Finance Asset Management Director – Schroders Greencoat
Role Overview
A senior leadership role responsible for financial asset management across a large, complex portfolio of renewable SPVs.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Operating Model
Lead and develop a team of Financial Managers, driving performance, accountability and consistency.
Define and implement a scalable finance operating model to support continued portfolio growth.
Embed best practice across the function, ensuring standardisation across assets and funds.
* Own financial oversight of a large-scale SPV portfolio, ensuring high-quality, timely reporting across all entities.
* Review and challenge outputs from outsourced service providers (administrators / asset managers).
* Oversee delivery of:
o Budgets and forecasts.
o Statutory accounts and audits.
o Debt and lender reporting.
* Maintain strong financial control environment across cash, payments and governance processes.
Audit, Tax & Compliance
* Lead audit processes across the portfolio, acting as senior contact with auditors.
* Oversee VAT and corporate tax compliance in collaboration with external advisors.
* Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards (FRS102 / IFRS) and regulatory requirements.
Process Improvement & Transformation
* Own and drive continuous improvement of finance processes across a high-volume SPV environment.
* Deliver:
o Standardisation of reporting and controls.
o Automation and use of digital tools.
o Improved data quality and accessibility.
* Enhance scalability of finance processes to support increasing portfolio size and complexity.
Stakeholder Management
* Act as senior finance contact for:
o Fund boards and SPV directors.
o Lenders, auditors, tax advisors and administrators.
o Internal investment, finance and technical teams.
* Build strong external relationships and drive accountability across service providers.
Commercial & Strategic Contribution
* Provide financial insight to support:
o Asset performance optimisation.
o Portfolio-level decision‑making.
* Contribute to broader strategic initiatives across the platform.
Governance Oversight
* Oversee SPV governance frameworks, including:
o Board cycles and reporting requirements.
o Policies and procedures across the portfolio.
* Ensure consistent, high-quality board materials and compliance with governance standards.
Key Requirements
* Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
* 10–15+ years’ experience in infrastructure, asset management or similar environments.
* Proven leadership of finance teams in complex, multi‑entity / SPV structures.
* Strong experience working with outsourced service models.
* Deep knowledge of financial reporting standards (FRS102 / IFRS).
* Demonstrated ability to drive process improvement, standardisation and scaling.
* Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
* Experience in renewable energy / infrastructure investing.
* Experience in finance transformation or operating model design.
* Knowledge of financing structures and corporate tax.
* Familiarity with data and reporting tools (e.g. Power BI, Python).
Why Join
* Leadership role within a large-scale, growing renewable infrastructure platform.
* Opportunity to shape the finance operating model across a complex SPV portfolio.
* Combination of technical oversight, team leadership and transformation mandate.
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