CFO

At LHH Executive Search we are currently supporting our client, an international company investing, managing investments and long-term owning Renewable Energy Assets across Europe, looking for a CFO.
Reporting to the CEO, you will be responsible of all its financial activities, including.
·   Daily running of the administrative, accounting, tax, and financial activities of the company in coordination with its service providers; ·   Proactively coordinate the related services provider’s activity to ensure the timely fulfilment of obligations and compliance with statutory accounting and tax filings; ·   Monitoring and structuring SHL, UPL, distributions, and other intercompany financing instruments; ·   Reporting.
prepare and provide monthly quarterly and year-end financials in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicates the implication of these reports.
Provides quarterly analyses of the financial situation of the organization (including annual forecasting multi-year modelling liquidity analysis and management level narratives) for meetings of the Risk and Audit Committee; ·   Internal financial control.
Maintains appropriate financial and operational controls; according to audit findings and overall best practices including timely policy updates establishing review procedures and implementing periodic reporting on control/risk assessment matters oversee audit activities and ensure compliance; ·   Provide guidance on strategic business directions by conducting financial planning analysis forecasting developing scenarios to inform decision making and advising on key directions and options for development; ·   Instrumental role in the liaison with financial partners, including auditors, lenders, etc.
·   Manage the budgeting process and cash flow forecasting of the Company, cash flow budget compilation and monthly supervision to prevent any liquidity tension; ·   Manage forward-looking predictive models (existing and future investments) and activity based on financial analysis to provide insight into the organization’s operations and business plans including cash requirements; ·   Oversees payroll management to ensure accurate processing of payroll; ·   Monitor and support the financial, accounting and commercial activities of the portfolio managed by the internal and external asset management team; ·   Developing financial and administration organizational policies.
·   Managing credit agreements and its covenants; ·   Manage and preparation of Compliance Certificates for the lenders; ·   Management and preparation of any financial documentation requested by lenders, coordination w/ technical team the preparation of any technical request from lenders, preparation of reporting packages and answering ongoing queries from lenders; ·   Debt service follow up.
Prepare a quarterly/biannually update on debt schedule repayment including the interest calculation; ·   Calculate every semester the cash distribution amount and prepare a cash distribution proposal to the CEO; ·   Every quarter/semester (depending on the debt amortization schedule) prepare a reconciliation table to ensure all the MRA, DSRA and all cash restricted accounts are endowed with the amounts requested under the financing agreements; ·   Understand in which situations a waiver should be requested and inform management if any of those situations arise; ·   Prepare annual impairment test for tangible and intangible assets and investments; ·   Yearly sound analysis deferred tax assets recoverability; ·   Monitor and support the financial, accounting and commercial activities of the external asset management team; ·   Produce comprehensive analysis and presentations based on the models for performance diagnosis and forecasting purposes; ·   Support the financial, tax, modelling, etc.
M&A activities in due diligence processes; ·   Support the Asset Management team in the integration of new assets; ·   Managing and structure project finance processes with various consultants; ·   Support PPA and other route to market structures; ·   Elaborate and implement financial added values activities and structures such as letter of credits, short term financing facilities, Holdco debt facilities, etc; ·   Managing special projects such as tax re-structuring, purchase price allocation, financial tender process etc; ·   Support the Company HSE activities; ·   Support and develop various reporting activities; ·   Act as a member of the directorship of various SPVs of the Company´s group (in its broadest interpretation); ·   Other tasks as may be reasonably required by the Company.
We are looking for a Bachelor’s and-or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or similar discipline with an excellent command of written and spoken English and Spanish.
You should bring a minimum of 10 years of experience in financial executive roles for infrastructure or energy investments companies.
Ideally, you will bring some relevant experience within the renewable energy industry (desirable experience working with companies that own solar PV regulated assets in Spain and wind assets).
Experience in managing and structuring new investments, project finance, PPA, etc.
is required.
If you are looking for your next challenge within the Renewable Energy sector, do not hesitate to apply.
Please send you updated CV and we will review it.