At Canadian Solar, our vision is to make lives better by bringing electricity powered by the sun to millions of people worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of solar panels, inverters, and energy storage solutions, we've been an industry front-runner since our founding in 2001. Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in all parts of our organization as we navigate the complexities of a booming industry.
Throughout Canadian Solar's subsidiaries, e-Storage, Recurrent Energy, MSS and CSI Solar Co., we invest in our employees' growth. Our training programs and promotional opportunities ensure we all can continue to learn. We understand the importance of work-life balance and provide various flexible work options to support our employees' well-being. Join our team to "Make the Difference" by creating a lasting positive impact on the world and the communities where we operate.
As part of the EMEA Finance team with team members spread across our Munich, Madrid, and Cape Town offices, your main responsibilities will be:
Financial Accounting & Reporting in SAP S/4HANA:
- Record financial transactions (GL, AP, AR, AA, BL)
- Prepare financial reports (monthly/quarterly/annually) in accordance with US-GAAP
- Ensure timely statutory reporting and filing of HGB
- Coordination of Monthly, Quarterly and Yearend Accounting Activities on behalf of Legal Entities in Germany & Spain
- Full responsibility for Bookkeeping on behalf of Legal Entities in Netherlands as well as in Italy
Digital Transformation:
- Work closely with internal and external IT consultants to continue digital workflow solutions
- Collaborate with local and global SAP Teams to optimize SAP S/4 HANA
UAT System Implementation support:
- Given our ongoing digital initiatives (SAP S/4HANA, Concur, and other finance tools), it would be helpful to explicitly include responsibility for supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT), acting as the key finance tester, and coordinating with IT/consultants to validate finance requirements before go live.
Finance Operations:
- Drive support to daily business and be involved in processes
- Partner closely with Sales/Operations/Logistics teams to optimize financial supply chain management
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field
- Related working experience (3+ years):
- Relevant accounting standards (US GAAP or IFRS and HGB)
- Working in a multinational corporation
- SAP S/4 HANA, MS Office
- Experience in expenses, reimbursements etc.
COMPETENCIES
- Team Player with strong, hands-on accounting skills
- Proficiency in managing company finances, coupled with an organized and systematic approach to work
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to navigate and collaborate effectively with an intercultural team
- Positive and optimistic attitude towards working in a fast-paced environment
- A self-motivated individual who demonstrates a collaborative and team-oriented mindset, with the strong ambition to continuously develop and acquire new skills.
LANGUAGES
- Spanish & English (fluent)
- Please submit your CV in English
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or above in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field
- Relevant accounting standards (US GAAP or IFRS and HGB) experience
- Related working experience (3+ years)
- Experience in SAP S/4 HANA
- Experience in MS Office
- Experience in expenses and reimbursements
What We Do
Founded in 2001 in Ontario Canada, Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) is as a global energy provider with successful business subsidiaries in 20 countries & regions on 6 continents. Canadian Solar is both a leading manufacturer of solar PV modules and a provider of solar energy solutions, with over 14,000 employees globally. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Canada, China, Brazil and South East Asian countries, Canadian Solar now has module manufacturing capacity and has delivered more than 55 GW of premium quality solar modules to customers in over 150 countries in the past 20 years. Canadian Solar has solar power projects globally and solar power plants that are in commercial operation, with a resale value of US$1.2 billion. In addition, Canadian Solar has a geographically diversified utility-scale solar power project pipeline around 10 GWp, with projects being developed in the U.S., Japan, Latin America,Australia, EMEA, South East Asia, India and China. Of the total project pipeline, 2.9 GWp of projects are at late-stage development and have secured energy offtake agreements. In 2018, Canadian Solar achieved a revenue of US$3.74 billion, Meanwhile, Canadian Solar was listed as the Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s Tier 1 Module Manufacturer in terms of bankability for Q4 2018, and was named as Top 3 Global Utility-scale Solar PV Project Developer for 2017 by GTM Research. Canadian Solar Founder and CEO Dr. Shawn Qu blogs as a LinkedIn Influencer at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnqu/. Canadian Solar is making the difference by delivering more clean, safe and affordable solar energy to the world.
