Low Carbon

General Counsel

• Advise the business on corporate transactions, company secretarial work and corporate governance
• Structure, review, negotiate, execute and manage M&A, joint venture, corporate, financing, shareholder and commercial contract arrangements
• Support the Investment Committee Secretary with investment committee and investment approval processes
• Assist with legal due diligence and manage external legal advisers and associated fees
• Work with local counsel on German and Polish transactions
• Oversee company secretarial matters, statutory registers and filings
• Draft board and shareholder minutes and resolutions
• Implement corporate actions and reorganisations, including dividends, share allotments, buybacks, amendments of Articles and board composition
• Manage incorporations of UK and non-UK group companies
• Manage third-party company secretarial providers for group companies outside the UK
• Coordinate KYC requests, including document certification and notarisation
• Advise HR, finance, procurement and operations on day-to-day legal queries
• Support disputes, internal governance processes, policies, and legal and regulatory developments
• Improve team processes through legal technology and AI, including drafting, due diligence, KYC, governance and knowledge management
• Work directly with teams across the business, especially the investment team and deal leads

Legal Counsel – Corporate

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Operate and maintain the Group Corporate Model, producing model scenarios, variance analysis and ad-hoc modelling for long-range forecasting and business planning
• Amend existing financial models across the business
• Provide data-driven insights for potential acquisitions and divestments, including sensitivity analysis and scenario planning
• Support periodic valuation exercises, including Valuation Committee materials, valuation bridges, comparables and supporting analytics
• Support third-party valuation firms and external audit as required
• Drive analytics on new investment opportunities and present performance against long-range forecasts for Investment Committee decisions
• Maintain and version-control the Common Assumptions Workbook
• Apply Valuation Committee-approved assumptions and prepare change logs and supporting analysis
• Present data and findings clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders
• Build relationships across the organisation to gather information and promote consistent assumptions for planning
• Support the financial modelling initiative to standardise and harmonise forecasting and improve modelling tools
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency and data quality
• Contribute to continuous improvement within the finance function
• Develop professional relationships across Low Carbon and build understanding of the business
• Produce detailed and summarised reports for audiences including the Board of Directors and Shareholders

Legal Counsel – Corporate

Commercial Finance Associate – Modelling