Head of Operational and Capital Finance
(Open to nationwide applications)
We seek a senior professional with 10+ years of experience in utilities or equivalent highly regulated sectors, having strong business partnering, finance, and capital projects expertise. The ideal candidate will lead large teams, work with senior direct reports, and be a strong communicator with the ability to support business stakeholders.
The Operational and Capital Finance Function:
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead the focus on continuous cost efficiency in operation costs and capital investment, ensuring cost reduction plans and performance monitoring are in place to achieve company targets.
* Oversee financial analysis supporting strategic and operational initiatives, ensuring alignment with existing capital and works, embedding project finance rigor, return on investment, and best practice for specific capital and operational projects, budgets, and plans.
* Review, challenge, and provide all investment business cases via the investment management team.
Reporting Structure:
The Head of Operational and Capital Finance reports to the Chief Financial Officer and acts as a strategic advisor and lead interface between business areas and finance teams. They manage, shape, and support a consistent finance service provision, leading teams to deliver top-class finance business partnering capabilities for operational and capital expenditure, along with financial investment modeling and scenario planning.
Required Experience & Skills:
* A relevant third-level qualification and/or accreditation is desirable, and/or relevant experience.
* A minimum of 10+ years' experience in the water, utilities, or similar industries is desirable, along with 5+ years working at a senior manager level.
* Excellent leadership and people skills are required, with a demonstrable ability to attract and develop a high-performing committed team.
* Significant leadership, change, and transformation experience ideally in a utility, regulated industry, or multi-stakeholder environment.
* Able to work to deadlines and adapt to changing conditions and ambiguity, generating effective and pragmatic solutions to new situations and problems.
* Quickly establish credibility and respect and build strong working relationships and influence effectively at all levels, both internally and externally.
* A proven track record of working in a commercially focused environment and working collaboratively across multiple functions and business areas.
* Excellent communicator with the capability to handle complex and difficult situations with thought and confidence.
* Proven track record of successful delivery against Business Objectives within a complex and large organisational context.
* Strong negotiation skills with a win-win mindset.
* Financially and commercially astute.
* Experience of implementing policies, systems, and controls and overseeing the implementation of progressive policies.