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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.
Senior FP&A Analyst
Reference: R0059569
Finance – Dublin
Specific Purpose
Reporting to: Head of Commercial Finance
Bord Gáis Energy is one of Ireland’s leading energy and service companies. We supply gas, electricity, and energy services to over 700,000 homes and businesses across the country, offering excellent customer service as well as the best value possible. Bord Gáis Energy is uniquely positioned to drive positive change and we have an opportunity, as well as a responsibility, to reshape our future. We’re powered by our purpose, and we all play a vital role in energising a greener, fairer future. While there are challenges ahead, we are dedicated to supporting our consumers and colleagues, to rethinking power generation, and to supporting an affordable and fair transition for all.
Role Purpose
This critical role will involve improving and digitizing FP&A processes to deliver actionable KPIs and insights to enable key stakeholders to make good decisions and objectively evaluate performance. This role will have overall responsibility for developing accurate and timely cash forecasting, reporting and insight. It will involve constructively challenging senior leaders to invest well and generate satisfactory returns. This exciting high-profile position presents a fantastic opportunity to build links at various levels and work with numerous stakeholders across the Group.
Key Accountabilities
- Overall ownership for cash planning and reporting; establishing a streamlined process that delivers a measurable improvement in forecasting accuracy and the quality of reporting;
- Provide deep-dive analysis, insightful commentary and recommendations on areas of performance across the business to enable management to drive margin improvements;
- Challenge business leads to drive performance through cost reduction, revenue enhancement and process improvement
- Deliver FP&A processes for annual strategic plan, annual budget and quarterly forecasting cycle including consolidation and transfer of data to financial systems used in the reporting and forecasting process
- Deliver strategic projects to redesign and optimise reporting that drives business outcomes
- Drive process improvements within the finance team that reduces the amount of time people spend on non-value added tasks
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- An experienced financial professional with strong strategic leadership capability, well organised and self-directed.
- Experience of practical delivery of transformation and change management activities
- Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills
- The ability to apply techniques such as critical thinking to problem solving and developing narratives to support business decision making
- An energetic, forward-thinking person with high ethical standards
- Demonstrated ability to effectively balance financial and operational factors and analyse complex business problems to develop appropriate solutions in a timely and responsive manner
- Strong business acumen and customer focus
- Commercially minded qualified accountant and/or MBA
- Relevant experience within a Group FP&A function in a dynamic global organisation
- Energy industry knowledge & experience an advantage
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, particularly at C-suite level
- Experience with MS Office applications and SAP system an advantage but not necessary
In return, you’ll receive a competitive salary, generous annual leave allowance, and a host of other benefits, including volunteering days with our charity partner, Focus Ireland. You’ll also enjoy our friendly and collaborative culture, flexible ways of working, and you’ll be making a key contribution to Bord Gáis Energy’s commitment to environmental sustainability.
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing society and the energy sector has a key role to play in helping the world transition to net zero. As one of Ireland’s leading energy and services companies, we’re on a journey of transformation; to accelerate our positive impact and bring our customers on this journey with us. As we look to the future we're transforming our energy supply, services and solutions in order to become a leading net zero business in Ireland by 2045 and to help our customers reach net zero by 2050. Our ambition is to use our services, footprint and propositions to better both people and planet
Bord Gáis Energy are committed to placing equality, diversity, care and respect at the heart of our policies and everyday practices. We encourage everyone to take part in our active employee networks, including the Women's network, REACH (Race, Ethnicity, & Cultural Heritage) network, Neurodiversity network, and BRÓD, our LGBTQ+ network. We're proud of the work our networks and allies do to help us promote a culture of inclusion, empowering our colleagues to be themselves and do their best work. Our vision is to employ a diverse mix of people who reflect the societies we work in and the customers we serve, so we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives.
Our Flexible First working model empowers our people to find a better balance between home and office working. You can enjoy the convenience of working from home combined with time spent onsite in a way that works for our customers, our business and you. Our office is used as a place to connect and collaborate with colleagues, rather than your default place of work each day.
Here in Bord Gáis Energy we’re helping to create a more sustainable and inclusive future that supports our communities, our planet – and each other. The prevention of family homelessness in Ireland is an area where we believe we can make a real difference and through our partnership with Focus Ireland, we have been working on making this a reality since 2015. We encourage all colleagues to get involved in the partnership, with everyone receiving 2 days' volunteering leave to participate in initiatives or events supporting Focus Ireland.
Our Values
care | delivery | collaboration | agility | courage
The closing date for applications are 24th of July 2024
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.
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