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Open Energy Transition

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2023

🤝 Non-profit

⚡ Energy

🔬 Science

Non-profit • Energy • Science

Open Energy Transition is a non-profit environmental consultancy, think tank, and open-source software development organization focused on transforming energy planning for the global transition to sustainable energy. It develops, co-maintains, and applies open-source energy system modelling tools (including PyPSA, PyPSA-Eur/Earth, Linopy, and atlite), builds secure applications that integrate proprietary data, and provides customized modelling, software development, support, and training to enable reproducible, accessible, and locally maintainable energy planning.

📋 Description

• Proactively, autonomously, and confidently take ownership of the Finance function at OET • Maintain accurate financial records, including bookkeeping, reconciliations, and transaction tracking • Process invoices, expenses, and payments while ensuring proper documentation and compliance • Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing processes • Assist with financial reporting and internal financial tracking • Create and maintain project- and Department-specific budgets • Support compliance with German accounting and tax requirements in collaboration with external tax advisors • Process monthly payroll across our direct entity and employer of record services • Collaborate with the People Department on relevant matters • Support audits and financial documentation requests as needed • Contribute to improving financial workflows and documentation within the organization • Cash flow management • Financial planning (FP&A) • Risk management • Fundraising support

🎯 Requirements

• 8 years minimum experience in accounting, finance, controlling, and/or bookkeeping • Strong understanding of accounting principles, and ability to collaborate with external tax advisors to ensure compliance with local requirements (this being Germany in our case) • Experience with accounting software and financial management tools (e.g. Odoo, Datev) • Experience working with financial data, formulate, etc., in Google Sheets and Excel • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills • Ability to manage financial records accurately in a remote work environment, including the use of cloud storage and sharing (while maintaining strict access control) • Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams asynchronously • Fluency in English (our main working language) is mandatory. German proficiency (used with some vendors) is a bonus.

🏖️ Benefits

• A flexible, fully-remote work environment where you’re trusted to work very autonomously. Zero micro-management, as that goes against our culture. • The opportunity to support hardworking, passionate, busy leaders who value and respect your contributions, and are working to create positive societal change in the energy sector. • A culture that values transparency, empathy, trust, humility, diversity, collaboration, and recognition. • We have an open-door policy, and value reciprocal feedback. You’ll always know where you stand, and always have the ability to have your voice heard, simply by reaching out. • A pretty flat hierarchical structure, where titles are not emphasized, and all contributions are valued. • Competitive salary with growth potential. Any relevant benefits depend on your region of residence. • Supportive onboarding and training, tailored to your strengths, interests, and career ambitions. • The ability to be part of our formation! We’re still growing, changing, and improving. Anyone who is part of our team now is able to meaningfully contribute towards our culture, and processes. We’re open to all suggestions, and take them seriously!