Finance Business Partner

EDF Energy; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Business Partner to enhance financial performance and support strategic decision-making. In this pivotal role, you will produce insightful financial reports, manage stakeholder relationships, and drive cost-conscious initiatives. This hybrid position offers the flexibility to work from Gloucester or Glasgow, allowing you to thrive in a supportive environment that values diversity and inclusion. If you are a qualified accountant or an experienced business partner ready to make a significant impact, this opportunity could be your next step towards a fulfilling career.

Benefits

Enhanced Parental Leave

Electric Vehicle Leasing

Health Insurance

Product Discounts

Critical Illness Insurance

Technology Vouchers

Gym Membership

Season Ticket Loans

Market-Leading Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong experience in finance roles.
• Proven ability to manage relationships and enhance business performance.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly financial reports and lead Financial Review meetings.
• Support and challenge projects through the internal sanctioning process.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Budgeting

Cost Control

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Education

Qualified Accountant (ICAEW, ICAS, CIMA)

Business Management Degree

Tools

Financial Reporting Software

Excel

Job description

About the Role

The Finance Business Partners will take the reins of their Business Partnering relationships with several stakeholders at all levels within the business. You'll bring both challenge and support to the table, tackling cost control, securing new or extra funding, tightening financial controls, and crafting budgets with flair.

This role is based within our Nuclear Operations business unit on a hybrid basis – working from either our Gloucester Business Park Office 2 – 3 days a week or based in the Glasgow office.

In addition we are recruiting the same role on a 12-month fixed term contract, please make it clear on your application if you are open to being considered for both permanent and contract roles.

The Opportunity

Are you ready to make a significant impact? As our Finance Business Partner, you'll be the go-to expert for explaining the department's financial performance. You'll identify key areas of underperformance or concern, kickstart corrective actions, and collaborate with main stakeholders to align with corporate objectives.

The key element to this role is the ability to build stellar relationships with Senior Leaders and their teams, working across the entire business spectrum.

We're looking for someone with confident communication skills who can provide direction, motivation, and encouragement, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and growth.

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a salary starting from £43,200 and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you’ll be doing

As a Finance Business Partner, you will produce monthly reports, highlight financial variances, and lead Financial Review meetings to address risks and opportunities. You will ensure strong governance by reviewing investment appraisals and managing financial performance, promoting cost consciousness and accountability.

You will support Financial Review meetings with accurate, up-to-date financial information and address financial issues, risks, and opportunities. You will also support and challenge projects through the internal sanctioning process, ensuring that all presented papers accurately reflect the true picture, including risks and contingencies.

Additionally, you will support change initiatives across the Finance organisation, seek process improvements, and promote best practices. You will create easy-to-understand financial narratives and graphics, advocate for a self-service attitude by promoting technology and tools and provide proactive financial analytics and recommendations.

Your coaching will help the business interpret financial reports, and you will influence senior leaders' commercial behaviour. You will define financial KPIs, deliver Commercial Awareness sessions, and lead initiatives to drive value.

Join us at EDF and play a pivotal role in driving financial excellence and supporting our business in making informed, strategic decisions.

Who you are

Ideally you will be a qualified accountant with a recognized UK professional body (e.g., ICAEW, ICAS, CIMA). However, we will consider candidates who have strong experience as a Business Partner and are still to complete this qualification.

You will excel in managing relationships, providing both support and challenge to enhance business performance, have high levels of confidence, credibility and professionalism

The role demands high energy, resilience, and strong decision-making, numerical, and analytical skills.

We’re looking for someone with experience and proven delivery in managing data in a highly regulated environment, with the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders at all levels across the whole organisation with strong influencing skills.

If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you!

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting which will, ordinarily, require you to have been a resident of the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years.

Closing Date for applications is 25th May 2025- Interviews will follow shortly after

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