Finance Manager
Location:
Swindon, Gloucestershire, South West, England
Salary:
Competitive
Job Type:
Contract
Date Posted:
3 minutes ago
Expiry Date:
06/11/2025
Job Ref:
BH-123276
Start Date:
22/09/2025
Contact:
Daniel Bentley
Contact Email:
daniel.bentley@earthstreamglobal.com
Specialism:
Finance Manager - Offshore Accounting
The Finance Manager role is highly engaging and provides an excellent breadth of exposure to the fast-growing offshore wind farm business in the UK. The role comprises of the following main areas:
· Act as a business partner providing strategic, timely and accurate advise to management and
internal stakeholders on all aspects of technical accounting and structuring for a large-scale
project.
· Additionally, to assist with other wind farm developments, operational initiatives, restructuring,
acquisitions and divestments projects.
· To work within the accounting team to oversee the production of management accounts,
statutory accounts and technical accounting advice in respect of wind farm companies. Additional
requirements will include overseeing the financing of the companies, cash management and
planning, quarterly reporting to the client, and liaising with auditors and co-investors where
appropriate.
MUST HAVE SKILLS
· Microsoft Excel - intermediate level
· Application of IFRS
· Organisation – self-motivated to develop own plan and good prioritisation of requirements
· Communication – the role holder is required to be able to discuss financial issues with both non-finance and finance experts, whilst being able to grasp non-financial issues (e.g. legal and basic technical subject matter)
· Presentation - able to present information in a clear and concise manner, identifying the key information for the recipients
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
· Assist in delivery of reporting to the client and other stakeholders.
· Manage the preparation of the management accounts
· Manage the preparation of annual statutory accounts (together with audit-standard working papers)
· Provide assistance with audit scheduling and resolution of audit queries
· Responsibility for balance sheet management i.e. preparing balance sheet recs and resolving any ledger issues
CERTIFICATION / EDUCATION
Qualified accountant with recognised accounting body - ACA, ACCA, CIMA.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
5 yrs
IS THE ROLE REMOTE? Hybrid
CONTRACT START DATE November 2025
CONTRACT FINISH DATE February 2026
WORKING WEEK/Hours per day 37
The Finance Manager role is highly engaging and provides an excellent breadth of exposure to the fast-growing offshore wind farm business in the UK. The role comprises of the following main areas:
· Act as a business partner providing strategic, timely and accurate advise to management and
internal stakeholders on all aspects of technical accounting and structuring for a large-scale
project.
· Additionally, to assist with other wind farm developments, operational initiatives, restructuring,
acquisitions and divestments projects.
· To work within the accounting team to oversee the production of management accounts,
statutory accounts and technical accounting advice in respect of wind farm companies. Additional
requirements will include overseeing the financing of the companies, cash management and
planning, quarterly reporting to the client, and liaising with auditors and co-investors where
appropriate.
MUST HAVE SKILLS
· Microsoft Excel - intermediate level
· Application of IFRS
· Organisation – self-motivated to develop own plan and good prioritisation of requirements
· Communication – the role holder is required to be able to discuss financial issues with both non-finance and finance experts, whilst being able to grasp non-financial issues (e.g. legal and basic technical subject matter)
· Presentation - able to present information in a clear and concise manner, identifying the key information for the recipients
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
· Assist in delivery of reporting to the client and other stakeholders.
· Manage the preparation of the management accounts
· Manage the preparation of annual statutory accounts (together with audit-standard working papers)
· Provide assistance with audit scheduling and resolution of audit queries
· Responsibility for balance sheet management i.e. preparing balance sheet recs and resolving any ledger issues
CERTIFICATION / EDUCATION
Qualified accountant with recognised accounting body - ACA, ACCA, CIMA.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
5 yrs
IS THE ROLE REMOTE? Hybrid
CONTRACT START DATE November 2025
CONTRACT FINISH DATE February 2026
WORKING WEEK/Hours per day 37
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Daniel Bentley
Specialisms: Renewable Energy