Project Controller managing diverse projects for HII’s Mission Technologies division. Supporting program management with planning, analysis, and performance reporting in a collaborative team environment.
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Hybrid Lead Finance Manager, Settlements Controller
Posted 11 hours ago
About the role
- Lead Finance Manager managing financial oversight and settlements team for energy sector initiatives in the UK. Responsible for accounting policies and process improvements within Finance operations.
Responsibilities
- Oversee all development of accounting policies and processes linked to settlements of the business though leadership and oversight of Scheme Settlements team (Scheme Settlements and Scheme Accounting).
- Responsible for enabling team to make continuous improvements to processes.
- Responsible for overseeing control framework for Scheme Settlements side of the team.
- Responsible for managing a growing team, ensuring team is structured to allow uninterrupted delivery of tasks, continuous improvement and efficient growth.
- Provide leadership to the team demonstrating company values and encouraging others to do the same.
- Identify and monitor risks impacting the Settlements side of the team ensuring controls and mitigations in place.
- Deputise and stand-in for the Head of Finance and Procurement on occasion as required.
- Provide support to the Finance Manager to ensure appropriate funding in place for any difference payments not covered by levy and included in the annual LCCC delegation letter where necessary.
- Manage chart of accounts for Settlements side of the team.
- To have oversight of reports for Board/DENSZ relating to settlements scheme activity and ARAC.
- Oversee LCCC financial operations of existing schemes (Contracts for Difference, Capacity Market, RAB and Green Hydrogen) maintaining teams relationship with EMRS ensuring controls in place to mitigate risks for LCCC/ESC ensuring that settlements are accurately reflected within the financial statements.
- Foster an environment of continuous improvement seeking to automate where possible whilst retaining and improving control framework.
- Oversee improvements to Finance documentation, policies and processes impacting new and existing schemes when required.
Requirements
- Fully-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with post‑qualified experience.
- Technically strong and analytical accountant with broad accounting (IFRS), tax and treasury experience including statutory and fiscal reporting, year-end audit and Control/Governance Framework
- Experience managing a growing Finance team preferably in Energy sector or Treasury.
- Experience of process and data management including how technology can be deployed to deliver efficiency, effectiveness and control to meet the defined business requirements.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences and communicate complex ideas in simplified terms.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including cross-functional collaboration.
- Able to manage and develop less experienced members of the team.
Benefits
- Annual performance based bonus, up to 10%
- 25 days annual leave, plus eight bank holidays
- Up to 8% pension contribution
- Financial support and time off for study relevant to your role, plus a professional membership subscription
- Employee referral scheme (up to £1500), and colleague recognition scheme
- Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave and shared parental leave
- Free, confidential employee assistance, including financial management, family care, mental health, and on-call GP service
- Three paid volunteering days a year
- Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes
- Family savings on days out and English Heritage, gym discounts, cash back and discounts at selected retailers
- Employee resource groups
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