Financial Plan & Analysis Senior Manager

Financial Plan & Analysis Senior Manager

Skill required: Financial Planning & Analysis - Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
Designation: Financial Plan & Analysis Senior Manager
Qualifications:Chartered Accountant
Years of Experience:16 to 25 years
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What would you do? We are looking for an FP&A Manager who will form part of the Infrastructure Finance Team and report into the Power FP&A Director, with a broad remit across a wide range of current and future power assets. Key Stakeholders for the role: • Power FP&A Director – expect almost daily contact to discuss progress on projects and new initiatives • Power business project/ operations/ commercial teams – strong relationship required to build insight, manage forecasting processes & insight • Functional experts (Group Finance and other technical experts) – regular contact to seek their input for technical accounting, forecasting, tax treatment • Group FP&A/ business support – a crucial part of the role is meeting Group requirements for forecasting & reporting, including Investor Relations at year end • Executive management – Power Leadership Team & Group Exec/ Management to field queries & provide insight Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) refers to the processes designed to help organizations accurately plan, forecast, and budget to support the company s major business decisions and future financial health. These processes include planning, budgeting, forecasting, scenario modeling, and performance reporting.
What are we looking for? MUST HAVE SKILLS: • Excellent financial acumen and experience with financial modelling, analysis and planning • Strong communication and interpersonal skills • Ability to work independently in a dynamic and fast-paced environment • High level of integrity, strategic thinking, and attention to detail • Demonstrable experience of applying a growth mindset to deliver significant and sustainable improvements in business performance • Evidence of embracing technology as an enabler to maximize insight and automation GOOD TO HAVE SKILLS: • Interest in energy power market, and a willingness to learn about the specifics of markets Centrica are involved in • Interest in power generation technologies • Take Ownership • Work as One Team • Develop a Growth Mindset • Think Commercially • Focus on Priorities
Roles and Responsibilities: • Manage planning and forecasting activity, in line with Group guidance, highlighting risks and opportunities to guide a rolling latest view of performance • Translate financial asset performance into clear executive reporting content, ensuring financial messages are clear & consistent to drive business decisions • Work closely with Financial Control team to develop and maintain financial models which assess the profitability, valuation and risk of existing assets & potential projects • Support the Commercial Operations team to quantify financial impact of operational performance • Manage financial support for our Power strategy as it evolves, pulling out key financial insights / impacts to drive business decisions • Ensure FP&A are in a position to integrate new assets and businesses into our existing processes and reporting • Support wider Group programme to transform the way we manage FP&A across Centrica, ensuring Infrastructure plays a leading role in shaping the future • The role requires analytical problem solving to interpret complex financial and operational information and translate it into clear insight for decision makers. The job holder works within established Group planning, forecasting and reporting frameworks, exercising judgement to assess performance, identify risks and opportunities, and recommend actions. Problems typically involve reconciling multiple data sources, understanding drivers of variance, and assessing the financial impact of asset and operational performance. While overall strategy and frameworks are set at a senior level, the role independently resolves most analytical issues within its remit and adapts solutions as the infrastructure strategy evolves.