Lead Finance Manager, Settlements Controller

Role Overview

• 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