Cadent Gas Ltd
Financial Services Manager
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6 Month Fixed-Term Contract Opportunity
Base Location: Hybrid between Cadent Head Office near Coventry (CV7 9JU) & Home – typically 2 days per week in the office, usually Tuesday & Thursdays
Lead. Develop. Improve.
We're looking for an experienced and people-focused Financial Services Manager to lead our Financial Services team and help drive operational excellence across the organisation.
This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of key financial services activities while developing a high-performing team, strengthening financial controls and delivering exceptional service to both internal and external customers. You'll play a critical role in ensuring financial processes operate efficiently, risks are effectively managed and continuous improvement remains at the heart of everything we do.
If you're passionate about developing people, improving processes and delivering outstanding customer-focused financial services, we'd love to hear from you.
Why you'll love this role
- Leading and developing a high-performing team – Coach, mentor and support colleagues, building capability, encouraging collaboration and creating a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
- Driving operational excellence – Lead the delivery of high-quality financial services, ensuring processes are efficient, customer-focused and delivered in line with agreed service levels.
- Strengthening governance and controls – Help maintain a robust control environment through effective risk management, compliance and financial governance.
- Owning key financial processes – Ensure the accurate and timely delivery of core Financial Services activities, including month-end close processes and business-critical financial operations.
- Driving continuous improvement – Identify opportunities to simplify, improve and innovate, enhancing both customer experience and operational performance.
- Building strong stakeholder relationships – Work closely with colleagues across Finance and the wider business, as well as auditors and external partners, to deliver excellent outcomes.
- Leading change and capability growth – Support the delivery of Finance and business change initiatives while developing the team's skills and readiness for the future.
- Making a visible impact – Monitor performance through KPIs, manage audits and operational resilience activities, and help shape the future of Financial Services.
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What You'll Bring
- Professional finance expertise – Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent professional experience, with strong knowledge of financial operations, reporting and controls.
- People leadership capability – Experience leading, coaching and developing high-performing teams, creating an inclusive environment where people can thrive.
- Operational excellence mindset – Proven experience managing end-to-end financial processes while driving efficiency, quality and continuous improvement.
- Governance and risk management expertise – Strong understanding of financial governance, internal controls, risk management and audit requirements.
- Stakeholder management skills – The ability to build trusted relationships and influence effectively across Finance, the wider business and external partners.
- Customer-focused approach – A genuine commitment to delivering excellent service and improving experiences for internal and external customers.
- Commercial and analytical strength – Strong business acumen, sound judgement and the ability to identify issues, opportunities and practical solutions.
- Change and improvement leadership – Experience implementing change, challenging silo thinking and supporting teams through new ways of working.
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to make a genuine impact in a leadership role where you'll develop people, improve processes and help shape the future of Financial Services. You'll join a collaborative environment where your expertise, leadership and ideas will be valued from day one. Ready to take the lead? Apply now and help us deliver financial excellence.
At Cadent, we’re thrilled to be part of the future of UK energy!
We have a clear roadmap to drive our performance to the forefront of our industry and support the UK government in achieving its net zero targets by 2050.
We’re making a difference through innovation and new ways of working. Together, we’re shaping a cleaner, greener future for our 11 million customers, whom we put at the heart of everything we do.
What’s In It for You
Here at Cadent, we recognise that our people are truly unsung heroes. Quietly confident, delivering every day - that’s why we’re committed to supporting our people to get the best out of themselves. For this role, we offer:
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- Private Medical Insurance for you, your partner and your family available through MyChoices, our flexible benefits programme, with access to a 24 hour Bupa HealthLine
- 25 days’ holiday, plus 8 statutory days and an option to buy or sell holiday days
- An Annual Performance Bonus of up to 15% of your salary
- A generous pension scheme where the company double matches your contributions up to 12% i.e. if you contribute 6% a month, the company will contribute 12%
- A competitive salary that’s reviewed each year against the market median salary for your role, skills, knowledge and experience
- Generous family policies and flexible benefits
- A free Employee Assistance Line where you can get support and advice on any of the challenges you’re facing, completely confidentially
- Support to help you cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, examination fees and time off for study leave – so long as it’s relevant to your role
- Plus many more benefits that help you join the dots between your work and home life!
We support a healthy work-life balance and are open to flexible working options.
Diversity and Inclusion
Don’t meet every requirement? No problem! If you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification mentioned, we would still love for you to submit your application – you may just be the right person for this role or other opportunities at Cadent.
We value diversity and are committed to being an equitable employer. Our employee communities – Women in Cadent, Pride at Work (LGBTQ+), Embrace (ethnicity and religion), Thrive! (disability), the Cadent Military Community, the Grief Awareness Community, and the Men's Engagement Network (M.E.N) – can’t wait to welcome you!
What’s next?
To be considered for this role, please submit your application with an up-to-date CV and our Talent Acquisition team will get in touch soon. To learn more about Cadent, visit our website at Home | Cadent
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