Due to internal progression and growth we’re really excited to be hiring a qualified accountant to join our amazing business management team and lead our finance function in the UK and Europe. Let’s be honest this role will be hands on but you will also have the autonomy to shape the function as we grow and contribute to the wider business. You will provide important leadership within Everoze, adapting your leadership style to our unique non-hierarchical culture. In the medium term it’s likely that there will be the opportunity to progress to a Finance Director role.

• Salary: A competitive basic salary in the range of £55k to £75k, pension scheme, annual profit share and route into company ownership;

• Location: Preference for Bristol office with some remote working, but will consider candidates who are based elsewhere in the UK;

• Hours: Normal office hours with a healthy level of flexibility. Preference for 5 days per week but will consider candidates who would prefer part-time with a minimum of 4 days per week.

Everoze is different

We’re more than just a technical and commercial consultancy, specialising in renewables, storage, green hydrogen and wider energy flexibility. We set up shop with 6 partners in September 2015, now we’re 85 strong and counting. We live our values. We’re passionate about accelerating the transition to a decarbonised energy system. We have no bosses or formal hierarchy. We are free to pursue opportunities that deliver our strategy. We take ownership of our own development and support one another along the way. Our pay is transparent and set by our peers. We, the employees, own the company and we share a portion of our profits equally. We believe that a strong and healthy work life needs a strong and healthy home life. We encourage flexible working practices for all to be there for the kids’ swim lessons, a favourite hobby, or learning new skills.

We’re OK with being different. Everoze isn’t for everyone. But it might just be for you… Find out more on our website: https://everoze.com/jobs

Your role

You will primarily provide financial management of Everoze’s core consulting businesses based in UK, France, Spain and Italy. You will also support the financial aspects of managing employees based outside the core countries listed above.  Everoze reports consolidated accounts on a quarterly basis, presently with support from out-sourced accountants in UK, France, Spain and Italy.  A key element of the role will be managing the interactions and relationships with the different accounting firms contracted by Everoze.

Specific activities will include: 

UK consulting business (Everoze Partners Limited):

• Prepare quarterly and annual management accounts;

• Preparation and submission of VAT returns.

Across all four core consulting businesses (UK, France, Spain and Italy):

• Prepare and present consolidated quarterly and annual management accounts (including reconciliations adjusting for intercompany movements);

• Managing delivery of statutory accounts prepared by external accountants and necessary annual reporting;

• Manage the individual and consolidated balance sheets;

• Overall cash strategy and banking relationships;

• Prepare and present annual budget;

• Calculate and deliver the annual profit share and shareholder dividends;

• Management of all necessary tax returns and compliance;

• Coordinate Audit;

• General support of those delivering the bookkeeping, payroll and fixed asset registers;

• Facilitating our employee company ownership by supporting share transactions between employees and the annual distribution of company shares through an EMI share scheme (UK) and similar in other countries;

• Annual setup of new options schemes for new employees.

More general group activities:

• Most of the same above responsibilities for some of our subsidiaries;

• Supporting our entrepreneurial spirit in the setup of new subsidiaries and review of investment opportunities;

• Kimble ‘superuser’, support colleagues’ use of project management and invoicing software – training will be provided;

• Ad-hoc advice and training of consultants on good financial management of commercial engagements;

• Improvement of our company finance systems to provide better functionality and efficiency.

As a growing business there is potential to specialise in your areas of interest or to broaden your expertise. We encourage you to take ownership of your career.

 We would like to hear from you if you meet the following requirements:

We are looking for a qualified accountant with experience of operating successfully within a business in a similar role.  In addition, we need someone who approaches their work with adaptability and creativity, who cares about quality, who strives to continue learning and who wants to contribute to the bigger Everoze picture.   

Ethos

• You share our core beliefs of entrepreneurship, partnership and quality;

• You are self-motivated and will take advantage of the autonomy to shape your own career;

• You are equally comfortable being either a team leader or a team member, as the project or initiative dictates.

Essential skills and qualifications

• ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified accountant with at least five years post qualified experience

• Knowledge and experience of delivering consolidated accounts

• Excel and modelling skills

• Able to manage concurrent & different tasks and prioritise workload

• Comfortable working at pace and to tight deadlines

• Strong organisational, internal networking & personal skills

• Comfortable working autonomously but with interest and aptitude to understand what the company does and support commercial engagements where appropriate

• Understanding of how a consulting business functions

• Native/fluent in English

Nice-to-haves, but not essential

• Experience of company share schemes

• Familiarity with Xero and Kimble (or equivalent PSA software)

• Familiarity with French, Spanish and/or Italian accounting practices

• Additional language skills

• Open to travel abroad for companywide meetings

How to apply

Everoze embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. For this reason we only accept applications through the BeApplied platform which is designed to avoid unconscious bias. You will be asked to answer 3 short questions designed to give you the opportunity to demonstrate the core skills we are looking for. We’d like to get to know the real you, not the GenAI version so please refer to personal experience/examples where possible. These will be reviewed anonymously, before reviewing your CV, your details or even your name, and the highest scoring applicants will be invited for interview.

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