Finance Manager/Financial Accountant, Univers
Europe
Comprehensive decarbonization system
Job no longer available
Comprehensive decarbonization system
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help the world’s leading businesses get the world to net zero - and what comes after it.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in a comparable role in an audit or accounting firm (Big 4 or the next 10), or multinational, services-oriented, customer-centric operations incl. project management
- IFRS and UK GAAP is a must
- Background: Combination of large and mid-size entrepreneurial experience, ideally in (or having close synergy to) Smart Energy/Renewables, IoT, Software, SaaS, PaaS, or Professional Services industry
What the job involves
- Univers is looking for a Finance Manager/Financial Accountant, Europe to be based in London
- The key responsibilities as the Finance Manager/Financial Accountant, Europe will be to manage all areas of the financial accounting and reporting, including but not limited to bookkeeping, controlling, financial reporting, support with forecasting, budgeting, business intelligence, and corporate administrative matters for Univers’ legal entities in UK, France, and the Netherlands
- The future incumbent is accountable for delivery of accurate and timely financial results in accordance with company’s financial reporting requirements and timelines
- Overall responsibility for the UK legal entity’s accounting & financial reporting (statutory and corporate), posting journal entries into Microsoft Dynamics in close collaboration with external consultants; supporting the Finance Business Partner in France and Netherlands on accounting & financial reporting
- Financial Planning & Analysis: support Business Partners with budgetary planning and cost management in alignment with Univers’ strategic plan; ensure that business forecasts are reflected in financial reports
- Management Reporting: ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, annual management reporting packages and ad-hoc analyses
- Cash Management: monitor cash flow needs and prepare the monthly rolling cash flow forecast and actuals; prepare payment runs through online banking
- ERP Systems: work closely with internal and external IT consultants on further developing Microsoft Dynamics Finance & Operations and other accounting software tools; create standardized reports and support process automation projects
- Statutory financial reporting/taxes be main contact for accounting firms, tax advisors, auditors, payroll service providers, and authorities
- Compliance and Internal Controls: support the implementation of a robust internal control framework; help to formalise necessary procedures and update policies for financial management; be control point in P2P process, approve vendor payments; ensure adequate insurance coverage against business risks; work with Univers’ Legal team and company secretary on corporate housekeeping
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Univers (formerly known as Envision Digital) is one of the leading renewable energy management companies in the world. Utilizing tech solutions to the global climate crisis, it has become a partner for over 500 mid to large-scale companies wanting to reduce their carbon footprint - including the likes of Microsoft, Starbucks, and HSBC.
The company delivers a large suite of products that focus on all digital sides of carbon reduction. This includes renewable hardware maintenance, e-mobility charging, and consumption monitoring among other capabilities. Together, the suite enables accurate measuring of environmental impact through connected devices and allows for actionable insights to be gained from this data, empowering users to make meaningful changes.
With 20 million devices connected, and over 560GW of renewable energy under management, Univers is certainly established in the space, in 2024 being contracted to build Singapore’s first district-level Smart Grid. As the demand for its solutions no doubt rises in the coming years, it should find even more space to grow - headed towards its ambitions to support the net zero future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jun 2022
$210m
SERIES A
Total funding: $210m
Company benefits
- Hybrid work culture with flexible remote days
- Multi-cultural environment
- Opportunity to participate closely in the success of some revolutionary renewable energy & carbon management SaaS
Company HQ
HarbourFront, Singapura
Leadership
Lei Zhang
(CEO)Graduated from the London School of Economics and worked for Total and Barclays Capital in London before returning to China to establish Univers (formerly Envision). Currently appointed into IEA’s "Our Energy Future", the Global Commission on people-centered Clean Energy Transitions. Was also named as one of the “Top 10 Sino US Innovators of the Year” by Forbes China.
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