Finance Asset Management Director

Posted 11 days 12 hours ago by Schroders

Permanent
Full Time
Other
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
Finance Asset Management Director - Schroders Greencoat Role Overview

A senior leadership role responsible for financial asset management across a large, complex portfolio of renewable SPVs.

Key Responsibilities Leadership & Operating Model

Lead and develop a team of Financial Managers, driving performance, accountability and consistency.

Define and implement a scalable finance operating model to support continued portfolio growth.

Embed best practice across the function, ensuring standardisation across assets and funds.

  • Own financial oversight of a large-scale SPV portfolio, ensuring high-quality, timely reporting across all entities.
  • Review and challenge outputs from outsourced service providers (administrators / asset managers).
  • Oversee delivery of:
    • Budgets and forecasts.
    • Statutory accounts and audits.
    • Debt and lender reporting.
  • Maintain strong financial control environment across cash, payments and governance processes.
Audit, Tax & Compliance
  • Lead audit processes across the portfolio, acting as senior contact with auditors.
  • Oversee VAT and corporate tax compliance in collaboration with external advisors.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards (FRS102 / IFRS) and regulatory requirements.
Process Improvement & Transformation
  • Own and drive continuous improvement of finance processes across a high-volume SPV environment.
  • Deliver:
    • Standardisation of reporting and controls.
    • Automation and use of digital tools.
    • Improved data quality and accessibility.
  • Enhance scalability of finance processes to support increasing portfolio size and complexity.
Stakeholder Management
  • Act as senior finance contact for:
    • Fund boards and SPV directors.
    • Lenders, auditors, tax advisors and administrators.
    • Internal investment, finance and technical teams.
  • Build strong external relationships and drive accountability across service providers.
Commercial & Strategic Contribution
  • Provide financial insight to support:
    • Asset performance optimisation.
    • Portfolio-level decision making.
  • Contribute to broader strategic initiatives across the platform.
Governance Oversight
  • Oversee SPV governance frameworks, including:
    • Board cycles and reporting requirements.
    • Policies and procedures across the portfolio.
  • Ensure consistent, high-quality board materials and compliance with governance standards.
Key Requirements
  • Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
  • 10-15+ years' experience in infrastructure, asset management or similar environments.
  • Proven leadership of finance teams in complex, multi entity / SPV structures.
  • Strong experience working with outsourced service models.
  • Deep knowledge of financial reporting standards (FRS102 / IFRS).
  • Demonstrated ability to drive process improvement, standardisation and scaling.
  • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
  • Experience in renewable energy / infrastructure investing.
  • Experience in finance transformation or operating model design.
  • Knowledge of financing structures and corporate tax.
  • Familiarity with data and reporting tools (e.g. Power BI, Python).
Why Join
  • Leadership role within a large-scale, growing renewable infrastructure platform.
  • Opportunity to shape the finance operating model across a complex SPV portfolio.
  • Combination of technical oversight, team leadership and transformation mandate.