THE ROLE
We're seeking a Fund Financial Controller to join the Fund Management team at NextEnergy Capital. This role is responsible for overseeing the financial operations of multiple renewable energy funds, ensuring accurate accounting, timely reporting, strong governance, and compliance with investor and regulatory requirements. The successful candidate will work closely with fund administrators, auditors, investment professionals, investor relations, and other internal stakeholders to maintain robust financial controls while supporting strategic fund performance and growth.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Working alongside experienced investment and fund management professionals, this will be an integral role within the Fund Management team:
- Oversee all fund accounting and audit processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant standards.
- Manage cash flow, distributions, and capital calls, supporting efficient fund operations and liquidity management.
- Review quarterly and annual financial statements and investor reporting deliverables.
- Liaise with external fund administrators and auditors to coordinate audits and implement best practice processes.
- Maintain investment trackers and support investment transactions, acquisitions, fund structuring activities, and funding arrangements.
- Respond to ad hoc requests from Investor Relations, Investment, Asset Management, and other internal teams.
- Support fundraising activities, investor communications, due diligence processes, and responses to investor queries.
- Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, including IFRS and UK GAAP, as well as fund-specific regulatory requirements.
- Monitor and report on fund-level KPIs and provide financial analysis to support decision-making.
- Support new fund launches, tax initiatives, process improvements, and operational enhancements.
- Contribute to the maintenance of internal controls, risk management frameworks, and financial policies.
- Participate in system improvements, automation projects, and reporting transformation initiatives.
SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:
- Strong accounting and technical finance expertise.
- Knowledge of fund structures, fund accounting, taxation, and regulatory frameworks.
- Excellent analytical skills with strong attention to detail and risk awareness.
- Effective communication skills with the ability to engage senior stakeholders, investors, auditors, and service providers.
- Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Continuous improvement mindset with an interest in automation and process optimisation.
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking capabilities.
- Passion for NextEnergy Group's mission of leading the transition to clean energy.
- Alignment with our values: Be a Leader, Build Trust, Be Responsible, Be Innovative, and Bring Your Alpha.
EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
- ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent accounting qualification.
- ~2+ years post-qualification experience (PQE).
- Experience within renewable energy, infrastructure, private equity, or alternative investment fund environments.
- Experience working with UK and international fund structures.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge and financial reporting experience.
- Advanced Excel skills and financial modelling capabilities.
- Knowledge of fund taxation and regulatory requirements.
- Experience with fund accounting platforms such as Investran, eFront, Yardi, or similar would be advantageous.
- Experience presenting financial information and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
- Right to work in the UK.
WHAT WE OFFER
- A busy role in a supportive team, with plenty of opportunities to learn
- International scope – we operate in over 8 countries
- Hybrid working – we will need you in the central London (Mayfair) office at least twice a week, but you will normally be able to work remotely for the remainder of the week. You might be required to come more often during the initial onboarding period.
- 30 days’ holiday per year (3 of which are taken during the festive shutdown in December)
- Private pension
- BUPA Healthcare for you and qualifying dependents
- Cycle to work and electric vehicle leasing schemes
- Annual discretionary bonus.
HOW TO APPLY
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DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our approach to diversity and inclusion is a natural extension of our values. Our entrepreneurial culture inspires us to try new things, be open to different viewpoints and be bold. Our Group is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of connectedness that values difference and gives space for individual expression. The collective sum of our individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, and talent and hard work form the bedrock of who we are and who we aspire to be.
We are committed to equal employment and advancement opportunity irrespective of race, color, ancestry, social background, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability and gender identity.
ABOUT US
NextEnergy Group was founded in 2007 to become a leading market participant in the international solar sector. Since its inception, it has been active in the development, construction, and ownership of solar assets across multiple jurisdictions. NextEnergy Group operates via its three business units: NextEnergy Capital (Investment Management), WiseEnergy (Operating Asset Management), and Starlight (Asset Development).
NextEnergy Capital manages the Group's investment activities and has invested in over 520 solar plants, exceeding 2GW in capacity across its institutional funds.
- NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF): Listed on the London Stock Exchange, NESF manages 102 solar and energy storage assets in the UK and Italy, with a total installed capacity of 983MW and a gross asset value of £1,014m.
- NextPower II (NPII): A private fund of 105 solar plants (149MW) focused on Italy, successfully divested in January 2022, delivering net IRRs exceeding its 10-12% target.
- NextPower III ESG (NPIII ESG): A private fund targeting solar infrastructure in OECD countries (e.g., US, Spain, Italy), with $896m raised, exceeding its $750m target.
- NextPower UK ESG (NPUK ESG): A private fund dedicated to new-build solar plants in the UK, with ~£600m raised.
- NextPower V ESG (NPV ESG): A private OECD solar fund investing in solar and adjacent technologies like battery storage. To date, it has raised $745m, targeting $1.5bn ($2bn ceiling).
WiseEnergy® is NextEnergy Group’s operating asset manager. WiseEnergy is a leading specialist operating asset manager in the solar sector. Since its founding, WiseEnergy has provided solar asset management, monitoring, technical due diligence and under construction services to over 1,500 utility-scale solar power plants with an installed total capacity in excess of 3.4 GW. WiseEnergy clients comprise leading banks and equity financiers in the energy and infrastructure sector.
Starlight is NextEnergy Group’s development company that is active in the development phase of solar projects. It has developed over 100 utility-scale projects internationally and continues to progress a large pipeline of c.10GW of both green and brownfield project developments across global geographies.
NextSTEP is the venture capital fund of NextEnergy Group, dedicated to investing in innovative startups in the field of environmental sustainability. The fund primarily focuses on investments in Italy and the United Kingdom but also extends its reach to the rest of Europe and the United States, targeting startups in the pre-seed and seed stages. NextSTEP pays particular attention to emerging entities from incubators, startup accelerators, universities, and research centers, supporting projects that address global challenges in crucial areas such as Climate Change, Energy Transition, CO2 Capture and Sequestration, Circular Economy, Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Mobility, Sustainable Fashion, Waste Management, Water and much more.
NextEnergy Foundation is a non-profit organisation founded in 2016 by the NextEnergy Group that operates internationally and whose mission is to proactively participate in the global effort to reduce carbon emissions by providing clean energy sources in regions where they are not yet available and thereby contributing to poverty reduction. As the main sponsor of this foundation, the NextEnergy Group donates at least 5% of its consolidated net profits each year. The NextEnergy Foundation has no overhead costs and therefore 100% of the funds raised go to donations for the various projects. Since 2016, in 8 years of operation the foundation has donated more than £1.2 million, supporting over 30 projects in 27 different countries around the world.
