Job Vacancies at PowerGen Renewable Energy - 2 Positions

Job Description

You will support the development and management of our technology platform, providing a first-class solution for internal teams to gain insight into our micro-grid customers and their needs. You will work closely with and report to the Technology Team Lead as well as day-to-day collaboration across all teams at the company. If you want to be in the middle of the technology implementation and operation for a fast-growing renewable energy organization in East Africa, this job is for you.

What You’ll Make Happen:

• Technology system support
  • Document and communicate procedures for utilizing grid payment platforms, dashboards, and technology systems across the company
  • Manage company IT hardware, including computer set up protocols, office connectivity access, and computer security procedures and measures
• Communications and Networking
  • Implement communication technology to improve information exchange between meters, on-site servers, the cloud and our customers.
  • Manage corporate accounts with MNOs to ensure efficient and constant up-time of communication between sites and the cloud
• Database design and management
  • Support the development and management of our backend database for customers, sites, energy usage, payments, and hardware performance in a functional and robust architecture.
  • Facilitate integration of APIs and data interfaces to other services that rely on the platform
  • Support the document data warehouse operations and tasks, including archival, security, backup and aggregate table creation
• Software design and implementation
  • Support the rapid design and delivery of our micro-grid management and analytics platform
  • Work across internal teams, including operations, strategy, and finance to identify key components and functionality needs of the platform
  • Support the architecture design and long term product road map for the platform and ancillary software or database components we’d want to build in conjunction with the platform
  • Distribute and collect feedback on the platform’s design and functionality
  • You should expect that the role will evolve and grow over time as PowerGen does - we are looking for a dynamic and flexible team player who will help shape the role and build on the responsibilities listed above as needed.

What Excites You:

• Building the technology backbone to a dynamic, rapidly growing organization
• Leveraging hardware and software tools and innovations to deliver world-class service and operations for customers
• Intense attention to detail and managing multiple and varied work streams at a time
• Working collaboratively with many internal teams across multiple countries and offices to drive growth and operational excellence
• A fast-paced, informal environment where constant change is the norm

You Already Have:

• Degree in Computer Science, or similar
• 1-2 years’ relevant work experience
• Experience and familiarity with system administration (Windows and Linux)
• Experience with networks and system security
• Familiarity with LAMP stack and Mongodb platforms
• Familiarity with OOP
• Experience in working with and building databases in both SQL & NoSQL
• Advanced experience in programming languages: PHP, Python, Javscript, SQL
• Ability to innovate and solve problems
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Experience and proven ability to collaborate across teams
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Swahili
• Practiced flexibility to lend a hand wherever needed
• Enthusiasm in working for the field of renewable energy!

Benefits and Compensation

A competitive package including annual compensation, performance bonuses, health insurance, professional development and team building events. And you'll be working with a dynamic team of people passionate about electrifying East Africa!

PowerGen Renewable Energy does not charge any kind of fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

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Job Description

You will be responsible for supporting the setup of the core backbone of our business – NetSuite, our ERP system. The aspects of NetSuite will cut across all 10+ teams at the company and across multiple countries, entities, and offices. You will work closely with our Business Intelligence Director - our dynamic in-house Business Systems Guru – and a Business Systems Administrator to continue with the implementation and management of the use of NetSuite. If you want to be in the middle of the critical support structure for a fast-growing renewable energy organization in East Africa, this job is for you.

What You’ll Make Happen:

• Implementation and management of supply chain processes within NetSuite to:
• Track and report on project-related items, including cost, margin, inventory, personnel time;
• Maximize visibility and accuracy of inventory and equipment purchased/used, for every purchase order, transfer order, sales order, etc;
  integrate inventory tracking systems and processes with financial management and reporting
• Implementation of accounting processes within NetSuite, which include but are not limited to:
• Automation of our Fixed Asset Management requirements
• Appropriately recognizing deferred costs and revenue
• Ensure intercompany eliminations are correctly reflected in period close;
• Increase efficiency for timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial close; etc.
• Integration of NetSuite and our other technology platforms
• Reconciling data between platforms
• Configuring data within the platforms such that information can be appropriately shared between them
• Setting up tools and processes for transferring data between systems
• Supporting the roll out of a new document management system for PowerGen
• Improvement in efficacy or efficiency of any existing processes related to tagging of projects and grants, intercompany transactions, purchase orders and billing, sales orders and invoicing, fixed asset capitalization, etc.
• Development and professional growth in the personnel you collaborate with – particularly within the Business Intelligence team.

What Excites You:

• Building the backbone to a dynamic, rapidly growing organization
• Manipulating systems and software to benefit operations across the company
• Getting your hands dirty solving intricate operational challenges that do not have clear solutions
• Building processes within a cutting edge and leading SaaS ERP system
• Working closely with the Finance, Executional (Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, Installation, etc), Customer Division, People Operations, Analytics, and Technology teams across multiple countries and offices
• Collaborating with anyone in the organization to drive growth and operational excellence
• Intense attention to detail
• Managing multiple and varied work streams at the same time
• A fast-paced, informal environment where constant change is the norm

You Already Have:

• 3+ years’ work experience in consulting, corporate finance, accounting, business system configuration, and/or operations management
• Prior experience implementing ERP systems; direct experience with NetSuite preferred
• Prior experience with supply chain and inventory operations
• Advanced proficiency in ERP systems (NetSuite preferred) and Microsoft Office products
• Masters in Finance, CPA, MBA, or comparable professional experience strongly preferred
• Work experience in Kenya or Tanzania preferred
• Experience and proven ability to collaborate across teams
• Experience in the energy, clean tech or utility sectors preferred
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Practiced flexibility to lend a hand wherever needed
• Fluent in both English and Swahili preferred
• Enthusiasm in working for the field of renewable energy!