By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.

Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.

UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for ground breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative."

As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:

• Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
• Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).
• Flexible working options including family friendly policies.
• Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders, 
• Emergency paid leave, Generous annual leave allowance (30.5 days) increased with length of service,
• Wide range of career development opportunities
• A vibrant culture committed to being fully inclusive

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.

The salary for this role is £79,638 and you will be expected to be onsite for a minimum of 60% of your working hours. 

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As Head of Corporate Analysis and Reporting, you will play a pivotal role within the leadership team, supporting the Director of Finance and Business Systems across the UKAEA group.  

The Head of Corporate Analysis and Reporting is a new role, reflecting the growth in scale and complexity in the authority in recent years. This is a key role in ensuring UKAEA can demonstrate value and positive impact, helping to assure key stakeholders and supporting the attainment of future funding. The purpose of this role is to:

• Ensure excellence in control and planning of expenditure with a particular focus on centralised functions
• Drive improved management information, including expenditure and the related impacts & benefits, to enable senior stakeholders (Executive & Board) manage delivery effectively.  
• Develop overarching corporate reporting and analytical capability by working in close partnership with the Portfolio Management Office, Executive Office and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) Sponsor Team. 
• Provide information to internal and external stakeholders such as Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) on requested areas such as planned/current headcount and organisational efficiencies. 
• Deliver core finance and project accounting processes ensuring accuracy, timeliness and compliance
• Drive cross team initiatives and best practice sharing, encouraging process improvement 
• Support strong corporate governance, champion transparency reporting and key corporate policies 

Additional Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overall provision of high quality financial & related information to senior management and external stakeholders, consolidating performance reporting from across the UKAEA Group. Developing capability, insight and efficiency. 
• Responsible for monthly reporting of consolidated financial performance (including budgets and forecasts), supported by appropriate non-financial information and commentary, providing analysis and insight.
• Managing the month end close process, consolidation of UKAEA management reporting, producing management review, executive report and a quarterly Board Report.  Advising senior leaders on management of UKAEA’s financial position. 
• Managing direct reports, ensuring that PDRs, Probationary meetings (where applicable) and regular one-to-one meetings take place to develop the skills and behaviours of the Finance team. 
• Responsible for financial planning and reporting for central functions (£25m expenditure and c.500 fte) and for related programmes in the region of £30m p.a 

Essential Requirements:

In your covering letter, in no more than 500 words, please can you outline why you are suitable for the role.

• Fully qualified accountant, with significant post qualification experience in a senior role. Ideally with extensive experience as a business partner and in corporate reporting. 
• Experience in business case development and analysis 
• Highly motivated with capability to mange & develop direct reports and support overall development of the finance team 
• Ability to operate at a strategic level, demonstrate strategic vision and make a substantial contribution to corporate plans; 
• Ability to lead significant portfolio, with strong team working, development and collaboration skills. 

A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/

We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.

For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside the UK in the last five years, please visit the following link for information on criminal records checks: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website or if the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check from that state, we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application.