Management Accountant

THE ROLE

Wise Energy is looking for a Management Accountant professional with experience in renewable energy asset management. Supporting large-scale solar portfolios across international jurisdictions, with a focus on Chilean assets, I oversee finance operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across both outsourced accounting and tax functions as well as in-house processes. Working closely with senior finance leadership in Madrid, I collaborate across teams and with external partners to maintain high-quality financial reporting and operational performance.

We are looking for a professional that could bring a strong attention to detail combined with a collaborative and people-focused approach, thriving in environments where teamwork and relationship-building are key. Comfortable operating in a hybrid and international setting, proactively identify and resolve issues, contribute to continuous improvement, and ensure the delivery of consistent.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Management Accounting & Reporting
•    Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual management accounts for SPVs and group entities.
•    Produce financial reporting packs, dashboards, and commentary, including variance analysis against budgets and forecasts.
•    Ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with accounting standards and group policies.
•    Deliver financial information to internal stakeholders, lenders, and investors within agreed deadlines.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Analysis
•    Support the preparation of annual budgets and periodic reforecasts across assigned entities.
•    Provide financial analysis and insights to support planning, performance monitoring, and decision-making.

Treasury & Cash Flow
•    Support cash flow forecasting, including liquidity and working capital monitoring.
•    Perform cash reconciliations and investigate variances or discrepancies.
•    Assist with cash distribution calculations, covenant monitoring, and treasury reporting.

Tax & Compliance
•    Oversee local tax compliance in coordination with external advisors, ensuring timely filings and payments.
•    Review tax calculations, returns, and supporting documentation as required.
•    Maintain compliance trackers and ensure adherence to local regulatory requirements.

Audit & Statutory Support
•    Prepare audit deliverables and supporting documentation for statutory audits.
•    Coordinate auditor queries and liaise with external auditors and advisors.
•    Support the preparation of statutory financial statements under applicable accounting standards.

Asset Onboarding & Change Support
•    Support onboarding and offboarding of assets, ensuring finance systems, reporting structures, and controls are properly implemented.
•    Review onboarding documentation and validate completeness of financial information.
•    Contribute to transactions such as refinancing, restructuring, or M&A processes where relevant.

Processes, Systems & Controls
•    Maintain and improve finance SOPs, controls, and documentation.
•    Support implementation and improvement of finance systems (ERP, payments, reporting tools).
•    Ensure documentation is properly stored and maintained in shared systems.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
•    Collaborate closely with Finance, Commercial, Technical teams, and external service providers.
•    Manage relationships with auditors, tax advisors, and local accountants.
•    Ensure smooth coordination across internal and outsourced functions.

Ad-hoc & Continuous Improvement
•    Proactively identify opportunities for process optimisation, automation, and reporting enhancements.
•    Support ad-hoc tasks and projects in line with business needs in a dynamic and evolving environment.

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Time management & prioritization skills - things can get a little hectic, so the ability to effectively manage yourself and your workload is critical
• Excellent communication skills (in English or/and other European languages) - you must be able to organize your thoughts in a way that others find clear and compelling. You will be expected to together well-written, grammatically correct emails and other communications When communicating verbally – whether over the phone, on video calls, in person or in meetings – you will need to be articulate, warm and engaging
• Flexibility - being an effective team player means being flexible in your approach and open to getting involved with new things, even if they are not spelled out in your job description
• Intellectual Curiosity – Finance is a broad and nuanced field, and we are looking for someone who is truly interested in our profession and has the intellectual curiosity to delve deep into topics and bring fresh ideas into the team
• IT Literacy - you need to be comfortable with IT systems and working with data (you should have at least intermediate-level excel)
• Delivery focus – it may sound obvious, but the ability to proactively churn through work at pace and deliver quality outputs really matters!
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Passion for our mission ‘to generate a more sustainable future by leading the transition to clean energy
• Our values: be a leader, build trust, be responsible, be innovative and ‘bring your alpha’.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS  

