Financial Controller

Veolia; Tudhoe; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Staff discounts

Health & wellbeing resources

24h virtual GP

Volunteer day

Training & development

Employee financial wellbeing

Job summary

Veolia is seeking a Finance Leader for the South Downs contract in Newhaven, with hybrid working. You will lead a small team handling monthly management accounts, budgeting, and statutory reporting, partnering with operations to drive value and governance.

The role requires post-qualification experience, strong leadership, and proficiency in Workday/SAP, with a focus on data accuracy and strategic decision support.

Qualifications

• Post-qualification experience with people management.
• Experience in business partnering and finance leadership.
• Strong data handling and Excel/ERP skills.
• Experience with Workday and SAP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts with tight deadlines, incl. analysis of results and variances across multiple units.
• Perform regular site visits and liaise with operations to ensure accurate financial reporting and support business development.
• Assist in annual budgets and forecasts; prepare statutory accounts for two entities, liaising with auditors.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies and perform balance sheet reviews across contracts/depots.
• Collaborate with clients on contract performance, reconciliations, and system changes.
• Oversee cash flow forecasting, capital expenditure control, and KPI analysis.
• Contribute to non-financial data accuracy with the Digital Transformation team; support ad hoc projects.

Skills

Business Partnering

People management

ERP experience

Workday

SAP

Strong communication

Strategic planning

Education

Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)

Tools

Workday

SAP

Job description

Salary: competitive plus car/allowance, bonus, enhanced pension and other Veolia benefits

Location: Newhaven, with hybrid working offered

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:

• 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
• 24 hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year, for you and family members in your household
• One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community
• Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential
• Stream - Employee financial wellbeing support: early access to your earned pay, savings, budgeting, financial coaching & rewards.

What you'll be doing:

This role will provide leadership across all aspects of financial reporting and financial control for the South Downs contract, working as a member of the Treatment South Finance team in close partnership with the operational business.

You will lead a team of three people - one qualified accountant and two accounting technicians - and will be responsible for managing all aspects of their roles, including setting objectives, monitoring performance, and conducting progress reviews.

• Production of monthly management accounts delivered to tight deadlines together with sound analysis and investigation of results and variances for a number of operational units including group consolidation processes
• Regular site visits and interaction with operations to ensure accurate financial reporting and support to business development is achieved.
• Provide support to business operations in preparation for annual budgets and forecasts
• Statutory accounts preparation for two legal entities and liaising with Group auditors
• Ensure all contracts and depots within the remit are complying with Group financial policies and procedures, including performing regular balance sheets reviews
• Working with clients on contract performance, annual contractual reconciliations and adapting systems to any changes in service
• Monitor and evaluate procedures to ensure cash flow forecasting remains accurate/effective.
• Control and reporting of capital expenditure
• Financial analysis of operational data and KPI
• Post investment financial review and analysis of long term financial performance
• Working with analysts and the Digital Transformation team to ensure accuracy of relevant non-financial data and successful implementation of any projects
• Carry out any ad hoc project work as is necessary to support the business objectives

What we're looking for:

• A self driven individual with experience of Business Partnering, and a broad grounding of finance professional experience
• Significant post qualified experience, including people management of a team
• High degree of system and data handling skills in particular standard office software products and ERP experience and a good working knowledge of spreadsheets
• Broad system skills preferably with working knowledge of Workday and SAP
• Strong presentation, communication and organisational skills
• Strategic planning and leadership skills.

We're proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we're also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career.

We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate. As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles.

We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.