As the leading European thermal storage provider, we decarbonize industrial heat with our ThermalBattery solutions. That’s what we do every day and why we exist. We are a dynamic and fast-paced energy company founded in 2011, working at the forefront of the energy transition to end fossil fuel dependency and to empower net-zero industries globally with thermal energy storage. With projects in operation and execution, we make real impact happen every day. And we are hungry for more: become part of our growing international team to drive real change and power tomorrow! What are you waiting for?

Why you should join our team

With our work, we make a significant contribution every day to driving forward the decarbonization and thus the energy transition of industry. You will become an important part of our journey towards a green future.
Your professional and personal growth is important for us. We support our employees with various training methods and an annual budget for job-based training measures. We offer you varied tasks, room for your ideas and interests and the opportunity to learn from each other.
We offer work-life balance at all locations and your health and balance really matters to us! The majority of our employees have several children and appreciate the high flexibility in terms of working from home as well as our local offices. We enjoy working together, even more on site, so we prefer to be in the office three days per week.
We love working as a team and support our team spirit. We like to have a good time together. Whether at our team events (e.g. in Amsterdam or Madrid), daily lunch or a spontaneous afterwork activities.
We offer all our employees an unique equity-based retention program.
We are a privately owned company with a long-term perspective and well capitalized through Infracapital, part of the M&G Group. This gives us a strong partner with a large network at our side, enabling us to grow further.
You can benefit from an attractive annual bonus scheme.
Our modern German officeis located inthe heart of Hamburg, near S- & U-BahnJungfernstieg.
If you do not live in Hamburg, we can support your move with an attractive relocation package.

With our work, we make a significant contribution every day to driving forward the decarbonization and thus the energy transition of industry. You will become an important part of our journey towards a green future.
Your professional and personal growth is important for us. We support our employees with various training methods and an annual budget for job-based training measures. We offer you varied tasks, room for your ideas and interests and the opportunity to learn from each other.
We offer work-life balance at all locations and your health and balance really matters to us! The majority of our employees have several children and appreciate the high flexibility in terms of working from home as well as our local offices. We enjoy working together, even more on site, so we prefer to be in the office three days per week.
We love working as a team and support our team spirit. We like to have a good time together. Whether at our team events (e.g. in Amsterdam or Madrid), daily lunch or a spontaneous afterwork activities.
We offer all our employees an unique equity-based retention program.
We are a privately owned company with a long-term perspective and well capitalized through Infracapital, part of the M&G Group. This gives us a strong partner with a large network at our side, enabling us to grow further.
You can benefit from an attractive annual bonus scheme.
Our modern German officeis located inthe heart of Hamburg, near S- & U-BahnJungfernstieg.
If you do not live in Hamburg, we can support your move with an attractive relocation package.

Purpose of the Position
To support the ambitious growth plans, the overall mission for the incumbent is to further develop the financial operating landscape and to create a business partnering CFO function that enables value creation. The CFO will be part of the C-Team and will have a direct reporting line to the CEO. We have an ambitious growth plan and are seeking an active contributor to increase the company value within the next few years. Therefore, the incumbent will further develop and mature the finance structures, corporate and administrative processes, and adapt systems in a fast-moving scale-up company. The active development of customized project financing solutions and the maintenance of a well-structured reporting system to investors as well as the motivating management of employees in the areas of finance and supply chain will be decisive for the further transformation of the company.

What you will do

We are looking for a senior financial leader that takes an active part in shaping the future of ENERGYNEST and aligns all areas to the company´s growth strategy. The successful candidate’s responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

Strategy & Planning

Work in partnership with the CEO as business partner, the investment team of Infracapital, the ENERGYNEST Board and the Leadership Team to drive the growth and performance of the business.
Contribute to the strategic direction of the overall business through the creation and delivery of effective business plans. Play a key role as a member of the Leadership Team, challenging peers constructively.
Together with the CEO and Infracapital, lead future strategic initiatives. Co-ordinate and execute the planning process, incorporating financial planning for expansion plans. Assess and fully understand the financial requirements of these plans and communicate these clearly to stakeholders.
Understand the company business model for generating value and translate the operational metrics into key performance indicators.

