At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead finance tech development and automate processes for a greener future.
- Company: Join a pioneering organisation driving the UK's transition to Net Zero.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, flexible working, and generous leave policies.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for professional growth and AI governance.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in finance while embracing innovative technology.
- Qualifications: Qualified accountant with experience in finance systems and team leadership.
The predicted salary is between 74700 - 91300 £ per year.
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 / week
Salary: circa £83,000 depending on experience
Location: Birmingham (B2 5DB)
WFH policy: Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week
Flexible working: Variety of flexible work patterns subject to line manager discretion e.g. Compressed 9-day fortnight.
Reports to: Head of Finance
Deadline Note: We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications.
Role Summary: LCCC is at the heart of the UKs transition to Net Zero, administering government-backed low carbon energy schemes that are transforming the energy landscape. The Finance Systems Manager reports to the Head of Finance and Procurement and plays a pivotal role in ensuring our finance function has the technology, automation and audit-ready controlled processes to support that mission - leading the development of LCCCs finance technology across Finance Operations, Scheme Settlements and Procurement. The Finance Systems Manager acts as the bridge between the Finance & Procurement department and LCCCs Technology Hub, representing Finances requirements in all technology and system decisions. The role requires a strong blend of finance expertise, technical capability, and stakeholder influence engaging credibly with finance colleagues, IT teams and system vendors. It also requires close collaboration with wider LCCC teams and external delivery partners, including EMRS and Scheme Operations, to ensure alignment across schemes and the maintenance of robust financial controls and audit-ready processes. The role provides direct line management of the Finance Process Specialist and any future roles within the finance systems team. The role also carries responsibility for governing AI adoption within Finance and ensuring all technology outputs meet audit and public body requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Team leadership and development
- Finance systems and ERP ownership
- Process transformation and automation
- AI governance and adoption
- Data management and reporting
- Project and vendor management
- User support and training
Skills Knowledge and Expertise:
Essential:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Experience leading a Finance or Management Accounting team.
- Experience of process and data management including how technology can be deployed to deliver efficiency, effectiveness, and control to meet defined business requirements.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences and communicate complex ideas in simplified terms.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including cross-functional collaboration.
- Proven track record of transforming manual financial processes into automated, controlled end-to-end solutions with embedded validation, audit trails, and full documentation.
- Demonstrable experience acting as a Finance-Technology bridge representing Finance requirements in technology forums and translating them into system specifications for IT and vendor delivery.
- ERP system implementation or migration experience, including requirements definition, controls mapping, UAT, and user adoption.
- Demonstrable line management experience, with evidence of developing individuals of differing technical capability and driving team performance.
- Understanding of AI capabilities and limitations in a finance context, including the ability to critically evaluate and govern AI tool deployment within a public body audit framework.
Desirable:
- A graduate or higher degree in a relevant discipline.
- Knowledge of a backend coding language (e.g. Python or R).
- Experience of a visualisation or automation tool (e.g. SQL, Power BI, Power Automate, or similar).
- Hands-on experience deploying AI tools in a finance environment (e.g. Microsoft Copilot, AI-assisted analytics, or process automation AI).
- Knowledge of CfD, Capacity Market, or similar energy industry or public body schemes.
- Project management qualification (e.g. Prince2, APM, or equivalent).
Employee Benefits:
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. Key benefits that may be available depending on the role include:
- Annual performance based bonus, up to 10%
- 25 days annual leave, plus eight bank holidays
- Up to 8% pension contribution
- Financial support and time off for study relevant to your role, plus a professional membership subscription
- Employee referral scheme (up to £1500), and colleague recognition scheme
- Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave and shared parental leave
- Free, confidential employee assistance, including financial management, family care, mental health, and on-call GP service
- Three paid volunteering days a year
- Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes
- Family savings on days out and English Heritage, gym discounts, cash back and discounts at selected retailers
- Employee resource groups
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