Description
We are seeking a highly motivated individual with strong numerical and analytical skills to join our Finance team in London, as part of the Cubico apprenticeship programme.
This role will initially be on a two-year placement basis, with a view to potentially continuing with the business in a permanent role following the successful completion of your studies.
As part of your Cubico apprenticeship, you will work alongside qualified accountants and finance professionals who will support your development, while studying towards an accounting qualification. This is a great first step for someone looking to start a career in finance, as well as starting a career within the ever expanding and exciting renewable energy sector.
Key Responsibilities
The Cubico Group’s London based Corporate Finance Team comprises reporting & control, taxation, treasury, insurance & risk and internal audit disciplines.
Reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager, this role will primarily be responsible for supporting the accounts payable and employee expense processes, as well as assisting with other ad-hoc tasks and projects. Additionally, it offers the opportunity to gain broader experience working within a high-performing, multi-disciplinary finance team.
You will be involved with the processing and payment of supplier invoices, processing employee expense claims, communicating with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers and having hands-on experience of Cubico’s finance systems and business processes.
In conjunction with your day-to-day responsibilities, you will be offered time off work to study towards a professional finance qualification: Association of Accounting Technicians (‘AAT’), which will be funded by the Company as part of your Apprenticeship.
Key responsibilities include:
Accounts Payable:
- Accurate processing of supplier invoices, ensuring they are valid and correctly coded to the appropriate financial budget codes;
- Invoice payment processing, ensuring all invoices are appropriately authorised in accordance with Cubico’s internal controls and settled within supplier credit terms;
- Maintaining records of invoices and expenses in soft copy;
- Maintaining accounts payable supplier records;
- Preparing reconciliation of payables ledger to vendor statements;
Employee expense management:
- Administrative role for the Cubico Group’s Expense Management System (‘EMS’) (creating/closing user accounts, updating user details, monitoring automated bank feeds etc.)
- Extracting and importing monthly credit card statements;
- Importing monthly travel statements;
- Posting monthly bank transactions;
- Extracting and importing monthly expense statements;
- Maintaining expense vendor accounts, ensuring employees submit expense reports/claims in a timely manner.
- Quarterly Expense Reporting to Senior Management
Other:
- General & Administrative (‘G&A’) reporting
- Bank reconciliations;
- Undertake ad-hoc projects around the finance team and group to drive improvements;
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
This position is ideal for a recent school or education leaver.
We do not expect you to have any finance or systems experience, simply a great attitude, a genuine excitement for our industry, and a commitment to your own personal development.
We do not expect you to have any finance or systems experience, simply a great attitude, a genuine excitement for our industry, and a commitment to your own personal development.
You will be a great fit for Cubico and the role if:
- You are ambitious and want to build a career in Finance;
- You have an excellent attitude and willingness to acquire new knowledge and skills;
- You are committed to an AAT qualification and can dedicate the time and additional workload necessary to successfully completing the qualification;
- You are personable, proactive, enthusiastic and a team player;
- You have a professional working manner;
- You have good time management skills and are able to work to deadlines;
- You are meticulous and thorough, with strong attention to detail;
- You have a personal interest in sustainability and the green agenda;
- A minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade C/Grade 4 or above including English and Maths;
- Hold or be predicted to achieve at least 3 A levels at Grade C or above.
Established in 2015, Cubico Sustainable Investments (Cubico), a London-headquartered firm, is one of the world’s leaders in providing renewable energy across the Americas, Europe and Australia. Owned equally by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and PSP Investments, two of the world’s largest pension funds with over USD300 bn under management, Cubico is committed to a long-term growth strategy designed to make it one of the largest and best in class renewable energy investors in the world.
Cubico holds a portfolio of around 12 GW, with assets across the wind, solar PV, solar thermal and transmission line technologies. Covering the whole energy chain from development and construction to operation, the company’s portfolio is located across 9 countries: Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, the United States (USA), Greece, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom (UK) and Australia.
Cubico is driven by six core values: Diversity, Respect, Integrity, Value Creation and Excellence, which make up the final value DRIVE. These values encourage employees to take pride and satisfaction in their work, strive to achieve their goals and go the extra mile to attain outstanding results, whilst acting with the upmost integrity and behaving ethically in the course of their employment. Cubico’s employees are central to its success and, as a result, the company looks for people who believe in its purpose, will take full account of its impact and are motivated to make a positive contribution to communities and the environment and build a better future.
As part of Cubico culture and values, we embrace diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building talented teams that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented minority groups.