Financial Analysis, Budgeting, Performance Management & Control

Provide a reporting for the Leadership Team, Infracapital and the ENERGYNEST Board to influence and shape commercial and strategic decision-making.
Challenge the business plans and ongoing financial performance, spotting trends early and interpreting information quickly to ensure that action is agreed and carried out effectively.
Ensure the accuracy, integrity and timeliness of financial reporting and ensure compliance with any relevant reporting standards. Ensure that record keeping meets the requirements of the auditor.
Work with the Leadership Team to minimize risk throughout the business and report risk issues to the ENERGYNEST Board and Infracapital.
Functional leadership in annual budget and business plan planning in a top-down approach with bottom-up validation. Understand business processes and drive cost saving initiatives.

Financial Relationships & External Relationships

Establish and maintain strong relationships with the investors, responding promptly to requests for information, and providing accurate and relevant analysis which special focus on Cashflow and EBITDA.
Building close relationships with key external advisors such as auditors and accounting partners, tax advisors, insurance brokers and lawyers. Managing relationships with leading banks.

Supply Chain & Project Cost down roadmap

Improve the company’s supply chain activities by developing business opportunities with key partners and suppliers, driving ENERGYNEST´s Project/CAPEX cost down roadmap.
Contracting, negotiation and supplier relationship management for continuous cost improvements or addition of value-adding drivers within partner/supplier eco-system.

Legal

Oversee the legal support for project implementation and commercial contract developing, drafting and negotiating. In Addition, oversee handling of all corporate and shareholder matters of the company and its subsidiaries.

Year one critical success factors

Developed a strong understanding of the key value drivers of the business. Ensured that appropriate financial growth targets and KPIs are established for the business and that, month by month, the organization is managed to meet these targets.
Proved thought leadership with regard to financial aspects and structuring in very close cooperation with the commercial team on deal closures.
Successfully developed a relationship with the CEO, Infracapital and the ENERGYNEST Board that inspires trust and confidence coupled with decisive action.
Became a trusted and respective sparring partner for the Leadership Team.
Effectively supported the CEO to develop the growth strategy and achieve the desired financial results.
Effectively understood and have become part of the ENERGYNEST culture, building strong relationships across the company.

Your skills and experiences

You have at least ten years of working experience within a finance function with a minimum of five years of relevant leadership experience as either Stand-alone CFO, or Regional CFO, or Business Unit CFO or in a role reporting directly to the CFO.
You can offer experience in working within a private equity portfolio or a venture capital funded company is a plus.
Strong track-record of finance business collaborating to effectively drive growth and create and protect shareholder value.
You have experience in successfully leading financing rounds (debt or equity) in order to underpin the business with the needed resources for future growth. M&A experience a plus.
You can offer passion for a tech driven scale-up, absolute self-starter mentality and high energy level.
Expertise in positivelydeveloping profitability by optimizing processes and cost structures.
Excellent presentation, influencing and facilitating skills. The ability to communicate strategic concepts and issues in a straightforward and concise way.
You can offer excellent technical and analytical skills. Technical experience will cover the range of financial systems and accounting standards, with a thorough understanding of financial control, financial analysis, financial reporting, audit, and risk/insurance.
You are an excellent motivator and team enabler with strong leadership skills bringing diverse teams together. You are characterized by your optimism and vision, both qualities that we need for our fairly new team and in our current scale up phase. Your leadership inspires by joint problem solving and achieving results; you are hands-on and pragmatic and are used to leading by example.
Your personality is impact oriented, responsive, committed, ambitious, flexible and you stay calm and very focused in stressful situations.
The successful candidate will have a university degree, ideally in business administration with focus on finance and controlling. An MBA or other relevant advanced degree is a plus.
You have excellent communication and presentation skills in English (C1-level). Good knowledge of German is an advantage, but not a must. In addition, you appreciate regular national and international business travels. Other languages are a plus.

Your application

You think you’d be a great fit for the position? We appreciate applications from all people. Important to us are professional qualifications and personality, regardless of cultural and social origin, gender identity, skin color, age, religion, ideology, sexual orientation or disability.

Send us your online application in English – no cover letter required.

We are optimistic about the world and the planet because we can be. Some of the most talented energy pioneers have already nested with us in our flexible workplaces in Billingstad (close to Oslo), Hamburg, Rotterdam and Seville. Join our growing international team to drive real change and power tomorrow!

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