Finance Efficiency Manager

About us

Fusion, the process that powers the sun and stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs. UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research organisations to achieve ground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid by developing the power stations of tomorrow and the skilled workforce to deliver them.

About the Job

You’ll lead a programme of financial efficiency initiatives, helping UKAEA make the best use of its resources. You’ll identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve controls, increase automation and deliver measurable benefits. Working across Finance and the wider organisation, you’ll turn efficiency ambitions into sustainable improvements.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the development and delivery of finance efficiency initiatives.
• Establish baselines, measures and tracking arrangements to evidence financial and non-financial benefits.
• Analyse financial processes, cost drivers, overheads, staffing, systems and activity data.
• Streamline processes, reduce duplication and improve services for programmes and divisions.
• Identify opportunities to improve automation, data quality, controls and reporting.
• Prepare progress reports covering milestones, benefits, risks, dependencies and decisions.
• Support the adoption of new processes, systems and ways of working.
• Ensure improvements maintain financial governance, internal controls, auditability and public-sector compliance.
• Develop business cases, investment appraisals and spend-to-save proposals where required.
• Manage and develop direct reports, setting clear priorities and supporting effective delivery.

What You’ll Bring

• A CCAB or CIMA accountancy qualification.
• A substantial background in finance, business partnering, financial planning, corporate reporting, transformation or continuous improvement.
• A proven track record of delivering process improvement, efficiency, transformation or change initiatives.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills, including interpreting financial and operational information.
• Previous responsibility for developing delivery plans, managing risks and reporting progress against agreed milestones.
• A sound understanding of financial governance, internal controls, public funding and value-for-money requirements.

Benefits

• We have a generous range of benefits (see the full list here) and highlights include:
• A salary of £64115
• Up to 7% corporate performance bonus
• Final salary defined benefits pension scheme with an equivalent of 21.5% employer pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave plus 2.5 'privilege' days; 8 Bank Holidays
• Additional 3 days of site closure over Christmas break
• Flexible working options plus family-friendly leave provisions

Our commitment to ED&I

UKAEA's mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility, and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce.

Please email [email protected] if you have any questions or require adjustments to help you participate fairly in our recruitment process, for example changes to the way we interview or share information. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience for all candidates.

We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and people from diverse ethnic backgrounds. All appointments are made on merit and further information can be found here.