Finance Manager

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RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd.full time / part time, permanent

Functional area: Finance / Controlling
Remuneration: PC

RWE's offshore wind business in the UK is growing rapidly with new developments and opportunities arising on a frequent basis. The accounting team in the UK is a friendly team with diverse and highly skilled professionals - team members have fantastic opportunities to grow and develop their careers.

The Finance Manager role is highly engaging and provides and excellent breadth of exposure to the fast-growing offshore wind farm business in the UK

About the role

• Act as a business partner providing strategic, timely and accurate advise to management and internal stakeholders on all aspects of technical accounting and structuring for a large-scale project comprising 3 large development sites
• To work within the accounting team to be responsible for the production of management accounts, statutory accounts and technical accounting advice in respect of 9 legal entities of the large-scale project. Additional requirements will include overseeing the financing of the companies, cash management and planning, quarterly reporting to RWE group, and liaising with auditors and co-investors where appropriate
• Oversee the preparation of the management accounts and coordinate the preparation of annual statutory accounts (together with audit-standard working papers) within strict timelines
• Provide assistance with audit scheduling and resolution of audit queries and work closely with auditors, tax advisors, accounting advisors, and internal RWE departments including group accounting, controlling, project teams, commercial team and the shared service centre
• Inquisitive and complex - understanding in detail the cost and income elements and having the ability to identify potential issues and challenge assumptions where appropriate
• Attend management meetings, including presentation and discussion of financial reports and Liaising with the RWE shared service centre to resolve issues and improve processes
• Regular formal and informal meetings with project controllers to discuss accruals and any advice on accounting impacts of project actions
• Statutory accounts, audit and tax - liaise with tax advisors, auditors and company secretary

Required skills and experience

• Influencing both internal and external stakeholders
• Organisation - self-motivated to develop own plan and good prioritisation of requirements
• Possessing the knowledge to challenge assumptions and theories rather than simply accepting
• Communication - the role holder is required to be able to discuss financial issues with both non-finance and finance experts, whilst being able to grasp non-financial issues (e.g. legal and basic technical subject matter)
• Presentation - able to present information in a clear and concise manner, identifying the key information for the recipients
• Microsoft Excel - intermediate level (required),Application of IFRS (required), SAP or equivalent ERP system capabilities (desired), CCH accounts preparation software (desired)
• Understanding of IFRS
• Firm business knowledge and awareness of the wider energy industry (desired)
• Qualified accountant with recognised accounting body - ACA, ACCA, CIMA.

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Any questions? Contact HR: Lisa Phillips, lisa.phillips@rwe.com

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RWE Offshore Wind will play a central role in realising our purpose and vision so far being the No.2 generator globally. The company's 3,500+ experts operate more than 1.000 fixed bottom and floating wind turbines in 19 wind farms. And we plan to increase our capacity from the current 3.3 GW to 10 GW by 2030 (RWE's share). In connection with current projects in development as well as upcoming auctions in Europe, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region, RWE Offshore Wind is preparing to implement further complex projects.

RWE Offshore Wind tests a wide variety of new technologies in our offshore wind farms, enabling these plants to operate more efficiently and economically. In addition, we are involved in and committed to numerous programmes and initiatives that are designed to accelerate innovation in offshore wind and promote the development of new industry standards which allows you to have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we pivot to new technologies - and continuously improve, together.

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