Finance Manager

Aukera Energy

Finance Manager leading local finance activities in Germany for renewable energy developer Aukera. Overseeing financial accounting, reporting, compliance, and project support in a dynamic environment.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeBerlin • 🇩🇪 GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Overall responsibility for management and statutory financial accounting and reporting for all operating entities / SPVs in the managed Group to ensure accurate and complete financial information.
Managing all day-to-day accounting operations - Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger management, balance sheet control, and reconciliations.
Preparation of monthly management reports for all entities in Germany and working closely with UK finance to resolve queries on time.
Responsible for accounts receivable and accounts payable as well as payment management.
Ensure the timely and qualitative disclosure of our tax reports and annual accounts and liaise with external accountants where applicable.
Management of VAT returns and work together with the external accountant to apply for VAT refunds.
End‑to‑end ownership of the finance aspects of all German legal entities and SPVs.
Oversight of statutory compliance, corporate filings, and local finance governance.
Acting as primary finance contact for notaries, auditors, tax advisors, and regulators.
Ensuring group policies are implemented locally and escalations are flagged early.
Full ownership of monthly close for Germany, including quality, timing, and reconciliation integrity.
Responsibility for audit‑ready financials at all times.
First‑line ownership of differences between German GAAP and IFRS, and responsibility for the maintenance of GAAP adjustments in the finance system, with resolution proposed to Group Finance.
Treasury management across all German bank accounts, ensuring strong payment controls are adhered to.
And providing cash forecasting.
Assist the project teams in gathering information and populating the monthly project budgets.
Responsible for all project costs OPEX and CAPEX, and for reconciliation of costs spend per project.
Providing comparison to the budget and commentary to explain variances.
Work with the development team to ensure that capital expenditure is controlled, and risks are identified early.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Accounting experience using IFRS and German GAAP
Excellent verbal and written English
Advanced Excel skills associated with large volumes of data, data management, and reporting.
Experience and knowledge of all financial reporting requirements in Germany.
IFRS accounting experience and implementation of IFRS16 and IFRS15 (not essential).
Experience working at a renewable energy company, with an understanding of the technical accounting that comes with this.
Experience operating as the primary or sole finance lead for a country, business unit, or portfolio.
Comfortable working with ambiguity and building processes from scratch.

Benefits

Comp & perks

30 days Annual leave plus public holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

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Soft Skills

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