Interim Head of Infrastructure Finance

Interim Head of Finance Operations - Sheffield City Centre Hybrid working 40% in office.

Salary: £61,759-£80,524Hybrid: 40-60% on site (flexible week-to-week)
A large publicly funded organisation is seeking an experienced capital finance professional to take a leading role in overseeing the effective financial management of significant estates, IT and capital investment programmeIn this key position, you will:

• Take overall responsibility for the delivery of high-quality financial oversight across all capital and grant funded projects, ensuring robust monitoring, reporting and control.
• Provide timely, accurate financial projections to support strategic and long-term organisational planning.
• Lead capital budgeting, forecasting, and month/year-end processes, ensuring strong financial governance.
• Act as an investment gatekeeper by driving rigorous cost control, financial planning and analysis.
• Ensure strong financial controls underpin all operations and oversee the effective management of capital budgets.
• Lead external audits relating to grant funded capital projects.
• Develop and lead a high performing finance reporting team.
• Build strong collaborative relationships across functions, providing confident and constructive financial challenge.
• Present financial information to senior forums and governance groups.
• Support colleagues in preparing infrastructure investment business cases.

About YouYou will be a seasoned finance professional with experience managing complex, high-value investment programmes within a publicly funded, regulated, or large-scale organisational environment. You'll bring a strong understanding of capital accounting, financial controls, and grant-funded projects, along with the confidence to challenge assumptions and influence senior stakeholders.
You will have:

• A proven track record of delivering accurate, insightful reporting in fast-moving, high value capital environments.
• Strong leadership experience, with the ability to develop, motivate, and set high standards for a finance team.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusted, collaborative relationships across technical and non-technical teams.
• The confidence to present complex financial information to senior forums and governance groups.
• A proactive, analytical mindset with the ability to think strategically while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.

This role offers the opportunity to shape a major capital programme, strengthen financial governance, and contribute to the delivery of significant long-term investment. #