Vero Recruitment has been exclusively retained to appoint a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on behalf of Great British Energy (GBE), the UK’s publicly owned national energy company, headquartered in Aberdeen.
About Great British Energy:
Great British Energy has been created to accelerate the deployment of clean energy technologies and ensure taxpayers, bill payers, communities and the energy workforce share in the benefits of a clean and secure energy system. Its ambition is to become an enduring national institution and a developer, constructor and owner of homegrown energy – Clean. Secure. Yours.
GBE is now moving decisively from establishment into delivery. The 2025 Spending Review allocated GBE and GBE-Nuclear more than £8.3 billion towards their respective missions, providing significant capital to begin building their portfolios.
By 2030, GBE intends to establish a portfolio capable of delivering at least 15 GW of clean energy generation and storage capacity, while mobilising £15 billion of private finance over time. It also plans to support more than 1,000 local and community energy projects and invest £1 billion in UK technologies, manufacturing capability and supply chains.
Headquartered at Marischal Square in Aberdeen, GBE sees the city as its “corporate backbone”, drawing upon the North East’s extensive energy, engineering and commercial expertise.
The role:
Reporting directly to the CEO and operating as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, the Chief Financial Officer will be accountable for the financial health, resilience and integrity of Great British Energy.
This is a rare opportunity to shape the financial foundations of a major new national energy company. The CFO will lead financial strategy, investment and portfolio management, treasury, enterprise risk, internal audit, governance and financial reporting.
Central to the role will be how GBE deploys and recycles capital, structures investments and partnerships, mobilises private finance and builds a portfolio capable of delivering sustainable commercial returns alongside long-term public value.
Working closely with the CEO, Board, Executive Leadership Team and Investment Committee, you will bring commercial and financial judgement to major investment decisions while building the finance capability required to support GBE’s long-term ambitions.
Key responsibilities include:
- Setting and leading GBE’s financial strategy, including long-range planning, budgeting and capital allocation
- Providing strategic financial advice to the CEO, Board and Executive Leadership Team
- Overseeing investment execution and portfolio management
- Leading transactions across projects, portfolios and JV interests, including valuation, due diligence, negotiation and capital recycling
- Structuring investments and financing arrangements and leading the Investment Committee process
- Managing treasury, liquidity and funding structures while optimising cost of capital
- Ensuring robust financial reporting, controls, governance and regulatory compliance
- Leading enterprise risk management and overseeing internal audit
- Developing relationships with banks, infrastructure investors, co-developers and financiers
- Building and leading a high-performing Finance & ERM directorate
Who we're looking for:
We're looking for an accomplished, professionally qualified finance leader with significant experience within renewable energy, infrastructure or another capital-intensive environment.
You will already be a CFO, Finance Director, or senior finance leader with comparable breadth and complexity. You'll bring a strong track record across transactions, investment structuring, treasury and capital planning, alongside robust financial reporting, controls and governance.
Experience of M&A, complex partnerships, large investment portfolios and fundraising will be particularly relevant, together with the credibility to advise Boards, influence senior stakeholders and balance commercial discipline with public purpose.
Experience within regulated or public sector-adjacent organisations would be advantageous, as would exposure to energy markets, public finance frameworks and finance systems transformation.
What's on offer:
This is an exceptional opportunity to join Great British Energy at a defining stage in its development, helping shape the financial capability behind one of the UK’s most significant clean energy ambitions.
The position offers a highly competitive base salary and suite of benefits.
The role is based at Great British Energy's Marischal Square headquarters in Aberdeen, with hybrid working and an expectation of two days per week in the office.
Level of Security Check: SC
To find out more, in confidence, please contact Andrew Ferguson at Vero Recruitment on andrew@verorecruitment.com, or apply in confidence using the link below.