BW ESS

Battery and wind energy storage solutions.

Senior Accountant

Financial AccountingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMelbourne VIC, AustraliaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

CA or CPA qualification, with at least 5 years of experience in financial accounting and close processes.
A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
Strong technical knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards, consolidations, and tax regulations.
Experience managing payables, receivables, bookkeeping, and payments.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Ability to work independently and improve processes and controls.
Advanced Excel skills and experience with accounting systems such as Oracle or Xero.
Experience in a fast-paced growth environment.
Experience with complex assets or infrastructure project accounting, and knowledge of industry-specific accounting practices and regulations.

Responsibilities

Own the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close across corporate and project entities.
Maintain the general ledger, chart of accounts, and consolidated financial information, and manage journals, accruals, reconciliations, payables, receivables, and payments.
Lead technical assessments under AASB and IFRS, and determine the appropriate accounting treatment for project expenditure, financing arrangements, acquisitions, and other significant transactions.
Lead accounting activity as projects move through development, construction, and operations.
Prepare statutory financial statements and disclosures, coordinate external audits, and respond to audit requests.
Coordinate tax compliance across the portfolio with external tax advisers, and ensure compliance with accounting standards, internal policies, and regulatory obligations.
Review outsourced accounting deliverables, and partner with external advisers and auditors on complex accounting matters.
Strengthen financial controls, systems, and processes, and support company secretarial activity where finance input is needed.
Monitor emerging accounting developments and assess their impact on the business.

Desired Qualifications

Energy sector experience or a genuine interest in the sector.

About BW ESS

BW ESS is a global energy storage owner-operator, moving with speed to develop, deliver and operate market-leading projects. The business is active in the UK, Australia, Italy, Germany, Spain and Sweden. It has more than 540MWh of operating Battery Energy Storage Systems, with approximately 12GWh under construction and a development pipeline of several gigawatts.

Part of BW Group, BW ESS builds on decades of global infrastructure experience, takes a long-term view of projects and partnerships, and focuses on unlocking value throughout the energy storage asset lifecycle.

To find out more, visit: https://bw-ess.com/

How We Work

Our culture rests on a few clear foundations: talent density over team size, flexible people over fixed structures, context over control, results over processes, and transparent, clear feedback. We move fast, give people real ownership early, and expect strong judgement and accountability in return.

The Role

As Senior Accountant, you will be the technical accounting lead for BW ESS’s Australian portfolio, responsible for the integrity of financial information across corporate and project entities.

This is a hands-on role covering financial reporting, technical accounting, audit, tax and compliance in a complex, multi-entity infrastructure environment. You will work across a growing portfolio of BESS projects and operating assets, maintaining strong financial controls and delivering accurate, audit-ready information.

What You’ll Do

Financial close and accounting. Own the monthly, quarterly and year-end close across corporate and project entities. Maintain the general ledger, chart of accounts and consolidated financial information, and manage journals, accruals, reconciliations, payables, receivables and payments.
Technical and project accounting. Lead technical assessments under AASB and IFRS, and determine the right treatment for project expenditure, financing arrangements, acquisitions and other significant transactions. Lead accounting activity as projects move through development, construction and operations.
Statutory reporting and audit. Prepare statutory financial statements and disclosures, coordinate external audits and respond to audit requests.
Tax and compliance. Coordinate tax compliance across the portfolio with external tax advisers, and ensure compliance with accounting standards, internal policies and regulatory obligations.
Advisers and outsourced providers. Review outsourced accounting deliverables, and partner with external advisers and auditors on complex accounting matters.
Controls and governance. Strengthen financial controls, systems and processes, and support company secretarial activity where finance input is needed. Monitor emerging accounting developments and assess their impact on the business.

What You’ll Bring

CA or CPA qualification, with 5+ years’ experience in financial accounting and close processes
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline
Strong technical knowledge of IFRS, consolidations and tax regulations
Experience managing payables, receivables, bookkeeping and payments
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Ability to work independently and improve processes and controls
Advanced Excel skills and experience with accounting systems (e.g. Oracle, Xero)
Experience in a fast-paced growth environment
Experience with complex assets or infrastructure project accounting, and knowledge of industry-specific accounting practices and regulations

Nice to have: Energy sector experience or a genuine interest in the sector.

Why Join

You’ll work on some of the largest energy storage assets being built today, with visibility across the full asset lifecycle. The mandate is large and the scope for impact and progression is real.

Equal Opportunity

BW ESS is committed to building a high-performing, inclusive team and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

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About the Company

BW ESS

Battery and wind energy storage solutions.

BW ESS focuses on developing and deploying energy storage solutions to help integrate wind and solar power into the electrical grid. Its products store electricity when renewable generation is high and release it when demand rises or production falls, improving grid stability. The company combines battery storage systems with wind energy storage technologies to smooth out the intermittency of renewables and provide reliable power. Unlike some competitors that only offer one type of storage, BW ESS emphasizes a combined approach for sustainable, efficient energy balancing. The goal is to support the transition to a green energy future by enabling a stable, renewable-rich electricity supply.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Debt Financing
Total funding: $62.7M
Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland
Founded: 2023

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