Finance Analyst

Job Description

We are Centrica! We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising a cleaner, greener future. Working here is #MoreThanACareer - we’re powered by purpose. Together we can make an impact that will truly change tomorrow. Whether you’re developing cutting-edge green tech, helping customers on the front line or simplifying operations behind the scenes.

Your work here isn’t just a job – it’s a mission. We all play a vital role in energising a greener, fairer future.

Exciting opportunity alert! Are you passionate about driving business success through data-driven insights?

We’re looking for a brilliant fully qualified Finance Analyst to join our team of over 5,000 colleagues in British Gas Energy, that together are setting the standard in energy supply. In the complicated world of energy, we strive to make energy simple, creating a straightforward and hassle-free experience for our customers.

Our philosophy is success comes when we’re in it together, trusting each other and having fun along the way. And because we’ve got big plans to help our homes and businesses get closer to net zero, we can’t stand still. We need to be always learning, ready to grow and move forward.

You will be part of the British Gas Business, Business Finance Team. This team forms part of British Gas Energy, focusing on energy supply to businesses. As a Business Finance team, we focus on partnering with the business to provide insights helping drive better decision making and improved performance.

We are a growing team, with a passion to produce a great place to work, in an environment where colleagues can maximise their contribution and fulfil their potential.

In this role, you'll collaborate closely with the Business Performance Manager to produce top-notch materials on business performance. Your efforts will directly contribute to informed decision-making processes, ultimately adding significant value to our operations.

Don't miss out on the chance to make a real impact and grow your career in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Key Accountabilities of the role

• Understand business strategy and its translation into financial impacts and support its effective communication across Finance.
• Produce standard finance deliverables e.g., Monthly Business Review pack to the agreed format, timeline and quality. Encompassing both actuals and forecast and associated insights / decisions required.
• Support delivery of an accurate and efficient forecast.
• Translate financial business performance into clear reporting content through PowerPoint & Excel (for inclusion in MBRs and MPRs).
• Support production of weekly KPIs.
• Carry out non-standard / bespoke analysis to support business decision making.
• Report performance against Group Annual Plan & latest forecast, working with the business to analyse financial and operational (value driver) variances.
• Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders in the business and Finance / Group teams.

Who are we looking for?

• Recognised accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA etc) or passed finalist
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to pro-actively develop positive and highly effective working relationships.
• Motivated by continuous improvement and delivering high quality outputs.
• Experience of providing commercial analysis and evaluation
• Strong IT skills e.g. Excel & PowerPoint
• Strong analytical skills with an ability to summarise complex data and matters and communicate effectively
• Capable of managing multiple tasks & stakeholders while working to tight deadlines
• Experience working within a large organisation dealing with group teams producing summarised information would be advantageous

Our people are the beating heart of our business. We are incredibly proud of our commitment to being FlexFirst. From childcare to furry friends, we listened to our people and understood that they work best when they are comfortable and have a flexible working model that suits their individual needs. We embrace the opportunity to give our colleagues a choice to work from anywhere whilst still ensuring they can connect and engage with their teams through office days, employee networks and virtual events.

We have tailored our well-being & benefits package around our employees as follows;

• Competitive salary and bonus potential
• Employee Energy Allowance at 15% of the government price cap
• Pension scheme
• Company Funded Healthcare Plan
• 25 days holiday allowance, plus public holidays, and the option to buy up to 5 additional days
• Excellent range of flexible benefits, including technology vouchers, electric car lease scheme & travel insurance

We are committed to creating a cleaner and greener future. And we’re making big changes to help us get there. That means cutting customers' emissions and our own to reach net zero. And because our people are the beating heart of our business, we will continue to champion inclusivity, develop future skills and invest in our local communities to create a better world for everyone. As part of our reforestation project with WeForest, for every new employee that joins our family, we plant trees in underprivileged areas in Tanzania to offer farming and wildlife economy opportunities for locals.

At Centrica we embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. To build a more sustainable future, we need the best team – a team with a diverse mix of people and skills, where everyone feels welcome and able to succeed. We are dedicated in helping to close the diversity gap and would love to see more females, people of colour and LGBTQ+ employees, as well as those from a variety of cultures and ethnicity to veterans and the differently abled. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a big part of who we are, we are not looking for people to fit into our culture but to add to it!

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This role is being handled by the Centrica recruitment team and NO agency contact is required.