Job Description

ABOUT ZENOBE

Our mission is to make clean power accessible. We are passionate about making a positive impact on communities and the environment where we work. 

We’re designing, financing, building and operating the world’s most sophisticated battery systems to enable the take up of more renewable power, electrifying fleets for cleaner air, and providing clean, portable power including repurposed electric vehicle batteries. Our proprietary software and data analysis optimises operational performance for our customers to reduce emissions and costs. 

Since we began in 2017, we’ve raised over £2.7 billion in debt and equity funding and transformed it into >1.2GW of grid-connected batteries live or under contract and c.3,400 electric vehicles supported. We have operations in the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the US and Canada, with a global headquarters in London. 

We’re the leading owner and operator of battery storage in the UK, supporting the National Grid with the uptake of renewable power. We also work with c.90% of the UK's major bus companies, powering 25% of the UK e-bus market. We’re also the number one owner and operator of e-buses in Australia and New Zealand, and are quickly expanding into light commercial vehicles and trucks. Our rapidly growing company is looking for highly talented and motivated people to join us. 

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for a Senior Corporate Finance professional to support the continued development of the company. The focus of the candidate will be to support the Corporate Finance team and relevant stakeholders in reviewing, analysing, structuring and executing across group financing and strategy, investment and M&A activities, structuring and approvals of investments, overall transaction management and non-recourse debt financing of investments.

This is a unique opportunity to work within an experienced and entrepreneurial Corporate Finance team outside of a typical banking or advisory context. In this role, you could continue to build the same technical skillset whilst being directly involved with one of the fastest growing and interesting sectors globally, acting in a principal role with broad commercial exposure.

A TASTE OF THE DAY TO DAY

• Project finance debt raising for Battery Energy Storage projects both UK & Internationally

• Asset finance debt raising for EV Fleet projects both UK & Internationally

• Portfolio level debt raising, and other capital stack optimisation

• Joint ventures and commercial partnerships

• Managing activities related to portfolio level M&A including the acquisition of startup companies to build our commercial proposition, as well as greenfield and brownfield infrastructure assets

• Managing activities related to expansion in new markets and post-M&A integration

• Investment Committee process including paper preparation and screening

• Loan monitoring, reporting and maintaining banking relationships

• Managing third party advisory workstreams (diligence, structuring, financial advisory)

• Work with the wider finance team on company financial reporting and KPIs

Health and Safety

• Actively contribute to Zenobe's commitment to health and safety, wellbeing and sustainability by; integrating these principles into daily responsibilities, ensuring a safe and supportive work environment, promoting both the physical and mental health of self and colleagues, and adopting sustainable and energy-efficient practices to minimize environmental impact. By doing so, each employee at Zenobe plays a vital role in fostering a culture that prioritises overall safety, holistic wellbeing, environmental sustainability in our business operations.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We realise that certain groups of people are less likely to apply for a role if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. To be absolutely clear: if you like the look of this job and think you could do it well, we encourage you to apply with a CV that highlights your transferable skills and experience. Above all, Zenobē is looking for collaborative, flexible, empathetic people who are interested in creating and promoting practical routes to a zero carbon world.

• 2-3 years’ Corporate Finance / relevant experience

• A genuine passion for finance

• A true interest in Clean Energy & Sustainability

• Strong academic track record and preferably, qualified or part-qualified in either of the following – ACA, ACCA, CFA

• Eager to learn about the wider Corporate Finance function in a fast-paced growth environment

• A quantitative / analytical mindset with meticulous attention to detail

• Ability to build strong internal and external working relationships

• A desire to work for a scale up business with the ability to have an agile approach, curious mind, personal resilience and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment

• A pro-active self-starter, willing to shape your own role and present ideas and suggestions

• Fluency in English is mandatory

WORKING AT ZENOBE

We’re passionate about sustainability and are proud to offer Team Zenobē a pioneering and collaborative working environment. We encourage our people to take ownership of their career progression and celebrate those that can think outside the box.

If you’d like to join our community of likeminded people hit the apply button now, we’d love to hear from you!

WHAT WE OFFER

Charge your career at Zenobē and receive

• Up to 33% annual bonus for being awesome

• 25 days holiday, increasing with length of service up to 30 days, plus bank holidays

• Private Medical Insurance

• £1,500 training budget per year, to ensure you grow as we do

• EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme

• Pension scheme, up to 8% matched contributions

• Enhanced parental leave

• Cash back health plan

• Plus more

Lots of our people work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, flexitime and hybrid working. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but please talk to us about the flexibility you need and let’s see how we can make it work.

OUR APPROACH TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our people are our strongest asset and the key determinant of our success, and we value a range of skillsets and perspectives. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. We work to provide equal opportunities and an inclusive work environment, where everyone is fairly treated in the application process and through their career at Zenobē. If there are any adjustments that would help improve your experience with Zenobē, please let us know when you apply.