Head of Financial Control & Analysis

This is a hugely exciting time to join the Finance team in Central route. We have a number of upcoming key strategies and developments and as Financial Controller you will play a key part in supporting the business to deliver. This is a very busy role and has key relationships with internal and external stakeholders to develop and manage to ensure the route delivers the best value for money for the travelling public and freight.

To provide strategic oversight on leading the finance team/s that manage the financial analysis and accounting operations of the relevant business areas, to deliver budgets and financial forecasts, month-end reporting, year-end activities as well as financial and non-financial analysis to support strategic insight and enable sound business decisions to be made. The role leads on financial risk management and collaborates with senior leaders to create risk minimisation plans and contributes to enabling financial systems are fit for purpose.

Network Rail operates and maintains the railway infrastructure 24/7 365 days a year.

Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. When you're part of our team, you matter to us and you matter to millions.

We're continuing to build a more diverse and inclusive organisation which is representative of the passengers we serve. To do this, it's essential we become a more open, diverse and inclusive organisation, harnessing the skills and expertise of all our people and attracting the best talent to help us have a safe, accessible railway for everyone. We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone.

Our Route

Central route is at the heart of Britain's railway. The route covers a major part of the national rail network and is a key commuter line in and out of Birmingham, with hundreds of thousands of passengers, and thousands of tonnes of freight carried within our route each week. Within our route is the Chiltern Main Line between London Marylebone and the West Midlands, the Snow Hill line from Stratford-upon-Avon to Worcester, the Cross City line in Birmingham, and lines to other cities including Wolverhampton, Coventry, Walsall, and Oxford.

We are home to Birmingham New Street station, the busiest station outside of London with more than 170,000 passengers using it every day.

Salary: starting from £85,395 raising to £96,070 per annum. Network Rail adheres to a structured pay framework, any salary offered will be within the pay range advertised.