Senior Financial Controller Development & Construction

Taylor Hopkinson Limited; Cricklade; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Hopkinson Limited in The UK is seeking a Senior Financial Controller for a major offshore wind farm developer. You will coordinate planning, forecasts and actuals across Development and Construction, focusing on Devex and Capex, and support senior management reporting.

You will develop Power BI outputs, challenge submissions, manage international stakeholders, and improve planning and reporting processes, including AI/Copilot-enabled analyses.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Coordinate business planning, forecasts and actuals across Development and Construction, with a 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 and reporting tool.

Skills

Forecasting

Management reporting

Power BI

Excel

Stakeholder management

SAP/ERP

Liquidity planning

German language

AI/Copilot usage

Tools

CARS

Job description

A Senior Financial Controller required for a major Offshore Wind farm developer based in The UK

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate business planning, forecasts and actuals across Development and Construction, with a 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 and reporting tool.

Requirements:

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