Interim Head of Infrastructure Finance

Salary: £61,759-£80,524

Hybrid: 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 programme

In 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 You You 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.

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