Senior Finance Manager - Energy Wholesale

• Key leadership role within the Customers Finance team.
• Trusted Finance Business Partner to the Wholesale Market Services function.

Client Details

A core business line within the energy group's UK Customers Business that is at the centre of helping Britain achieve Net Zero. It provides industry leading wholesale market services to the energy group's supply and generation business units and to third party energy asset owners. The team operates in a broad and diverse range of market segments including residential & business supply, nuclear, renewable & thermal generation and storage & flexible energy.

Description

• Play a pivotal role in driving financial performance by partnering closely with the Wholesale Market Services business unit to maximise Gross Margin and manage Operating Expenditure.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team, delivering expert analysis, insightful reporting, and robust financial challenge to support strategic decision-making and sustainable EBITDA growth.
• Own the accuracy of monthly forecasts, actuals, and balance sheet transactions for Gross Margin and Opex, while championing a culture of continuous improvement-leveraging technologies like Robotics and AI to boost efficiency.
• Lead the development of the annual four-year medium-term plan, build strong relationships with senior leaders, and act as a trusted advisor to the WMS Director and Senior Leadership Team. Operating with autonomy, you'll influence and challenge at a senior level, playing a key role in shaping the strategy and success of the Wholesale Market Services Finance team.

Profile

• Proven experience of leading a high performing Finance Business Partnering team.
• Ability to understand and interpret the financial impact relating to complex industry changes.
• Proven ability to communicate complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
• Qualified accountant.
• Strong exposure to the power generation/energy industry

Job Offer

• The location for this role is flexible, with travel to London (Victoria) required.
• The role attracts healthcare for self and family.
• Support your development through attendance of leadership courses, online learning and provision of relevant opportunities to learn new skills and develop your understanding.
• There is a breadth of experience and knowledge that could be gained, giving the ability to truly understand the strategy for the energy group and help to deliver it.
• The team culture of Customers Finance is one of challenge and opportunity. They encourage new ideas and seek to use continuous improvement to upskill. Resilience is important, so they try to remove single points of failure through cross-training team members, and this enables staff to take up stretch assignments more readily. Underpinning all of this is a diverse team from different backgrounds that are committed to providing a high-quality service to their stakeholders.