Finance Manager, Zenobē
+Up to 33% annual bonus
Battery storage operator
Be an early applicant
Battery storage operator
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
+Up to 33% annual bonus
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make clean power accessible across the world.
Role
Who you are
- Accounting qualifications are great, but proven experience in a Finance Manager role, with a strong background in Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable is preferable, particularly if in a similar company
- Knowledge of finance systems, automation tools, and ERP solutions – we use SAP ByDesign here. Experience of that would be great, but if not we need someone who is keen to roll up their sleeves and become a system champion in time
- Understanding of treasury operations and multi-currency bank administration
- Experience in a high-growth, scale-up, or fast-paced environment is highly desirable
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- A problem-solver with a growth mindset, eager to optimize and scale financial operations and upskill their team as they go
- Detail-oriented, process-driven, and proactive in identifying and resolving financial challenges, with great management skills to boot
- Strong user of core Microsoft office packages – Excel / Word / Powerpoint. Proficiency in SharePoint and other ancillary Microsoft products such as Power BI and Power Automate preferred
What the job involves
- We are looking for someone who can lead our Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) functions (line manager/indirect manager to c6 individuals), ensuring efficient processes, robust controls, and financial accuracy as we scale
- In this role, you will also collaborate closely with our Treasury team, supporting bank administration across multiple countries and accounts
- With our ambitious growth plans, we need someone who embraces a growth mindset and can build scalable financial processes that set us up for long-term success
- If you're excited about working in a dynamic, fast-moving environment where you can make a real impact, this could be the perfect role for you!
- The successful candidate will report into the Group Financial Controller and will play a crucial role in building robust processes, closing the books, developing best-in-class financial reporting, and dealing with complex accounting transactions
- This is a hands-on position, with plenty of scope to gain exposure to the entire finance operation
- You will be at the heart of our operations, providing critical support to ensure robust financial processes, accurate reporting, and efficient treasury management
- This role is ideal for someone looking to build a comprehensive skill set as a finance professional in a rapidly evolving international business
- Take ownership of our Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions, ensuring they run smoothly
- Build and refine processes that scale effortlessly as we grow, leveraging automation and best-in-class controls
- Drive efficiency in payments and collections, ensuring smooth cash flow and financial accuracy
- Ensure our new expense platform is being used effectively by the business, and is providing the reporting managers require to control spend
- Ensure our ERP package, SAP ByDesign, is put at the heart of all transactions within the business ensuring it is tailored to meet ever changing business requirements, whilst also holding the business to account for spend, particularly when it comes to purchase order implementation
- Support our global banking & treasury operations
- Manage our multi-country banking network, ensuring seamless administration across different accounts and currencies
- Partner with the Treasury team to optimize cash flow, enhance banking relationships, and streamline reconciliations
- Ensure compliance with banking policies while staying ahead of regulatory changes in various jurisdictions
- Evolve processes & controls as business scales
- Design and implement strong financial controls that protect our growing business and keep us audit-ready at all times
- Identify opportunities to improve and future-proof financial operations, ensuring we can scale without roadblocks
- Harness the power of technology to automate workflows, reduce manual effort, and increase accuracy
- Collaborate & drive growth
- Work closely with Finance, Operations, and Leadership to ensure our financial processes support, rather than hinder, growth
- Provide insights and support strategic decision-making to ensure we are always one step ahead
- Champion a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, helping us evolve as a world-class finance function
- Collaborate with auditors during annual audits and ensure compliance with regulatory requirement
- Work with HR to ensure payrolls are processed across the globe effectively, and to time
- Actively contribute to Zenobe's commitment to health and safety, wellbeing and sustainability by; integrating these principles into daily responsibilities, ensuring a safe and supportive work environment, promoting both the physical and mental health of self and colleagues, and adopting sustainable and energy-efficient practices to minimize environmental impact
- By doing so, each employee at Zenobe plays a vital role in fostering a culture that prioritises overall safety, holistic wellbeing, environmental sustainability in our business operations
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Working towards building a net-zero society, Zenobē Energy owns and operates stationary battery storage assets. Its circular battery economy model is transforming the way businesses use power in order to reduce costs and carbon emission, protecting the environment.
The company, whilst a market leader in battery storage, has also become central in the electric vehicle fleet market, with an estimated 25% market share of the UK operational EV bus sector. Working with bus operators including National Express and Stagecoach, Zenobē is aiding the rapid uptake of EV buses, thereby ensuring that legally binding climate change targets are being met.
Previous funding rounds enabled the acceleration of the UK’s transition to a green road transport system. In 2024, Zenobē secured debt funding from Natwest, Siemens Financial, and Rabobank among others to support its ambitious decarbonisation projects in Scotland.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Sep 2023
$1.2bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Oct 2021
$3.3m
GRANT
Total funding: $1.5bn
Company benefits
- 20% annual bonus for being awesome
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- Private Medical Insurance, for you and the family
- £1500 training budget per year, to ensure you grow as we do
- EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Pension scheme
- Plus more
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
James Basden
(Founding Director)Previously served as a Partner of Global Head of Utilities & Infrastructure for Oliver Wyman, Founding Director for Corven, Non Executive Chairman for Caterham Cars, CEO for Lotus Cars Europe, and as a Managing Associate for CSC Index.
Nicholas Beatty
(Founding Director)Previously founded Oceansports Ltd. Experience as a Senior Advisor for Oliver Wyman and Corven, Head of Corporate Finance for BNP Paribas and Director of Corporate Finance for Hambros Bank.
Steven Meersman
(Founding Director)Previous experience as a Project Manager for Oliver Wyman, Global Head of Deals Desk of Puma Energy for Trafigura, Business Development and Technical Analyst for AES Energy Storage, and as Marketing and Technical Director for J Technics.
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