Head of Energy Markets Finance and Risk (Solihull, GB)

We are looking for a Head of Energy Markets Finance and Risk for E.ON's Energy Markets. This role is based in Solihull, with travel to other E.ON offices.

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

As Head of Energy Markets Finance and Risk, you will be responsible for leading all market risk management and financial controlling activity for the Energy Markets function within E.ON UK. Reporting to the E.ON Next Finance Director, you will be a key member of the Energy Markets Leadership Team, playing a pivotal role in optimising business performance through insightful financial leadership, robust risk management, and strong commercial decision support. This is a senior leadership role with significant exposure to executive stakeholders across the UK and Group, covering wholesale markets, trading activity, and complex financial frameworks.

Key responsibilities:

• Own the EEM UK P&L, providing clear financial control, performance insight, and cashflow oversight, including intercompany transactions.
• Lead executive-level performance reviews with EEM GmbH CFO and CEO, driving robust analysis and constructive challenge.
• Develop a deep understanding of UK wholesale cost performance, ensuring clear and consistent messaging across E.ON Next and NCGL.
• Design and operate a comprehensive market risk framework for UK trading activity, including daily monitoring, compliance reporting, and advanced risk metrics (e.g. VaR).
• Proactively assess market developments, identifying risks and opportunities through forecasting and medium-term planning.
• Act as financial lead on key commercial and strategic initiatives, including the Telecom Plus contract, transfer pricing of c. £7bn of wholesale costs, and business cases covering PPAs, batteries, flexibility, and weather derivatives.
• Lead the external audit for EEM UK and ensure strong governance and control standards.
• Build and lead a high-performing, modern finance and risk team, driving digitisation, automation, and continuous improvement.

What we need from you:

• Broad financial and risk management skills covering all aspects of contract, reporting and planning with an emphasis on driving value and substantial growth in the business.
• Excellent commercial acumen with experience of influencing at a senior level and leading/driving business change across a large organisation.
• Ability to build effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Passionate and open-minded whilst meticulous about data and details.
• Results-oriented and ability to creatively solve problems.
• A challenger, you never miss an opportunity to disrupt the industry and embrace change.
• Strong understanding of how financial and market risk decisions translate into customer value.
• Prior experience of the energy industry.

Here’s what you need to know:

• Award-Winning Benefits: Our market-leading benefits package includes 26 days of holiday plus bank holidays, a generous pension scheme, life cover, bonus opportunities, and access to 20 flexible benefits with tax and/or NI savings.
• Recognised for Family-Friendly and Hybrid Policies: In 2024, we earned Double Recognition at the Personnel Today Awards for our exceptional family-friendly and hybrid working initiatives.
• Inclusive Employer: As the only energy company in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers (currently ranked 8th), we’re committed to equal opportunities, diversity, and fairness for everyone.
• Support for Disabled Applicants: As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee an interview for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum role criteria.
• Development Opportunities: With inclusive talent networks, learning resources, and skill-building programs, your career growth is a priority.

At a glance:

• Reference no.:
• Closing date: 01/02/2026
• Salary: Competitive

For more information about the role please contact.

E.ON is a privately owned international energy company. Our 75,000 colleagues in 15 countries work daily towards the improvement of technical innovations and user-friendly customer solutions for the new energy world. We are the first large energy company to focus more heavily upon the energy of the future through our three business areas of energy networks, renewable energies and customer solutions.