Accountant - Renewable Energy

Accountant - Renewable Energy - Cape Town

Our client, one of Africa’s largest independent power producers, is seeking a detail‑oriented and proactive Accountant with at least three years’ experience in the renewable energy sector to join their team in Cape Town
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This role is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and reliable accounting and financial reporting for our company‑managed operating power plants. Working closely with the operations team, the Accountant will play a key role in supporting plant performance, driving operational efficiency, and maintaining strong financial controls across the business.

• Prepare and manage transactional and reporting processes
• Complete all calculations and capture necessary month‑end entries, including accruals, loan amortisations, provisions, intercompany transactions, etc.
• Invoicing of revenue and preparation of monthly entries.
• Maintain fixed asset registers, including creation of new assets and disposals.
• Prepare balance sheet and key income statement reconciliations.
• Review bank and other balance sheet reconciliations prepared by the accounts administrators
• Prepare the finance inputs and analysis for monthly shareholder and stakeholder reports and board reports, including explanations of key variances
• Complete year‑end packs
• Responsible for the completion and filing of tax returns, including VAT, WHT, etc.

• Ensure timely receipts of debtors’ balances and creditor payments
• Prepare cash flow forecasts and highlight shortfalls to the budget
• Maintain debt schedules and repayment of debt

• Provide inputs to complete the lender and statutory reporting.
• Completion of ad hoc compliance reports from various institutions, including Stats SA, NERSA, etc.
• Report procurement spend for the quarter to the economic development team

• Partner with the operations teams on the budgeting and forecasting process
• Upload of budgets into the accounting system

• Review all payment proposals prepared by the Finance

• Ad hoc support to the finance and operations team on items including but not limited to: BBBEE reporting, vendor management,
• Undertake ad hoc finance responsibilities in support of the group, as appropriate

This is an exciting opportunity for an accounting professional who thrives in a dynamic, asset‑intensive environment and enjoys partnering with cross‑functional teams. Occasional travel to operational sites may be required.

• Associate

• Full‑time

• Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Services for Renewable Energy and Electric Power Generation