Senior Financial Controller Development & Construction

Taylor Hopkinson | Powered by Brunel; Swindon; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Hopkinson | Powered by Brunel is seeking a Senior Financial Controller for a major offshore wind developer in the UK. You will oversee planning, forecasting, and management reporting for development and construction projects.

You will own Capex BI dashboards, work with international stakeholders, and apply AI/Copilot tools to improve efficiency while ensuring accuracy. The role requires fluent English and SAP/ERP experience; offshore wind experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Exposure to liquidity planning, investment reporting, ARO, leasing, FID/COD or service-agreement invoicing.
• 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

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Forecasting & analytics

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

SAP/ERP

AI/Copilot usage

German language

Tools

SAP/ERP

CARS/Planning system

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.