Interim Group Financial Controller - Renewable Energy Storage

Bristol - flexible working

Negotiable Salary

It's an exciting time to join Corre Energy, a high-growth organisation in the renewable energy sector. Corre Energy are currently achieving high levels of funding as well as private and EU investments to undertake a growing number of energy storage projects in Europe.

Corre are accelerating the energy transition through underground energy storage by developing, designing, and commercialising storage systems in salt caverns, specifically Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) and hydrogen-based systems.

After an exciting start to Corre Energy's operations, the executive team have grown the business to a point where a Financial Controller is now an essential part of their growth strategy. Reporting to the CFO the role will be hands on from the start, developing a new finance team and finance function.

Responsibilities of the Interim Financial Controller:

* Growing the finance team from scratch
* Assistance with ongoing corporate structure programs
* Oversight of all financial reporting
* System development assistance with Projects Manager to integrate external software into existing framework
* Management of Internal and External Relationships - Investors, EU, Strategic Partners and Corre Energy Team
* Compilation and review of all necessary compliance
* Analysis / Ad Hoc Projects / Systems Implementation

Required Skills, Qualifications & Personal Attributes of the Financial Controller:

Essential:

* Qualified ACA senior finance professional
* Month end / year end experience
* Experience assisting with system implementations
* Strong technical accounting knowledge
* Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills
* Ability to look at the "wider" picture to seek further improvements
* Proficient in Excel
* Excellent attention to detail
* Ability to work under pressure and make decisions

Desirable:

* Worked in both large and small businesses
* Experience liaising with external investors
* Renewable Energy experience
* Funding experience