Candi Solar

Management Accountant

Join Candi Solar in Fourways, South Africa as a Management Accountant. This role supports financial reporting, invoicing, and project accounting while working with a dynamic, innovative team. Enjoy a flexible work-from-home setup and contribute to expanding clean solar energy solutions.
Candi Solar
Candi Solar
Fourways, South Africa Hybrid Full time UTC+02:00

Candi Solar

Company Overview

Name

Candi Solar AG, privately held

Headquarters

Zurich, Switzerland

Founded

2017

Size

Approximately 50 employees ranged from 15–50 in recent years (source: offerzen.com)

What They Do

Candi Solar is a Swiss-founded distributed solar power company that has evolved from a commercial and industrial (C&I) solar developer into a multi-country platform delivering end-to-end solar and battery solutions for businesses (source: candi.solar). The company focuses on providing integrated solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery systems, combining Swiss engineering and design with local market insights to simplify solar adoption for commercial clients (source: candi.solar). Their business model encompasses the full project lifecycle including procurement, development, construction, financing, and operation of solar assets, particularly targeting SMEs and industrial customers in emerging markets such as India and South Africa (source: northdata.com). Candi Solar’s approach enables customers to lower their effective power costs while freeing up capital through innovative financing structures like save-to-own power purchase agreements (source: edfimc.eu). The company operates offices across Switzerland, India, South Africa, and the Netherlands, supporting its geographically diverse client base (source: candi.solar).

Projects & Track Record

Candi Solar’s track record is characterized by significant financing milestones and ambitious deployment targets rather than a long list of individually named projects. The company secured a USD 3 million commitment from EDFI ElectriFI to support expansion in India and deploy up to 36 MW of photovoltaic solar modules, marking an important early milestone in its growth (source: edfimc.eu). In June 2024, Candi Solar announced a USD 38 million Series C equity round led by Norfund, Kyuden International, and STOA to finance an additional 200 MW of commercial and industrial solar projects, underscoring its rapid scale-up ambitions (source: stoainfraenergy.com). Further accelerating its growth, the company secured an additional USD 18 million in debt funding from responsAbility and BIO in October 2024, increasing its total committed debt facility to USD 42 million and supporting expansion efforts in India and South Africa (source: responsability.com). These financial achievements highlight Candi Solar’s strong investor confidence and its focus on building a scalable platform for distributed solar energy in emerging markets.

Recent Developments

In the past two years, Candi Solar has made significant strides in securing capital to fuel its expansion. On 10 June 2024, the company announced a USD 38 million equity funding round led by Norfund, Kyuden International, and STOA aimed at supporting growth and developing 200 MW of additional commercial and industrial solar projects (source: stoainfraenergy.com). Subsequently, on 10 October 2024, Candi Solar secured an additional USD 18 million in debt funding from responsAbility and BIO, raising its total committed debt facility to USD 42 million and accelerating solar energy expansion in India and South Africa (source: responsability.com). Earlier project finance support from EDFI ElectriFI also contributed USD 3 million to finance customer expansion in India and deploy up to 36 MW of PV modules (source: edfimc.eu). These developments reflect Candi Solar’s transition from initial project deployment toward establishing a scalable platform backed by institutional investors.

Working There

Candi Solar offers roles across finance, engineering, asset management, and operations, reflecting its integrated business model. Job listings have included positions such as financial structurer and Senior Engineer / Assistant Manager – Asset Management, with locations spanning India including Chhattisgarh and Pune (source: indeed.com) (source: climatetechlist.com). The company’s recruitment page currently shows no open positions, indicating a compact and selective hiring approach (source: join.com). Public profiles emphasize a values-driven culture within a small, distributed team of approximately 50 employees, operating across multiple offices in Zurich, India, South Africa, and the Netherlands (source: offerzen.com) (source: builtin.com). This multi-office structure supports a collaborative environment focused on delivering integrated solar solutions globally.


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Job Description

The company is looking to recruit an ambitious and energetic junior-level financial professional, who will help Candi to lead the revolution of solar. Given that Candi is taking solar into a new realm with a new set of tools, the role will require creativity, innovation and a new way of thinking.

Specifically, the job requires taking ownership for the South African team and will be responsible for supporting the Country Finance Lead with the following:

  • Financial and management reporting
  • Coordinating the supporting documentation for payments and loading of bank payments
  • Loading bills and invoices onto Xero
  • Monthly invoicing
  • Coordinating project accounting with the Engineering and Asset Management divisions
  • Management and collection of accounts receivable
  • Weekly and monthly reconciliation on major accounts
  • Inventory management
  • Month-end & Year end close
  • Balance sheet reconciliations and reporting on budget vs actual
  • Supporting in budgeting, forecasting and cash management
  • Taxation and VAT submission
  • Updating company secretarial and statutory documents
  • Liaising with auditors and supporting the business areas with financial information as required.
  • Other ad hoc tasks as required.

Location

Fourways, Johannesburg, combined with working from home.

Hours

Full time. 12-month contract.

Job Requirements

  • Minimum 1 year of experience in Financial Accounting and a BCom degree in Accounting
  • Bonus: Worked on Xero
  • Strong technical, financial and management accounting skills
  • Advance knowledge in Microsoft Excel and use of AI
  • Good communication and reporting skills - must have the ability to communicate and interact with a team of people through reporting cycles and change processes
  • Good project management and attention to detail.
  • Being a self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit is paramount

Working Culture

  • You agree to live out the Candi values every day of your employment: this includes to put empathy before ego, being authentic no matter what, that we work as one and follow the Candi principle that less is more
  • A dynamic, cross-functional team player, willing to take initiative on projects in the context of a multicultural scale-up trying to execute big, bold ideas.
  • Having experience working for an international company, or having studied or worked abroad, is considered a plus.
  • You must be open, honest, trustworthy, a strong communicator, and understand that what we get done as a team surpasses what we get done individually
  • Candi is an equal opportunities employer

Candi is unique because...

  • We focus on helping businesses of all sizes in emerging markets get access to cheap, clean rooftop solar energy.
  • We have a strong emphasis on a client-centric & innovation-driven working culture.
  • We are an international team where remote working is commonplace, where we trust our team members to actively carve out a role for themselves according to their skillset.

Only qualified Candidates will be contacted.

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About the role

September 10, 2026

September 11, 2026

Full time

Hybrid

Company

Solar Energy

Candi Solar

candi.solar

  •  Fourways, South Africa

Minimum 1 year of experience in Financial Accounting

UTC+02:00