Financial Director for E.ON's Energy Infrastructure Solutions E.ON UK PLC

We are looking for a Financial Director for E.ON's Energy Infrastructure Services (EIS) business in the UK. The position is based in Solihull, with travel to other E.ON offices.

Financial Director for E.ON's Energy Infrastructure Services Here's what you'll be doing

As Finance Director for E.ON's Energy Infrastructure Services (EIS) business in the UK, you will take full ownership of the business unit's financial agenda and act as a strategic partner to its leadership. In this pivotal role, you will shape and execute financial strategy, provide insight-driven guidance, ensure robust risk management and compliance, and play a key part in driving sustainable, long-term value creation across the organisation.

With the UK EIS business delivering an EBITDA of approximately £200m in 2024, you will be leading the financial stewardship of a high-impact unit that represents a significant contributor to the overall EIS segment reported to the capital markets.

You will join the Commercial Services Leadership Team and report directly to the CFO of the UK business, while also being an integral member of the Group EIS finance community with a functional reporting line to the CFO of the EIS Group. This is a highly visible, influential position at the heart of E.ON's energy transition ambitions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the EIS UK Finance team- 5 direct reports and c.20 employees- building a high-performing organisation with strong succession planning.
• Serve as a strategic partner to the COO, Executive Team and wider business, shaping behaviours that strengthen execution and elevate performance.
• Develop and implement financial strategies that support growth, profitability and alignment with capital market commitments.
• Optimise performance through a rigorous performance dialogue process, transparent KPI measurement and proactive issue escalation.
• Lead the Mid Term Planning process, shaping business strategy and converting forecasts into operational KPIs that steer the organisation.
• Lead growth projects and provide challenge, insight and direction to the Future EIS Transformation programme, ensuring effective stakeholder management.
• Drive commercial optimisation across projects and support decision making through investment approval processes.
• Champion efficiency, digitisation and process optimisation to ensure Finance leads by example and accelerates change.
• Serve as Non Executive Director for several companies, including Lighting for Staffordshire.

What we need from you

• Proven experience influencing at a senior level and leading/driving business change across a large organisation
• Broad financial management background covering reporting, planning and performance management
• Strong commercial acumen and advanced analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership capabilities, with the ability to build trust at all levels
• An innovative approach, driving imaginative solutions to problems and capable of challenging conventional business thinking
• Demonstrable ability to coach, motivate and develop high performing teams
• Strategic thinker with a track record of translating financial insight into clear business direction

Here's what you need to know

• Award Winning Benefits: Our market leading benefits package includes 26 days of holiday plus bank holidays, a generous pension scheme, life cover, bonus opportunities, and access to 20 flexible benefits with tax and/or NI savings. Recognised with the Personnel Today Reward, Recognition and Benefits Award 2022, our benefits truly stand out.
• Recognised for Family Friendly and Hybrid Policies: In 2024, we earned Double Recognition at the Personnel Today Awardsfor our exceptional family friendly and hybrid working initiatives. Lets discuss how we can work together flexibly.
• Inclusive Employer: As the only energy company in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers (currently ranked 8th), we're committed to equal opportunities, diversity, and fairness for everyone.
• Support for Disabled Applicants: As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee an interview for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum role criteria.
• Development Opportunities: With inclusive talent networks, learning resources, and skill building programs, your career growth is a priority.

At E.ON, we recognise and reward talent with a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays each year
• Company Car or car cash allowance
• Private Medical Cover for you and your immediate family.
• Generous pension scheme (you contribute 5%, we contribute 6%, increasing to 10% after 2 years)
• Excellent parental leave allowance
• Access to our award winning Flexible Benefits package, including the option to buy up to 10 additional holiday days per year
• Exciting career development opportunities, with open access talent networks that support learning, skill building, and career progression at every stage

Get in touch

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About us

E.ON is a privately owned international energy company. Our 75,000 colleagues in 15 countries work daily towards the improvement of technical innovations and user friendly customer solutions for the new energy world. We are the first large energy company to focus more heavily upon the energy of the future through our three business areas of energy networks, renewable energies and customer solutions.