JOB DESCRIPTION:

Mission

As a professional, you would like to contribute to a CO2 neutral future? Well, this is exactly what we do at Luminus finance department. We enable the company's ambition to become CO2 neutral with innovative financial models.

In cooperation with the other team members of the Generation controlling team, the Controller Generation will be responsible for the follow-up of the Gross Margin, operational OPEX and CAPEX in link with the different departments of Generation (Wind, Thermal & Hydro) and Optimisation.

By ensuring that the information systems are up to date, by steering the month-end & year-end closing tasks and by rationalizing deviations against budget and previous years, monthly results are delivered in time to Luminus Group COMEX, Management Committee Production & EDF Group.

In addition, forecasting and budgeting exercises are prepared in strong collaboration with the business. The applied assumptions are challenged and validated against the company’s management objectives.

Luminus is currently n°1 in Belgium in the production of Wind onshore & Hydro and has strong ambitions in further green developments in order to contribute to reduce the CO2 footprint of our country.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare the month-end & year-end close of all Generation related financials by executing a pre-defined list of closing tasks in close collaboration with the other members of controlling team and accounting;


• Prepare monthly reporting of realized financial results of Luminus Group upstream activities. This implies reporting of Gross margin, OPEX, CAPEX including major KPI’s (production volumes, installed capacity, availability,...) of Luminus Group upstream business to different stakeholders and explain deviations with relevant forecasts and historical results;


• Deliver the (re-) forecasts mainly based on assumptions provided by the business and challenge these assumptions in order to provide a transparent budget that is based on a consistent set of assumptions; on the one hand achievable for Generation but on the other hand in line with the ambitions of Luminus Group management;


• Given independent & complete view on profitability of Luminus Group Generation business per sub department, contribute to add-hoc as well as strategic exercises influencing long term decisions;


• Act as real business partner by helping Generation team to get a clear understanding of complex finance matters;


• Active contribution to the department’s process optimization and activity automatization;


• Be part of the team preparing the long term planification tool for Luminus management.

REQUIREMENTS:

• University degree in economics or business sciences;


• Fluent knowledge of English. Knowledge of French and Dutch is an asset;


• Proactive communicator towards different levels in the organization;


• Teamplayer;


• Analytical & critical mindset;


• Basic understanding of accounting rules (IFRS, BEGAAP);


• Strong interpersonal, presentation and communication abilities;


• Self-assured, mature and well-balanced personality;


• Good knowledge MS Office (Outlook, Excel and Power Point);


• A first experience with SAP and an interest for process automation are a plus.