Lead Finance Manager (Settlements Controller)
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Application Deadline: 31 March 2026
Department: Finance & Procurement
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom; Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Description
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5
Salary: circa £90k depending on experience
Location: Leeds city centre OR Birmingham city centre
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 & Procurement
Deadline Note: We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications.
Role Summary
The role reports to the Head of Finance. The Financial Controller is responsible for the Scheme Settlements side of the team. This is delivered through leading the Scheme Settlements, Scheme Accounting sub teams, liaising with EMRS and managing Process Improvement Specialist (temporarily). The role will currently lead a team of 7 and expected to grow with the company.
The role is responsible for overseeing all Finance transactions and processes that relate to the schemes managed by LCCC and ESC. This includes overseeing the development of accounting treatments for new schemes and the settlement operations for live schemes.
The role requires a strong blend of technical depth, leadership capability, and stakeholder engagement. It will liaise with several internal stakeholders (Scheme Operations, Analytics) and external stakeholders (NAO, DESNZ, EMRS). The Financial Controller will oversee the statutory audit and annual financial statements and be responsible for driving process improvements in the area in collaboration with the Finance Manager and Finance Systems Manager.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee all development of accounting policies and processes linked to settlements of the business though leadership and oversight of Scheme Settlements team (Scheme Settlements and Scheme Accounting).
- Responsible for enabling team to make continuous improvements to processes.
- Responsible for overseeing control framework for Scheme Settlements side of the team.
Detailed Responsibilities
The key responsibilities of the role are outlined below, covering both LCCC and ESC. However, this is an overview of the role and is not exhaustive. As the size and number of different schemes continues to grow, the dynamic nature of the role may lead to further enhancements. LCCC recognises the evolving nature of the responsibilities and reserves the right to assign other duties commensurate with the role as required.
Team leadership and development
- Responsible for managing a growing team, ensuring team is structured to allow uninterrupted delivery of tasks, continuous improvement and efficient growth.
- Leadership – Provide leadership to the team demonstrating company values and encouraging others to do the same.
- Risks - Identify and monitor risks impacting the Settlements side of the team ensuring controls and mitigations in place.
- Deputise and stand-in for the Head of Finance and Procurement on occasion as required.
- Funding – Provide support to the Finance Manager to ensure appropriate funding in place for any difference payments not covered by levy and included in the annual LCCC delegation letter where necessary.
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Fully-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with post‑qualified experience.
- Technically strong and analytical accountant with broad accounting (IFRS), tax and treasury experience including statutory and fiscal reporting, year-end audit and Control/Governance Framework
- Experience managing a growing Finance team preferably in Energy sector or Treasury.
- Experience of process and data management including how technology can be deployed to deliver efficiency, effectiveness and control to meet the 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.
- Able to manage and develop less experienced members of the team.
Desirable
- A graduate or higher degree
Employee Benefits
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