Finance Project Manager Senior

Date: Jan 28, 2025

Company: Zelestra

Location

Germany

About Us

The earth needs to get back to zero. At Zelestra, we make your decarbonization a reality! By working hard and working smart. We do all we can to meet our clients’ goals and get results that matter.

Zelestra is a purpose driven global multi-technology company, we provide value across the entire chain to enhance competitiveness and mitigate execution risk in large-scale renewable energy projects with a robust project portfolio and vertical integration to deliver renewable solutions efficiently.

Our beliefs are the cornerstone of our culture and guide our actions every day: We work tirelessly to do things right, we take ownership of everything we do, we push ourselves and our clients further, we get results that matter, we work together to achieve great things.

Mission

In your role as Finance Project Manager, you play a key and fundamental role for Zelestra in Germany. You are responsible for all commercial and financial topics during the planning and construction phase of our Solar, Wind and Bess projects in Germany. You will work within a small team of dedicated colleagues and set the steps for scale up of business.

Responsibilities

• You are responsible for all commercial and financial related topics and commercial and financial optimization of our German Solar, Wind and Bess projects.
• Together with the Program Director, you will process all relevant contract documents and handle internal and external customer correspondence relating to the commercial and financial content.
• You are responsible for the commercial and financial project management in the planning and execution phase. This includes project cost management, contract management, invoicing and cash flow management as well as opportunity and risk management.
• Ensuring and being responsible for timely and qualitatively required financial project reporting including the cashflow reporting.
• Preparation of budget and forecast reporting for the projects.
  
  

Job Requirements

• Degree in Business Administration.
• 5+ years of experience in field of commercial / financial management of large scale projects, in the German Renewables Energy market.
• Sound knowledge of contract law.
• Proven knowledge of HGB and IFRS, especially with regard to POC Accounting Method.
• Proven experience in IFRS, German GAAP and Consolidation of Accounts.
• Proficient skills in MS Office Suite and SAP.
• Business fluent in German and English.
• Strong negotiation skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong communication, persuasive and assertive skills.
• Strong willingness to teamwork and collaborate.
• Passion to lead the World towards a clean energy future.
  
  

What We Offer

• Permanent contract.
• Attractive remuneration with a performance-based bonus.
• Training, team events and 30 days holidays.
• Possibility to work remotely and still have the opportunity to meet at least once a month with all your colleagues from different departments.
• Opportunity to take on responsibilities that have a direct impact on the business and the possibility to gain practical experience in diverse aspects of the company.
• A sense of fulfilment as you embrace new challenges, grow, learn, and evolve.
• Enjoying the best of both worlds: the resources and experience of an international company with 20 years of history and the opportunities of a small but fast-growing team in our German business unit.
• Working towards a common goal with passionate colleagues.
  
  

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Zelestra celebrates the diversity of thought and experience that comes from a variety of backgrounds including, but not limited to, gender, age, ethnicity... Our mission is to contribute to a more just and equitable society.

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