Global Director Infrastructure Finance

Global Director Infrastructure Finance

OneSchool Global is seeking an experienced Global Director, Infrastructure Finance to lead financial management across our global Infrastructure Delivery & Facilities Management function.

Reporting to the Global Head of Infrastructure and Facilities, with functional relationships to the Global Head of Finance and Global Head of Capital Works, this role will provide financial oversight across OSG’s global infrastructure and capital programme. 

Working across global and regional teams, the role will establish consistent financial frameworks, reporting and controls to support effective management of infrastructure expenditure, capital funding and assets. 

About the Role

The Global Director, Infrastructure Finance will act as the key financial link between Infrastructure Delivery & Facilities Management and the corporate Finance function, while providing functional leadership to regional Infrastructure Finance resources. 

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading global capital funding, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting across the Infrastructure function. 
• Maintaining visibility of capital funding availability, commitments, expenditure and future funding requirements across regions and legal entities. 
• Providing financial analysis and modelling to support major infrastructure investment decisions, including campus acquisitions, developments and lease-versus-buy assessments. 
• Developing and maintaining multi-year infrastructure expenditure forecasts aligned with OSG’s strategic asset plans, enrolment growth and campus development programmes. 
• Monitoring project and building-level financial performance and identifying budget, cost and forecast variances. 
• Strengthening financial governance, GL coding, controls and transactional processes across Infrastructure and Facilities. 
• Supporting fixed asset accounting, capitalisation and Fixed Asset Register processes, ensuring accurate and timely asset information. 
• Driving an efficient end-to-end Procure to Pay process for Infrastructure and Facilities expenditure. 
• Providing consistent financial standards, frameworks and guidance to regional Infrastructure Finance resources and teams. 
• Preparing financial reporting and analysis for senior leadership, regional governance bodies and Board reporting. 
• Identifying and implementing improvements to financial processes, systems, controls and data quality. 

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related discipline. 
• CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent professional accounting qualification. 
• 8+ years' experience in capital finance, project finance or infrastructure financial management within a complex, multi-site or multi-jurisdictional organisation. 
• Strong experience in Capex budgeting, capital funding, forecasting and project financial reporting. 
• Strong knowledge of fixed asset accounting, capitalisation, depreciation and Fixed Asset Register management. 
• Experience with project management information systems such as Premier, Procore, Aconex or equivalent, and integrating project financial data into corporate reporting environments. 
• Experience in treasury management, capital funding planning and debt facility management within a capital-intensive organisation.
• Strong financial modelling and analytical capability, with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear insights. 
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work across operational, commercial and financial functions at a senior level. 
• Experience developing financial governance frameworks, internal controls and process improvements within a decentralised operating environment. 
• A commitment to continuous improvement and the Vision, Values and Ethos of OneSchool Global. 

Experience within or alongside education, not-for-profit or trust-based organisations would be advantageous. 

Why OneSchool Global?

This is an opportunity to take on a senior global role within OneSchool Global, working across our Infrastructure, Capital Works and Finance functions.

You will work closely with global and regional leaders to strengthen financial oversight, consistency and decision-making across our infrastructure and capital programme. 

Safeguarding

OneSchool Global is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people we work with. All appointments are subject to a safe recruitment process, including applicable criminal record and vetting checks and the provision of employment references. 

Apply now to join OneSchool Global as Global Director, Infrastructure Finance.