Senior Accountant Analyst

ContourGlobal, a KKR company, is an established Independent Power Producer (IPP) focused on developing, acquiring, and operating electricity generation and storage assets across Europe, North and South America, with a presence in Africa and Asia. The company currently manages 5.5 GW of installed capacity across multiple technologies and asset classes, with an additional 800 MW of renewables under construction and nearly 12.6 GW under development.

ContourGlobal is accelerating the decarbonization of its portfolio and evolving into a predominantly renewable IPP, supported by long- term contracts and innovative PPAs coupled with energy management solutions that deliver value beyond market standards. As a symbol of its ongoing transformation and growth, the company recently unveiled a new brand identity, celebrating 20 years of history and embracing The Right Power Forward as its guiding purpose.

Job Summary

As a Senior Accountant Analyst, you will join our Finance Team and play a key role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of the company’s financial reporting. Reporting directly to the Finance Director, you will lead complex accounting activities, oversee month-end close processes, support statutory and IFRS reporting, and act as a trusted business partner to internal stakeholders.

The main objective of this role is to ensure the timely and accurate preparation of financial information, strengthen internal controls, support business growth, and drive continuous improvement initiatives across the finance function. Join us to drive the right power forward and make clean energy the natural choice for all!

Key Responsibilities:

• • Lead and coordinate the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing processes, ensuring accuracy and adherence to reporting deadlines.
  • Review and approve complex accounting entries, reconciliations, and financial analyses.
  • Ensure compliance with IFRS, local GAAP, tax regulations, and internal accounting policies.
  • Own the preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations and proactively resolve accounting discrepancies.
  • Act as the primary finance focal point for statutory audits, internal audits, and regulatory reviews.
  • Support the preparation of statutory financial statements and management reporting packages.
  • Partner with Treasury, Tax, Finance, Procurement, and Operations teams to ensure proper accounting treatment of transactions.
  • Monitor and strengthen the internal control environment, identifying risks and implementing corrective actions where necessary.
  • Provide technical accounting guidance and mentorship to junior accounting staff and new team members.
  • Drive process improvement initiatives, automation projects, and system enhancements to increase efficiency and reporting quality.
  • Review vendor payments, cash transactions, and banking activities to ensure proper controls and compliance.
  • Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes by providing accurate accounting insights.
  • Participate in accounting assessments for new projects, acquisitions, and business initiatives.
  • Collaborate with corporate finance teams to ensure alignment with Group reporting requirements.
  • Perform special projects and ad hoc analyses as requested by Finance leadership. 

Qualifications and Skills: 

Your profile is a natural match if you have:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• Experience: 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, preferably within multinational companies, energy, infrastructure, industrial, or shared service environments.
• Skills:
  • Strong expertise in IFRS and local GAAP reporting requirements.
  • Advanced SAP knowledge and strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
  • Solid experience working with external auditors, tax advisors, and regulatory authorities.
  • Language: English communication skills, both written and verbal.

What drives your application forward:

• Proven ability lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities with a high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to understand business drivers and translate them into accounting and financial impacts.
• Experience driving process optimization, automation, and internal control enhancements
• Experience in the power generation, renewable energy, or infrastructure sectors.
• Experience managing complex, multi-country accounting environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and business partnering skills.
• Demonstrated success leading finance transformation and process improvement initiatives.
• Experience leveraging digital tools, automation, and AI solutions to improve finance processes.

Our Values

«We» is our greatest asset

We respect and protect the environment

We are doers, committed to doing things right

We act with integrity and transparency

We think and act like entrepreneurs

You can find here more about our Purpose, Mission and Values.

Working@CG:

As a globally integrated team, we push boundaries, work collaboratively, and remain agile in the pursuit of excellence. With an entrepreneurial mindset, we encourage initiative and innovation. At ContourGlobal you are an employee, and you are also an owner. Our Employee Ownership Program allows our employee-owners to make a difference and drive the right power forward and make clean energy the natural choice for all!

We foster a culture where individuals are empowered to succeed, contribute and shape the future of sustainable energy.

Cross-border collaboration shapes our way of working: our diverse workforce reflects the multicultural environment we embrace every day.

We offer a competitive compensation package: we believe in meritocracy and rewarding meaningful contributions.

We enjoy making the most of our shared spaces to foster teamwork and collaboration. At the same time, our flexible working policy allows us to prioritize results while supporting wellbeing and a healthy work-life balance.

Interested in joining our company?

We know that skills and experience come in different forms, and we value diverse perspectives. 

If you’re excited about this role but you think you still need to learn some of the required skills, we’d still love to hear from you. You are much more than your CV, so come as you are and tell us who you aspire to become! The most important skills are collaboration, respect, trustworthiness and execution. So go ahead—apply, and let’s contribute to the new energy transition together!

ContourGlobal provides equal employment opportunities and maintains a diverse workforce that reflects the rich environment of our society and the markets in which we operate.