Planning & Reporting Controller

Veolia; Cannock; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in resource management seeks a Planning & Reporting Controller to join their finance leadership team. This strategic role involves overseeing finance systems and analytics, driving planning and budgeting activities, and engaging with senior stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in finance and strong commercial acumen, with a commitment to supporting ecological transformation.

Benefits

25 days of annual leave

Company pension scheme

Discounts on groceries and retailers

Resources for physical and mental health

Paid volunteer day

Ongoing training and development

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Business Partnering at senior levels.
• Significant post-qualified experience in finance.
• Proven track record in implementing improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance systems, reporting, and analytics across regions.
• Drive strategic planning and coordinate budgeting activities.
• Engage with senior stakeholders for business decision-making.

Skills

Business Partnering

Reporting

Systems Development

Customer Service

Communication

Project Implementation

Education

ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent

Tools

Workday

Adaptive Planning

Power BI

Salesforce

Job description

Ready to find the right role for you?


Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits include car allowance, generous bonus scheme and enhanced pension
Hours: 40 hours per week
Location: Hybrid - Home/Cannock/UK

When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It's why we're looking for someone who's just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.

We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.

What we can offer you:


- 25 days of annual leave
- Access to our company pension scheme
- Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers
- Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to
- One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community
- Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential


What you'll be doing:

We are seeking an experienced Planning & Reporting Controller to join our finance leadership team, reporting directly to the CFO for Ireland/Nordics and Finance Director for IWE UK. This is a strategic role that will lead finance systems, reporting, and analytics across our Ireland, Nordics, and Industrial Water and Energy businesses.

As a key member of the finance team, you will drive strategic planning and coordinate budgeting activities while serving as a finance partner to our Business Development and Technical Direction teams. You will be responsible for comprehensive management accounting, performance monitoring, and business case development across our operations.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience with financial systems including Workday, Adaptive Planning, Power BI, and Salesforce, along with strong commercial acumen. You will lead business line reporting initiatives, working to establish consistency across all levels while collaborating with transformation and analytics teams to drive continuous improvement.

This role offers the opportunity to influence and support business decision-making at the highest levels, regularly engaging with senior stakeholders including the COO, Technical Direction/PMO, Business Development, and Head Office Finance teams.

Some travel will be required for meetings and monthly reviews.

What we're looking for:

• A self driven individual with experience of Business Partnering at a very senior level (up to CEO) in the organisation, and a broad grounding of finance professional experience
  
• Reporting and Systems experience - in particular relating to development of system solutions.
  
• The confidence to challenge and highlight discrepancies or deviations from policy
  
• Significant post qualified experience- ACA, ACCA, CIMA or qualified by experience
  
• Excellent customer service, ability to communicate effectively to all levels up to board members
  
• Proven track record of implementing improvement projects.
  

What's next?

Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.

We're proud to be listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024, being named as a Top 10 Very Big Organisation to work for two years in a row! This accolade further demonstrates our commitment to our people and our actions in creating an environment where everyone can be their true selves and enjoy working at Veolia.

We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process please do not hesitate to let us know.

We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants and members of staff are treated equally, without discrimination because of sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

We therefore welcome and encourage all candidates who meet the minimum requirements to apply.

If you are successful in securing a new role or promotion within the company, any offer to you may be subject to the acceptance of standardised terms and conditions. These new terms and conditions may differ from your current contract if you have any questions about how this might affect you, please don't hesitate to contact your line manager or the HR team.



Job Posting End Date:

What's next?

Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.

We're proud to be listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024, being named as a Top 10 Very Big Organisation to work for two years in a row! This accolade further demonstrates our commitment to our people and our actions in creating an environment where everyone can be their true selves and enjoy working at Veolia.

We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process please do not hesitate to let us know.

We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants and members of staff are treated equally, without discrimination because of sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

We therefore welcome and encourage all candidates who meet the minimum requirements to apply.