Shizen Energy Group is a top and rapidly expanding renewable energy developer headquartered in Japan, backed up by government and private funding, and a member of J-Startup, a global startup support program operated by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. We create and operate solar, wind, and small hydroelectric power plants in Asia and South America and are actively expanding our EnergyTech activities with the aim of making renewable energy within easy reach for everyone. With the help of our colleagues and partners in Japan and around the world, we take action for the blue planet.
This time, we are hiring a motivated and experienced controller to lead project control within an expanding portfolio of renewable energy solutions that we offer.
Since its creation in 2011, Shizen Energy Group has always been proud to offer outstanding career development opportunities in a highly diverse environment with a strong startup culture. We also support remote and fully flexible working, although a successful candidate would need to be based in or relocate to Japan to attend face-to-face meetings.
Learn more about our Purpose
Key Appeal Points
About us:
- Work in an environment where multiple colleagues have CFO-level experience at other companies, learning from and competing with one another
- Constant access to cutting-edge information and initiatives in the rapidly growing renewable energy industry, at the forefront of national and international business activities
- Open to flexible working style (flexible hours and remote working permitted)
- A highly diverse organisation where the experience and opinions of all people - no matter their age, gender, nationality, or background - are respected
About you:
- Highly motivated individual that is purpose-driven and acts on the organization's key values of trust, integrity, challenge, and to enjoy our blue planet while pursuing our daily activities
- Adhere to and contribute to building the overall culture of the organization, not limited to just those within your team but across the wider work community
- Able to show flexibility and take steps towards finding a solution within a changing set of circumstances
Job Description
As a Controller you will lead the project control of our core business, power supply development projects.
You will manage the financial planning of large renewable energy power plant projects in Japan, such as solar and wind power, as well as refarming (farm-based solar) projects and grid storage battery projects.
You will also have the opportunity to be involved in overseas projects.
In addition to operating the control process, you will also formulate business strategies and report on progress to management, plan and coordinate the control process across departments, and provide advice to business leaders and project managers. The role will be to take a proactive lead from a management-level perspective as one arm of the business unit head.
Specific duties will include:
- Developing business strategies (medium-term and one-year business plans) and reporting to management.
- Control of power supply development projects.
- Analysis of the variance between the forecast and actual results for each project (monthly/quarterly/half-yearly/full-year).
- Support for the preparation of project budgets.
- Development of financial/non-financial KPIs and forecasting/reporting.
- Development of business processes and guidelines
- Financial modelling reviews
- Preparation of departmental budgets and forecasting and control (single year, five-year).
- SPC management, management of/coordination with outsourced accounting firms
Skills and Experiences
【Required】
Skills and Experiences
- Experience in numerical management, control or similar in industries that are highly compatible with our power development business, such as renewable energy, other energy (Oil & Gas, etc.), real estate, infrastructure projects, etc.
- Communication skills and the ability to work with a large number of internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong logical thinking capability
- Ability to take action to achieve objectives.
Language
Japanese: at least business level, able to speak/read/write in business communication
English: at least basic ability
【Preferred】
- Experience of working in a controlling role in a renewable energy project (strongly preferred)
- Experience of leading a project controlling team
- Experience as a business player in the renewable energy industry
- Experience in SPC accounting at a management company or similar, e.g. in an accounting or business management department
- Experience in strategic financial management at an accounting consulting firm or investment-related company
- Related experience in listed companies within the energy, financial or real estate industries
- Accounting & financial reporting, consolidated accounting experience
- High level of proficiency in Japanese and English
