Finance Manager - Digital Solutions

Description

Do you want to work to make Power for Good?

We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're guided by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.

We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.

RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

Our competitive package offers a wide range of benefits and rewards.

Position

We are seeking a driven and capable finance leader to head the Finance function for the Digital Solutions business. Reporting to the Director of Financial Planning and Strategy, this role is responsible for leading day-to-day finance activities while acting as a trusted business partner to the Digital Solutions CEO and leadership team.

This is a senior and highly visible position, providing the opportunity to influence key stakeholders across the business and bridge the gap between financial performance and commercial decision-making. The role plays a critical part in supporting business growth by providing insightful financial analysis, robust forecasting and clear recommendations that enable informed strategic decisions.

Leading a small team, this is a hands-on role with exposure to all aspects of finance, including financial planning and analysis, business partnering, cash flow management, statutory reporting, management reporting, financial controls and ERP system optimisation. The successful candidate will combine strong technical finance expertise with commercial acumen and the ability to build credibility and influence at all levels of the organisation.

Accountabilities:

• Act as a trusted business partner and constructive challenger to the Digital Solutions CEO, Performance Unit leadership teams and senior leaders, providing financial insight and recommendations that support strategic decisions and the delivery of business objectives.

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance management, working with operational leaders to translate commercial drivers into meaningful insights, risks, opportunities and actions.

• Lead cash flow management and financial reporting to the Digital Solutions leadership team and wider RES Group stakeholders, ensuring accurate visibility of liquidity and working capital and clear explanations of performance, variances, risks and opportunities.

• Oversee accounting in line with IFRS and UK GAAP and, with the Financial Accounting team, the consolidation of multi-entity, multinational results, ensuring accurate statutory reporting and compliance.

• Lead the optimisation, governance and adoption of the IFS ERP platform, maintaining effective financial controls and driving process improvement and operational efficiency.

• Lead, coach and develop a small, high-performing finance team, and build strong relationships with stakeholders across Finance, Operations, Commercial and Group functions.

Skills

• Sound understanding of accounting and financial management principles, including IFRS and UK GAAP, with strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent commercial acumen, with the ability to translate financial information into business-focused recommendations and communicate complex concepts clearly to financial and non-financial audiences.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge constructively and build credibility with senior leaders.
• Positive, proactive and solutions-focused, able to prioritise competing demands in a fast-paced environment with a continuous improvement mindset.

Experience

• Leading a finance function and managing finance professionals.
• Supporting business decision-making through financial planning, analysis and commercial insight.
• Experience within a multinational organisation.
• Working in ERP systems and driving adaptation

Qualifications

• Accountancy qualification is of an advantage

At RES we celebrate difference as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.