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Job requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related discipline.
• Professional finance qualification (CPA, CA or equivalent).
• Significant senior finance leadership experience, including building, developing, and managing successful finance teams.
• Strong experience within the renewable energy, infrastructure, or wider energy sector.
• Deep understanding of project finance structures, lender management, and infrastructure financing.
• Proven experience supporting businesses through the full project lifecycle, including development, construction, and operations.
• Experience overseeing financial reporting, governance, controls, treasury, tax, and audit functions.
• Experience supporting M&A, acquisitions, refinancing, and investment activity.
• Experience operating in complex, fast-paced, and international environments.
• Experience within relevant jurisdiction highly desirable.
• Strong strategic and commercial acumen.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
• Proactive, resilient, and adaptable leadership style.
Job responsibilities
• Act as the senior finance lead for the business, providing strategic financial insight to the Country Head and Leadership Team.
• Serve as a core member of the leadership team, influencing commercial, operational, and investment decisions.
• Provide financial decision support across all material business matters for local and head office stakeholders.
• Support the continued growth and strategic development of the platform.
• Lead all statutory and management financial reporting activities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with Group and local requirements.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, long-term planning, and financial performance management processes.
• Deliver meaningful financial analysis, KPI reporting, and variance analysis to support business performance and decision-making.
• Ensure strong financial visibility across development, construction, and operational assets.
• Establish and continuously improve financial governance frameworks, internal controls, policies, and procedures.
• Lead the external audit process and act as the primary point of contact for auditors.
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• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and strong financial discipline.
• Oversee all tax matters including corporate income tax, indirect taxes, transfer pricing, and tax compliance.
• Manage relationships with external tax advisers and local authorities.
• Mitigate tax and regulatory risks while ensuring alignment with Group tax strategy.
• Lead treasury activities including cash management, liquidity planning, banking relationships, and covenant compliance.
• Manage foreign exchange, interest rate exposure, and financial risks in line with Group treasury policies.
• Oversee insurance and claims management processes to ensure adequate coverage across assets and activities.
• Manage relationships with lenders and financial institutions
• Support the structuring and execution of debt financings and refinancing.
• Oversee valuation processes for the biannual portfolio valuation process.
• Support M&A, acquisition, divestment, and refinancing activity through financial analysis, due diligence, and transaction support.
• Support M&A, acquisition, divestment, and refinancing activity through financial analysis, due diligence, and transaction support.
• Partner closely with development, construction, and operations teams to optimise project economics and returns.
• Provide financial leadership and commercial insight throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support business cases, investment approvals, and strategic initiatives.
• Act as the senior finance counterpart to local authorities, regulators, lenders, banks, investors, JV partners and external advisers.
• Build strong relationships with financial institutions and key external stakeholders.
• Represent the business credibly in external discussions and negotiations.
• Build, lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing local finance team.
• Create a collaborative and high-performance culture focused on accountability and development.
• Establish clear objectives, succession planning, and development pathways for team members.
• Drive continuous improvement across finance processes, systems, and capabilities.
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