Finance Graduate – Renewable Energy

Job Title  :          Finance Graduate – Renewable Energy

Company:          ENGIE South Africa

Business Unit :   Supply & Energy Management (S&EM)

Job Location :    Johannesburg

About US: Supply & Energy Management (S&EM)

ENGIE Supply and Energy Management (S&EM) provides energy supply solutions and risk management services to support its clients through their decarbonization journey, while optimizing ENGIE’s assets and contributing to value creation.

ENGIE is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services with a leading energy management business, piloted by its entity "Supply and Energy Management" who built its savoir-faire managing the Group’s large and diverse asset portfolio over 20+ years.

8,000 employees around the world develop our solutions, through +20 international business platforms. We cover the full energy mix: renewable and thermal power, natural gas & LNG, biomass, environmental products.

Our experts provide tailormade solutions based on a wide range of savoir-faire in energy management with a strong focus on decarbonation and decentralization.

Our 190,000 BtoB clients span the entire value chain: producers, asset developers, financial players, utilities, distributors and industrials. In the BtoC S&EM provides +22Million customers with energy and energy solutions.

Our global reach and strong local presence enable us to offer these diverse clients tailor-made services and respond to rapid changes in mature or emerging markets alike.

Our core expertise are:

•            Asset management

•            Energy transition services

•            Energy supply to BtoB and BtoC clients & global commodities

•            Risk management & market access

At S&EM, we encourage breakthrough results, team spirit, curiosity and innovation while preserving the right work/life balance for you.

Context:

Within ENGIE South Africa, the S&EM business is in full development. The South African branch of S&EM aims to meet the energy needs of private offtakers across Southern Africa, by providing them with energy and supporting them in their optimization actions and transition towards a decarbonized production.

We are seeking a driven and ambitious Finance Graduate to join the Supply & Energy Management (S&EM) business unit. This role is designed for a high potential graduate who is interested in building a long-term career in the renewable energy and energy trading sector, within a global, market facing organisation.

The role will provide exposure to middle and back-office activities supporting ENGIE’s trading operations, with a focus on financial processes, commercial support, and operational discipline across the trading value chain. The position offers structured development, international exposure, and hands on experience within a sophisticated energy trading environment.

Key Focus Areas:

The Finance Graduate will support activities across the middle and back offices of the trading business, which may include:

•            Financial and commercial support to trading and supply activities

•            Exposure to trading settlements, reporting, controls, and performance monitoring

•            Interaction with internal stakeholders across trading, risk, finance, and operations

•            Supporting disciplined processes that underpin ENGIE’s energy trading activities

This role is developmental in nature and is intended to build a strong foundation in energy markets, trading support functions, and commercial finance within a renewable focused organisation.

International Exposure

The role will require travel to Paris and Brussels as part of structured training and integration with ENGIE’s global Supply & Energy Management teams. This international exposure is a core component of the role and will provide direct engagement with experienced S&EM professionals.

Candidate Profile:

•            Be a recent finance or commerce graduate

•            Demonstrate strong academic performance and commercial curiosity

•            Be highly motivated, ambitious, and eager to learn

•            Have a clear interest in renewable energy, energy markets, and trading environments

•            Be comfortable working in a structured, performance driven, and analytical setting

About ENGIE:

Our group is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services. Our purpose (“raison d’être”) is to act to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral world, through reduced energy consumption and more environmentally friendly solutions, reconciling economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet.

We rely on our key businesses (gas, power, renewable energy, services) to offer competitive solutions to our customers. With our 96,000 employees, our customers, partners and stakeholders, we are a community of Imaginative Builders, committed every day to more harmonious progress.

ENGIE Supply and Energy Management is committed to create a gender-neutral environment that unlocks the potential of everyone and provides equal employment opportunities for all individuals.

All our positions are open to people with disabilities, please let your recruiter know if you need reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the recruitment process, they will be happy to assist you.