costs and scenario’s, responsible for related project reports and cashflow management, challenge the business regarding findings and manage the relating risks proactively. In addition, there are a handful of Spanish owned subs that have statutory filing and reporting requirements.
As the Accounting Operations Sr. Director, you will:
- Be responsible for project control of dedicated project(s), including risk management, revenue cash flow management, cost control and payments, variance analysis, reporting and general monitoring progress.
- Be responsible for the consolidation of all projects.
- Be responsible for team of 35 project accountants that manage all the portfolio activities.
- Act as a confidant for the business by providing solicited and unsolicited advice.
- Monitor and actively manage the total risk profile and claim overview of the projects.
- Understand divergences within the approved project budgets.
- Identify problems and propose solutions to improve the project financial results.
- Deliver regular reports and updates of the project financial status. All reports must be produced accurately, one time and including analysis and clear explanations.
- Have a proactive role in applying all compliance rules and regulations.
- Be involved in the continuous improvement program for project control process and risk.
Our ideal candidate will have:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or closely related field. Master’s Degree preferred.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in project control with large complex projects.
- Previous experience in the renewable energy industry highly preferred.
- Extensive knowledge of ERP systems.
- Strong analysis and reporting skills.
- Accurate mindset.
- Team management skills, preference is experience managing a team of 20+ individuals.
- Passion for complex projects.
- Excellent professional communication skills in English and Spanish.
How we set you up for Success:
At AIRS, an affiliate of MN8 Energy LLC, we cultivate a culture of equity, through transparency and accessibility, where everyone thrives. We know our most valuable resource is our people. That’s why we offer the following benefits. By investing in you, we know we are investing in the clean energy of tomorrow.
- Medical Insurance beginning the 1st of the month following your date of hire.
- Meal tickets.
- Hybrid work schedule (Tuesday through Thursday in the office) along with a “work from anywhere” allocation.
MN8 Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion, and job status without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital or familial status.
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