Job Description
This position is part of the Corporate Finance department, which encompasses various areas of expertise including back-office, accounting, cash management, trade finance, finance controlling, consolidating, tax, project finance, and project controlling.
As a Senior Project Controller, you will join our Lisbon Team to financially manage a portfolio of 3 projects of solar farms in Portugal.
Main Responsibilities:
* Reporting:
o Prepare quarterly reports for third parties: comparison with planned vs existing, ratios for rentability, the cash scheduled for this project.
o Prepare internal monthly and quarterly financial reports as well as the variations actuals versus budget and ensuring a correct allocation between CAPEX and OPEX aligned with controlling reports.
* Management of Financial Statement:
o Follow up of invoices and commitments approval process for the local project companies, approving the invoices to be paid to suppliers aligned with the cash plan.
o Follow up and act in the flow of invoicing to customers to ensure the amounts are correct according to the asset management reports monthly.
o Be part of the calculation and the analysis of the project companies' annual budgets together with the asset management team and the development team.
* Cash Management:
o Manage cash flows by tracking transactions and regularly reviewing internal reports.
o Draft all the drawdown notices to the credit lines related to each project in construction.
You will also be asked to review business plans / forecast model to look for cost reduction opportunities.
Qualifications:
* Minimum 5 years' experience as project controller (ideally in renewable energy sector).
* Previous experience as a project controller for an infrastructure project during construction and/or operation phase.
* Languages: fluent in Portuguese and English. French is a plus as Akuo is a French company.
Additional Information:
* Target bonus: 5% of your fixed salary.
* Pleasant premises in the city centre of Lisbon.
* The position is open to remote work: 2 days per week.
* Coverflex.
* Lunch allowance.
* Healthcare.
Working at Akuo means joining a passionate team committed to shaping a sustainable environment. We foster innovation and collaboration in a fast-growing sector.
Akuo is a responsible company, committed to the diversity of its teams and to refusing all forms of discrimination.