VP Finance

SmartestEnergy

. Act as SEBL’s statutory Finance Director and key enterprise leader, sharing accountability with the CEO and Board for strategy, performance, resilience and sustainable value creation .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeWorthing • United KingdomLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial strategy, performance governance, and risk management, with a strong focus on regulatory compliance and financial reporting integrity. Proven ability to lead a multi-layered finance organization and shape long-term financial plans aligned with business objectives.

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Statutory Finance Director ExperienceQualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)Financial Reporting and ControlsUK Energy Retail Economics KnowledgeLeadership of Finance Function

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Hard Skills

Financial Strategy DevelopmentPerformance Framework DesignBudgeting and ForecastingFinancial Risk ManagementCapital and Liquidity ManagementFinancial Control FrameworkKPI and Management Information DeterminationRevenue and Margin ForecastingValuation Input GovernanceAudit and Statutory Governance

Soft Skills

Strategic LeadershipBoard AdvisoryDecision-MakingCommunicationCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Finance Technology RoadmapData Automation Systems

Certifications & Qualifications

ACAACCACIMA

Industry Keywords

Energy Retail EconomicsCustomer VolumesPricingCommodity CostsIndustry ChargesLifetime ValueBillingCollectionsBad Debt

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as SEBL’s statutory Finance Director and key enterprise leader, sharing accountability with the CEO and Board for strategy, performance, resilience and sustainable value creation
Shape SEBL’s three-to-five-year strategy and determine financial strategy, performance framework and resource-allocation priorities within Group parameters
Provide independent Board assurance over financial performance, resilience, reporting integrity and the control environment
Own the integrated long-term plan, annual budget, forecasts and performance narrative
Set the economic framework for customer, product, channel and investment decisions
Advise the Board on regulatory, market, customer and competitive developments through scenarios and sensitivities
Own SEBL’s financial-control and reporting framework and oversee reporting integrity and control effectiveness
Assure the quality of Board information and ensure material control failures are contained and remediated
Set financial, cash, return and risk criteria for material commercial decisions
Review business cases and commercial proposals and recommend decisions to the Exco/Board
Own capital, liquidity, cash and balance-sheet strategy
Advise on going concern, resilience, downside capacity and severe but plausible scenarios
Shape financial risk appetite and oversee growth, credit, commodity and investment decisions
Determine reporting architecture, KPIs, management information and data requirements
Govern critical revenue, margin, industry-cost, bad-debt, forecasting and customer-profitability models and valuation inputs
Set the Finance technology, data, automation and systems roadmap
Lead a matrix Finance organisation through senior leaders accountable for Financial Control, FP&A and transactional delivery
Determine Finance organisation structure, senior appointments, succession and capability strategy

Requirements

What you’ll need

Successful statutory Finance Director, entity CFO or enterprise Finance leadership experience with material accountability for strategy, performance and governance
Track record of leading a complete, multi-layered Finance function through senior leaders
Qualified accountant: ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent recognised international qualification
Substantial post-qualification experience
Deep knowledge of UK energy retail economics and business-model drivers, including customer volumes, pricing, commodity costs, industry charges, lifetime value, billing, collections and bad debt
Strong technical understanding of financial reporting, accounting estimates, controls, audit, statutory governance, capital, liquidity and financial resilience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible working: typically 2 days in the office and 3 days working at home each week
Freedom to work from anywhere in the world for up to 30 days a year
Commitment to diversity and inclusion
Reasonable adjustments available during the application process
Opportunities to explore new markets through a globally minded team