Business Controls Manager

Help us to make a world of difference

Urenco is a global leader in the production of low carbon energy. We work at the cutting edge of the transition to a sustainable, net zero world.

We’re looking for a Business Controls Manage, based at our Capenhurst Site location. You’ll be accountable for leading the provision of a quality Business Controls service to UNS including leading the production of the Budget, Business Plan ensuring the right inputs are generated and a baseline from which to measure the business performance and resources is developed. Develop, implement and maintain appropriate programme level governance processes and procedures in order to support the compliance with Urenco governance requirements, whilst ensuring that reporting is clear and at an appropriate levels for the required meetings/ committees.
Provide Leadership to the Support Functions (Resource & Work Planners and the administration team) to ensure that the team are adequately trained and sufficiently skilled to deliver the services required for the organisation.
Is a member of the UNS wider Management team, providing input into strategic direction for the business and overseeing delivery against business strategy. Leads the Business Controls team and sets clear goals and objectives to support delivery against plan.

At Urenco we’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. If you feel you meet some, but not all of what were looking for, please still apply. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training and development experiences. Along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry.

What you’ll do:
• Manages the generation of the UNS Budget and Business Plan, ensuring that key assumptions, resources, work packages and revenues are developed with the relevant departments and recorded for a basis of performance measurement.
• Challenges the output from the Investment Plan, Budget and Business Plan process to ensure deliverability within the resource pool of UNS, and works with Finance to ensure that variances against previous plans are analysed and understood
• Manages the LE input process for UNS and is the point of contact for Finance for generating underpinning assumptions, reviewing and analysing any variances and changes to previous submissions
• Reviews on behalf of the UNS Lead Team the overall position for UNS and provide recommendations as to improvement actions required, or areas for further review prior to the budget being finalised.
• Manages the Business and Work Packages Planners to support the development of robust processes and procedures for the generation of:
• The UNS Resource Plan
• The UNS Works Plans for Waste, Engineering and Projects
• Develops an underpinned baseline plan in support of the Budgeting process and manages the team to ensure that forecasts are live, up to date and fed into the reporting processes.
Ensures compliance will all relevant Group Governance Procedures relating to Commercial activities through the implementation and oversight of a tracking system, alongside the management of the following:
Investment Plan & CEP/ DEPs:
• Manages the process for the development of CEP/DEPs within UNS, through the maintenance of the CEP tracker, ensuring clear roles and responsibilities, and that all stakeholders are identified and engaged during the process.
• Manages the team to develop right first time proposals and ensures that all aspects of the business case are considered and accurately recorded in line with Urenco Group Procedure.
• Actively works with the UNS team during the development of the proposals and is the point of contact with the Group Capital Controller to coordinate feedback and LFE.
Change Control:
• Develops, manages and maintains the processes to control the Business Change Control, to adequately record and control movements from the UNS budget and Business Plan, relating to Project Priorities and the impact on the UNS Resource plan.
Business Risks:
• Custodian of the Business Risk management process within UNS
• Develops and manages the risk process to ensure alignment with URENCO Group global processes, whilst remaining appropriate and applicable to the UNS business model
• Develops and manages a dynamic way to monitor and measure the overall performance of contingency management within all UNS Work packages / Projects and works with Group Projects to ensure that this is accurately controlled and released through the change control procedure
that an accurate discussion of the status of progress and performance is provided to the Lead Team

What do you need to thrive in this role?
• Educated Degree level in a business / project management related course or equivalent and/or strong experience in a similar management role in a complex environment
• Professional project management qualifications, e.g. APM PMQ or equivalent
• Experience in co-coordinating multiple complex tasks whilst maintaining strong communication throughout
• Knowledge and understanding of SAP data management system.
• Highly proficient in the use of Excel and other relevant software.
• Highly IT literate in programmes including MS Office and scheduling software such as Primavera / MS Project.
• Exceptional attention to detail such that there is a consistently high level of data input accuracy.
• Well developed, planning, coordinating and organising skills.
• Excellent communication and customer liaison skills to be able to identify and understand requirements and to provide a quality customer service.
• Ability to become rapidly familiar with company and departmental software to enable accurate input, manipulation and extraction of data.
• Ability to recognise and resolve problems in own area of work/other related areas to make positive contributions to their resolution.
• Awareness of the Urenco group business plan and commercially focussed.
• Good oral, written and presentation skills in order to communicate effectively at all levels within the organisation and with day to day external contacts.
• Basic knowledge of continuous improvement systems and tools.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to write clear and concise instructions.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of relevant health, safety and environmental regulatory requirements.
• Ability to interpret complex data and support the development of resource plans and strategies

What can you expect from us?

More than just a job, we offer a future. More than just a place to work, we provide an opportunity to prosper. As an employee of Urenco you will receive:

Capenhurst based roles

• Annual leave starting at 25 days, which increases by one day for every two years of service up to a maximum of 30 days. In addition, you will accrue 13 additional days off to be used flexibly. There’s also a newly added scheme for buying and selling holiday, up to 5 days.
• A diverse range of family friendly policies.
• A generous bonus scheme.
• A defined contribution pension scheme with up to 16% employer’s contribution.
• Single private medical and dental cover.
• Flexible benefits package including life assurance and income protection. In addition, you’ll have an opportunity to purchase additional benefits that suit your lifestyle and take advantage of tax and NI savings.
• Education and training we take pride in helping people learn and develop by supporting, accelerating and directing your learning. As well as the completion of mandatory health and safety courses, training packages will be offered to meet your specific needs.

Creating a diverse and inclusive workforce
As a truly global company with a presence in the UK, USA, Germany, and the Netherlands, we know that our individual differences make us stronger. Putting people at the heart of our business, we strive to create an open and inclusive workplace that allows every voice to be heard and diversity to thrive. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please let our talent acquisition team know.
Because together, we are one Urenco. We are enriching the world. And enriching your future.