•    Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field
•    Strong understanding of management accounting, financial reporting, and month-end closing processes. 
•    Practical bookkeeping experience required, purely theoretical knowledge is insufficient.
•    Familiarity with Chilean GAAP is advantageous; however, a strong understanding of core accounting principles is essential.
•    Budgeting, forecasting and reporting skills
•    4+ years of experience in accounting or financial management, ideally within an international or multi-entity environment
•    Capable in taking ownership and managing accounting software
•    Knowledge of Netsuite (advantageous)
•    A passion for process improvement and operational efficiency
•    Renewable energy experience
•    Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
•    Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
•    Experience in overseeing or collaborating with third party service providers on behalf of clients notably local accountants, auditors and tax advisors
•    Superb presentation and conflict resolution skills, robust, resilient and articulate
•    Fluent in Spanish and advanced business level English

WHAT WE OFFER

• A busy role in a supportive team, with plenty of opportunities to learn
• International scope – we operate in over 8 countries
• Hybrid working – we will need you in Madrid office at least twice a week, but you will normally be able to work remotely for the remainder of the week
• Health insurance
• Annual discretionary bonus.

HOW TO APPLY

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DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our approach to diversity and inclusion is a natural extension of our values. Our entrepreneurial culture inspires us to try new things, be open to different viewpoints and be bold. Our Group is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of connectedness that values difference and gives space for individual expression. The collective sum of our individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, talent and hard work form the bedrock of who we are and who we aspire to be.

We are committed to equal employment and advancement opportunity irrespective of race, colour, ancestry, social background, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability and gender identity.

ABOUT US

NextEnergy Group was founded in 2007 to become a leading market participant in the international solar sector.  Since its inception, it has been active in the development, construction, and ownership of solar assets across multiple jurisdictions.  NextEnergy Group operates via its three business units: NextEnergy Capital (Investment Management), WiseEnergy (Operating Asset Management), and Starlight (Asset Development). 

NextEnergy Capital manages the Group's investment activities and has invested in over 520 solar plants, exceeding 2GW in capacity across its institutional funds.

• NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF): Listed on the London Stock Exchange, NESF manages 102 solar and energy storage assets in the UK and Italy, with a total installed capacity of 983MW and a gross asset value of £1,014m.
• NextPower II (NPII): A private fund of 105 solar plants (149MW) focused on Italy, successfully divested in January 2022, delivering net IRRs exceeding its 10-12% target.
• NextPower III ESG (NPIII ESG): A private fund targeting solar infrastructure in OECD countries (e.g., US, Spain, Italy), with $896m raised, exceeding its $750m target.
• NextPower UK ESG (NPUK ESG): A private fund dedicated to new-build solar plants in the UK, with ~£600m raised.
• NextPower V ESG (NPV ESG): A private OECD solar fund investing in solar and adjacent technologies like battery storage. To date, it has raised $745m, targeting $1.5bn ($2bn ceiling).

WiseEnergy® is NextEnergy Group’s operating asset manager.  WiseEnergy is a leading specialist operating asset manager in the solar sector.  Since its founding, WiseEnergy has provided solar asset management, monitoring, technical due diligence and under construction services to over 1,500 utility-scale solar power plants with an installed total capacity in excess of 3.4 GW.  WiseEnergy clients comprise leading banks and equity financiers in the energy and infrastructure sector.  

Starlight is NextEnergy Group’s development company that is active in the development phase of solar projects.  It has developed over 100 utility-scale projects internationally and continues to progress a large pipeline of c.10GW of both green and brownfield project developments across global geographies. 

NextSTEP is the venture capital fund of NextEnergy Group, dedicated to investing in innovative startups in the field of environmental sustainability. The fund primarily focuses on investments in Italy and the United Kingdom but also extends its reach to the rest of Europe and the United States, targeting startups in the pre-seed and seed stages. NextSTEP pays particular attention to emerging entities from incubators, startup accelerators, universities, and research centers, supporting projects that address global challenges in crucial areas such as Climate Change, Energy Transition, CO2 Capture and Sequestration, Circular Economy, Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Mobility, Sustainable Fashion, Waste Management, Water and much more. 

NextEnergy Foundation is a non-profit organisation founded in 2016 by the NextEnergy Group that operates internationally and whose mission is to proactively participate in the global effort to reduce carbon emissions by providing clean energy sources in regions where they are not yet available and thereby contributing to poverty reduction. As the main sponsor of this foundation, the NextEnergy Group donates at least 5% of its consolidated net profits each year. The NextEnergy Foundation has no overhead costs and therefore 100% of the funds raised go to donations for the various projects. Since 2016, in 8 years of operation the foundation has donated more than £1.2 million, supporting over 30 projects in 27 different countries around the world.