Capital Governance lead in Basildon

Your impact

This role is accountable for leading capital planning and governance across the UK Electronics Division, ensuring robust processes, high‑quality data, and effective financial oversight across the Cap Ex lifecycle.

Acting as the central owner of the capital system, the role provides structure, discipline, and insight to support informed decision‑making, prioritisation, and alignment to strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Own and facilitate the annual and 5‑year Capital Planning cycle for the Electronics Division, ensuring alignment to strategic objectives and operational priorities.
• Coordinate and support the capital data capture process by engaging with stakeholders across UK sites to ensure high‑quality submissions aligned to capital system requirements.
• Maintain oversight of the UK budget, including in‑year forecasting, actuals tracking, and variance reporting.
• Coordinate engagement with external funding opportunities for manufacturing technology development, supporting applications with partners such as universities, Catapult centres, and industry bodies.
• Act as the central coordination point for Cap Ex performance reporting, supporting regular reviews with the VP Operations, VP Finance and Business Unit Leadership Team.
• Drive effective engagement with Sector VPs, IPT Leads, Project Managers and other stakeholders to ensure capital plans are realistic, deliverable and appropriately resourced.
• Champion process improvement and standardisation across the Cap Ex lifecycle.
• Prepare and deliver senior‑level presentations and decision‑making packs to support capital prioritisation and strategic planning.
• Ensure the capital system remains accurate and up to date, including capturing, triaging and supporting the rollout of system enhancements.
• Coach and mentor capital system users on data collection, system navigation and interpretation of capital reports.
• Act as the prime tester for capital system enhancements prior to production release, ensuring changes are validated, documented and fit for purpose.

Qualifications

• Experience in capital investment planning, governance or portfolio/programme management, ideally within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• High level of financial literacy with direct experience in budgeting, forecasting and supporting investment cases.
• Working knowledge of SAP, particularly modules relevant to project control, reporting and financial oversight.
• Practical experience with Power BI and Share Point.
• Desirable: ability to edit Power BI reports, implement minor improvements and develop new visuals.
• Beneficial: knowledge of Power Apps.
• Experience engaging with cross‑functional stakeholders to support data collection, governance activities and capital reporting processes.
• Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre‑employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS).

Additional Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, including eligibility for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV).

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Benefits

• Generous leave, with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi‑days each year.
• Award‑winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Free access to mental health support, financial advice and employee‑led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Bonus scheme for employees at management level and below.
• Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and Linked In Learning.
• Referral programme with financial reward.
• Flexible benefits allowance allowing up to £500 annually to spend on private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working with hybrid working options. Part‑time opportunities can be discussed.
• Other Information
• Primary Location: GB – Basildon; Additional Locations: GB – Edinburgh, GB – Luton – Cap. Green 300, GB – Southampton.
• Contract Type: Permanent.
• Hybrid Working: Hybrid International, multicultural, innovative, technological.
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