Job Description
Own the finance function of a renewable energy business that's actually growing.
Check you match the skill requirements for this role, as well as associated experience, then apply with your CV below.
Thermal Earth is one of the UK's most established heat pump specialists. From our base at Capel Hendre we design, supply and install ground source and air source heat pump systems, and we've completed over 3,500 installations since 2006.
That growth has outrun our finance setup. We're looking for the person who takes ownership of it.
What you'd actually be doing
This is a hands-on, sleeves-rolled-up finance role in an SME, not a seat in a big finance team. You'd own:
- Month-end close — journals, accruals, prepayments, reconciliations, and a management accounts pack that lands on time and means something
Sales and purchase ledger, credit control, supplier payments and cash flow forecasting
VAT returns, CIS, payroll processing and pension submissions
Job and project costing — tracking margin on individual installations against quoted cost, and telling us clearly where we're making money and where we aren't
Stock and WIP for heat pumps, cylinders and materials
Year-end file and liaison with our external accountants and auditors
Budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling
Grant and scheme administration, including Boiler Upgrade Scheme and related funding routes
Getting more out of our systems: we run Odoo ERP and there's real scope to automate and improve the reporting coming out of it
What we're looking for
- Solid all-round accounting experience in an SME, where you were the finance function rather than one part of it
Qualified (ACA, ACCA or CIMA), part-qualified, or qualified by experience — we care more about what you can do than what's after your name
Confident preparing management accounts to trial balance and beyond, without hand-holding
Comfortable with accounting software and, ideally, an ERP — Odoo, Sage, Xero, QuickBooks or similar. Strong Excel is non-negotiable
Someone who will tell the Managing Director when the numbers say no
Practical about a construction/installation business: retentions, staged invoicing, subcontractors and CIS won't be a surprise to you
Helpful, but not essential
- Construction, manufacturing, engineering or renewables background
CIS and job costing experience
Exposure to grant-funded or subscription/recurring revenue models
Experience improving or implementing finance systems
What you get
- £45,000 – £55,000 depending on experience and qualification
Full time, permanent, based at our Ammanford site
20 days holiday plus bank holidays - growing 1 day per year to 25 days
Company pension
Free on-site parking
A direct line to the Managing Director and real influence — the person in this role shapes how the business is run, not just how it's reported
The chance to build the finance function properly rather than inherit someone else's version of it
A part in decarbonising UK heating, working for a Welsh business that's been doing it since long before it was fashionable
How to apply
Send your CV and a short covering note telling us about a finance process you've improved or built from scratch. We read every application and reply to everyone.
Thermal Earth Ltd is an equal opportunities employer. xwzovoh We welcome applications from all backgrounds. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
