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Centrica • United Kingdom

Senior Business Analyst (LNG)

Employment type:  Full time
8.5

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top 3 scores:
96%

Location flexibility

92%

Hours flexibility

88%

Autonomy

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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.

Centrica Energy (CE) is the energy trading arm of Centrica Plc, comprising c.900 FTE across the UK, Europe and Singapore. CE specialises in connecting the supply and demand of energy, leveraging our core skill sets in trading, optimisation and commodity risk management. CE’s core commercial areas comprise Gas & Power Trading (UK and continental Europe), Renewable Energy Trading & Optimisation (UK and continental Europe), and Global LNG Trading.

Our Global LNG Trading business specialises in connecting global supply and demand of LNG through accessing export volumes through offtake agreements, shipping LNG to demand centers (Europe, Asia), managing contractual flexibility within the portfolio to manage risk and extract incremental value, and taking trading positions based on market view.

We are recruiting for a Senior Business Analyst required to join a small, highly focused team working closely with the LNG trading business to develop and maintain a bespoke LNG trading and shipping operations system.

The role is based out of our London office (near to Marble Arch) with 3 days per week typically based in the office.

Key role accountabilities will include:

  • Manage the delivery of functional change, from the description of the business problem to the delivery of the solution in the system or business process

  • Provide analysis and document stories to enhance the existing application and/or new developments

  • Ownership and performance of the testing and approval of code changes, and ensuring sufficient manual and automated testing of functional changes

  • Complete analysis and testing in a timely manner and to the appropriate level of quality so that the delivered solutions are fit-for purpose, and can be efficiently supported

  • Work with the business users to provide comprehensive application support, from basic user queries and questions to application issue investigation and resolution

  • Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with team members and business stakeholders.

The Person:

  • Experience in Energy Commodity Trading is required ideally with experience or knowledge of LNG

  • Proven experience in managing IT projects, system integrations, and digital transformation initiatives within a trading environment

  • Track record of successful delivery and innovation in previous roles, especially process improvements, automation and digitalisation

  • Experienced and comfortable working in a scrum team following agile principles

  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Ready to Make Your Move and apply?

If you are passionate about discovering your potential and changing how we create a more sustainable future, then we would love to hear from you. We will be continuously reviewing applications; early submission is strongly recommended.

We're a People Place:

We have 4 People Promises, which are our pledge to all our colleagues. It’s the minimum of what you can always expect when working with us.

  • People Promise #1 We’re a people place - we are devoted to doing great work together and are cultivating wellbeing and flexibility

  • People Promise #2 You’ll ignite your potential - we are committed to career development and equal opportunities

  • People Promise #3 You’ll get your share of our success - we offer attractive Benefits and Rewards

  • People Promise #4 You’ll make an impact that will truly change tomorrow - we are committed to career development and equal opportunities. We are committed to moving towards a cleaner and greener future.

This is what you can always expect from us. It’s part of our culture, and we know it enables us all to make the most of everyone’s contribution for us to grow, move and thrive.

#LI-CET #MakeYourMove #MoreThanACareer

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!


PLEASE APPLY ONLINE by hitting the 'Apply' button.

Applications will ONLY be accepted via the ‘Apply’ button.

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

Company benefits

Adoption leave
Open to part-time employees
Enhanced sick days
Flexible working week
Enhanced sick pay
Gym membership
Health insurance
Mental health platform access
Compassionate leave
Dental coverage
Fertility treatment leave
Buy or sell annual leave
Optional unpaid leave
Shared parental leave
Enhanced maternity leave
Carer’s leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Pregnancy loss leave
Cycle to work scheme
Equity packages
Life insurance
Annual pay rises
Share options
Financial coaching
Employee discounts
Volunteer days
Company car
Travel loan
Enhanced pension match/contribution

We asked employees of Centrica what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.

Location flexibility
96%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours flexibility
92%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
82%
Employees are very happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
79%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
83%
Employees feel that flexible working is part of the culture
Autonomy
88%
Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done

Additional employee ratings
(these do not contribute to the FlexScore®)

Diversity
80%
Employees feel that the diversity is good and there are continued efforts to improve it
Inclusion
82%
Employees feel like the company culture is brilliantly inclusive and equitable
Culture
84%
Employees feel like it is a really great environment to work in
Mission
85%
Employees feel very excited about and aligned with the company mission
Salary
72%
Employees feel that their salary is good and matches the value they bring

Working at Centrica

Company employees

20,000

Gender diversity (male:female)

68:32

Office locations

Windsor, London, Cardiff, Leicester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, Dublin, Stockport, Staines, Hampton, Aberdeen, Barrow, Hull

Hiring Countries

Belgium

Denmark

Ireland

Singapore

United Kingdom

Awards & Achievements

2nd – Large companies

2nd – Large companies

Flexa100 2024
3rd – Consumer Goods

3rd – Consumer Goods

Industry awards 2023

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