Senior Financial Modeller

Job description

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Salary: Competitive per annum plus Veolia benefits

Location:

Hybrid- Flexible with occasional travel to London office

When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It's why we're looking for someone who's just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.

We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.

What we can offer you;

• Access to our company pension scheme
• Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers
• Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to
• 24 hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year, for you and family members in your household
• One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community
• Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential

What you'll be doing;

Reporting to the Municipal Development Director the role holder will be responsible for managing and developing the team's long-term Municipal financial planning model, which underpins the Strategic plans within Corporate Development. They will also be responsible for providing incisive financial analysis and strategic insights which support the evaluation of strategic options, new ventures or existing operations through testing different business options and understanding any broader implications, the risks and returns.

To innovate and lead key finance Municipal Development improvement projects to further develop our financial systems, improve our service to internal customers and lead the drive for optimum efficiency in all finance processes.

The role heads the Municipal Financial Modelling Team and is part of the Public Sector Development Senior Leadership Team headed by the Municipal Development Director. They will lead the Municipal Development Financial Modelling Team, a key component of the Public Sector Development Team. They will oversee the financial modeling of projects with a typical combined annual Contract value of £90m (£720m in total). As such the role is central the continued growth and financial health of the Municipal Business Unit

You will be responsible for:

• Manage a team of 4 Financial Modellers
• Review, analyse and assess the financial and contractual risks/opportunities on complex multi-million £ revenue projects. Propose solutions to mitigate them. This includes optimising the financial returns, reviewing complex payment mechanisms. i.e. inflation risk, material sales risk, revenue share mechanisms, etc.
• Responsibility for the professional development of direct reports
• Present the financial aspects of the projects to the Veolia Executive Committee for internal approval (InvestCo paper, InvestCo meeting).
• Working closely with the Municipal Development Director, Head of Municipal Development, Managing Director of Municipal and other key stakeholders to design and deliver a short (annual) medium (three years) and long term (5+ year) growth strategy and to review and adapt this strategy as required
• Continue to improve Financial Model Templates and undertake periodic audits of the Financial Model
• Support mobilisation of contract wins including budget preparation, annual reconciliation and review in conjunction with Regional Financial Controllers
• Undertake a One Year anniversary health check of newly won Contracts, assessing original model with actual performance and identifying any areas of potential improvement
• Actively maintain commercial awareness/intelligence of both waste industry and macroeconomic trends
• Produce and/or review finance related sections of commercial papers presented to client including projections of financial savings/income not captured in the financial model
• Support the Corporate Development Director in various initiatives in addition to bidding
• Input into Business Management report preparation
• Support coordination and consolidation of budgets and long term plan processes and presentations
• Investment business, financial and technical support and governance
• Attendance and partincipation in Investco meetings
• Board report preparation
• Key Development point of contact for Statutory Accounts preparation and audit queries (Municipal)
• Key Development point for accounting papers for EY, Paris, Group Finance
• Strong financial control and understanding including inter-company, balance sheet reconciliation
• Production and monitoring of key financial metrics
• Commercial and technical support to Development, Finance Operations
• Comprehensive working knowledge of Vector, Cognos, SAP, Bex and BI
• Compliance with all Veolia policies and procedures including those associated with investment
• Work closely with Regional Financial Controllers to ensure that bid costs are reflective of adjusted actuals
• Working with Head of Municipal Development in early market engagement to shape procurement process, delivering a win-win outcome for Local Authorities and Veolia
• Present key aspects of project financials and commercials to senior client representatives including complex and multifaceted risk, demonstrating the potential financial impact of this risk and how it can be mitigated
• Ensuring that their team has a full understanding of client pricing schedules including any recommendations as to how these could be improved
• Ensure that financial aspects of submissions ar accurate, robust and capture Veolia requirements
• Interrogation of key client documentation such as staffing lists running to the hundreds and ensuring that their team caprtures pricing requirements
• Lead financial negotiations
• Retain a network of external stakeholders including consultancies and Local Authority customers
• Keep abreast of market trends and developments particularly economic e.g. tax
• Form part of the mobilsation team and contribute to contract stabilisation
• Attends suppliers information days as a representative of Veolia.
• To provide a platform for mutually beneficial contracts / relationships.
• To deliver real service difference in a controlled and transparent / auditable manner.
• Be the development point of financial contact for that respective contract

What we're looking for;

• 5+ years of relevant professional experience, ideally including building and working with financial models.

What's next?

Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.

We're proud to be listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023, being named as a Top 10 Very Big Organisation and Highly Commended as a workplace for 55+.

This accolade further demonstrates our commitment to our people and our actions in creating an environment where everyone can be their true selves and enjoy working at Veolia.

We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process please do not hesitate to let us know.

Here at Veolia, we're proud to be known as an equal opportunities employer. We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. So no matter their age, gender, gender expression, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexuality or veteran status, every applicant who meets the minimum requirements will be considered fully.

Here at Veolia, we're proud to be known as an equal opportunities employer. We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. So no matter their age, gender, gender expression, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexuality or veteran status, every applicant who meets the minimum requirements will be considered fully.