Senior Financial Controller Development & Construction

Senior Financial Controller Development & Construction

Duration: 02/11/2026 - 1/11/2027

Location: Swindon, (Trigonos) - minimum 2 days each fortnight; ability to travel to Germany (Essen) and Netherlands (Utrecht) for 2 days each month

Type: Inside IR35

Coordinate planning, forecasting and management reporting; challenge and consolidate local submissions; provide senior stakeholders with clear insight into investment, liquidity and performance; modernise reporting through Power BI, process improvement and effective use of AI/Copilot; participate in the implementation of the new planning & reporting tool

Key responsibilities:

• Coordinate business planning, forecasts and actuals across Development and Construction, with focus on Devex and Capex
• Analyse and challenge local controller submissions for completeness, quality and movements versus prior forecasts and actuals.
• Prepare and coordinate senior-management reporting, including investment and liquidity planning, CFO templates, Quarterly Performance Dialogue presentations and risk assessments.
• Own or support Capex BI dashboards
• Build trusted relationships with local controllers, project teams and senior stakeholders, providing transparent analysis for steering committees and ad hoc decisions.
• Improve planning and reporting processes, develop Power BI outputs and use AI/Copilot responsibly to increase quality, insight and efficiency.
• Support implementation of the new planning & reporting tool

Must have Qualification/Experience

• Demonstrable senior financial controlling experience in a complex, project-based or infrastructure environment.
• Advanced Excel and Power BI proficiency.
• Proven capability in forecasting, actuals analysis and senior-management reporting.
• Ability to challenge inputs constructively and manage multiple international stakeholder
• Ability to challenge inputs constructively and manage multiple international stakeholders.
• Fluent working English and strong written and verbal communication.

Nice to have:

• Offshore wind, renewables, construction or major-project experience.
• SAP/ERP, CARS or similar corporate planning and reporting-system experience.
• Exposure to liquidity planning, investment reporting, ARO, leasing, FID/COD or service-agreement invoicing.
• German language
• Practical experience using AI/Copilot to improve finance processes, analysis or reporting.