Senior Financial Controller Development & Construction

EarthStream Global; Swindon; On-site; GBP 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

EarthStream Global seeks a Senior Financial Controller for Development & Construction in Swindon, with up to two days travel monthly to Essen and Utrecht. The contract runs 02/11/2026 to 01/11/2027, Inside IR35.

You will coordinate planning, forecasts and management reporting, and modernise processes using Power BI and AI/Copilot. Key focus areas include Capex/Devex analysis, liquidity planning, and presenting CFO-level dashboards to senior management.

Qualifications

• 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 stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate planning, forecasting and management reporting for Development & Construction.
• Challenge and consolidate local submissions; provide senior stakeholders with clear insight into investment, liquidity and performance.
• Modernise reporting through Power BI, process improvements and AI/Copilot usage.
• Participate in implementing the new planning and reporting tool.

Skills

Senior finance cont

Excel

Power BI

Forecasting

Actuals analysis

Senior-management reporting

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Job description

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.