Senior Financial Controller

Company Description

MET Group is an integrated European energy company, headquartered in Switzerland, with activities in natural gas and power, focused on multi-commodity wholesale, trading and sales, as well as energy infrastructure and industrial assets.

MET Group is represented in 15 countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine.

MET Group is present in 30 national gas markets and 39 international trading hubs. The Group has a significant end-consumer presence in Croatia, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain.

MET Group has 950+ permanent staff. The company is owned 90% by MET employees and 10% by Keppel Infrastructure, a wholly owned subsidiary of  Keppel Corporation*.

The Group has decided to build a significant natural gas and power end-consumer presence in the Czech Republic.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Cooperate with external accounting provider and oversee completeness and accuracy of accounting data, reporting (Management reporting, group reporting and statutory reporting), financial planning and analysis
• Preparing monthly/quarterly/yearly reports and budgets according to local GAAP and IFRS to also meets Group’s closing requirements/deadlines
• Credit and Cash management of customers portfolio
• Liaison with internal and external stakeholders, e.g., tax office, audit firm.
• Identify key business drivers/KPIs, creating operational and financial analysis and providing recommendation to management to support decisions
• Business partnering with other departments to improve operation process and data transparency to enable accurate and timely analysis
• Ad hoc analysis Monitor market developments that might have an impact on the BO processes
• Optimize current systems and develop systems to support our growth

Qualifications

• Master's degree in finance.
• 4-6 years of experience controlling & reporting 
• Experience and strong understanding of the Czech energy market is an advantage
• IFRS is an advantage
• Outstanding proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Advanced language skills English are a must (Czech language is prefered) 
• Efficient communication is paramount, encompassing the ability to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to work independently and autonomously