Finance Business Partner - East

National Gas; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy provider in the UK is looking for a Regional Finance Business Partner in Peterborough. This role involves providing financial insights, developing financial plans, and engaging with stakeholders to ensure strategic objectives are met. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with experience in financial analysis and a strong understanding of budgeting and forecasting. This position offers a competitive salary and various benefits, including performance bonuses and holiday options.

Benefits

Performance bonus of up to 15%

28 days’ holiday plus 8 statutory holidays

Double-match pension scheme

Flexible benefit scheme including private healthcare

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified accountant like CIMA / ACCA / ACA.
• Experience in finance business partnering or senior financial analysis is essential.
• Ability to convey financial information to diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial insights and guidance to project teams.
• Develop financial plans and budgets for capital delivery.
• Prepare and present financial reports to senior management.

Skills

Financial expertise

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Commercial skills

Problem-solving

Education

CIMA / ACCA / ACA qualified accountant

Tools

SAP

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Job description

Regional Finance Business Partner

Peterborough, hybrid

Circa £70,000 DOE + bens

National Gas are responsible for transporting gas to power stations, major industries, storage facilities, and more than half a million businesses and 24 million homes through nearly 5,000 miles of pipes across Britain.

We’ve recently announced we’re investing £870 million in the East of England to future‑prove critical infrastructure and secure Britain’s energy. From Lincolnshire to Kent, this investment will enable us to deliver a safe, resilient network that secures Britain’s energy, maintains our industrial competitiveness, and unlocks the country’s clean energy ambitions.

Join us at this exciting time as Regional Finance Business Partner for the East region. This is a highly commercial, visible business partnering role, pivotal in providing financial insights, analysis, and strategic guidance to ensure the successful execution and delivery of portfolio investment (Capex) within the region whilst playing a key role in managing Regional Cost performance (Opex).

Join us, and help be the energy behind the change.

About the role

Business Partnering

• Be a trusted advisor to project teams, offering financial expertise, challenge and guidance to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and financial targets.
• Proactively engage with stakeholders to understand project requirements, provide financial insights, and support effective resource allocation.

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to develop financial plans, budgets, and forecasts for capital delivery as well as managing function opex performance targets.
• Conduct variance analysis and provide insights into financial performance against targets, highlighting risks and opportunities to drive informed decision‑making.

Performance Reporting

• Prepare and present comprehensive financial reports and dashboards to senior management and key stakeholders, highlighting key performance metrics, financial trends, and risks.
• Continuously monitor project financials, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions as necessary to ensure financial targets are met.

Financial Modelling and Analysis

• Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate project economics, investment returns, and cost optimisation strategies.
• Conduct scenario analysis and sensitivity testing to assess the financial impact of various project parameters and external factors.

Risk Management

• Identify, assess, and mitigate financial risks associated with the capital delivery programme, working closely with project teams to implement risk mitigation strategies.
• Monitor regulatory requirements and compliance standards to ensure adherence throughout the project lifecycle.

About you

• CIMA / ACCA / ACA qualified accountant.
• Proven experience in a finance business partnering or senior financial analysis role.
• Able to join the dots between long‑term strategy and financial performance, whilst dealing with ambiguity.
• An ability to ‘think outside the box’.
• Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills, influential and impactful to guide decisions and steer financial performance for business leaders.
• Strong commercial skills.
• Proven ability to adapt style of financial information presentation to suit a range of stakeholders, both financial and non‑financial.
• Strong understanding of financial principles, budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling techniques. Some experience of ‘capex’ reporting would be of benefit.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast‑paced environment, manage competing priorities, and drive results under tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in financial systems (SAP) and tools including advanced Microsoft Excel.

What we can offer you

• Salary circa £70,000 (dependent on experience)
• Performance bonus of up to 15% pa
• 28 days’ holiday plus 8 statutory holidays – and option to buy 5 additional days
• Double‑match pension scheme – for every £1 you put in, we add £2
• Opt‑In flexible benefit scheme, including salary sacrifice car, private healthcare, dental insurance, technology plans and more
• Financial protection with 10x salary death in service and financial support if you’re unable to work due to long term illness or injury
• Excellent family friendly provisions – maternity/paternity/adoption/surrogacy/ shared parental leave
• Employee assistance programme offering free confidential professional counselling 24/7
• Financial support to cover the cost of relevant professional membership subscriptions
• Appreciate scheme and retail offers.

About us

Gas provides the energy security to support renewable electricity generation, and we are developing our infrastructure to transport hydrogen and carbon dioxide across the country. We are Britain’s national gas network, providing secure energy to power the country, achieve net zero and maintain our industrial competitiveness.

At National Gas, we’re committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities that we serve. We celebrate the different experiences our colleagues bring and encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply. To that end we want to support you during the interview process, please advise your recruitment partner if you require any reasonable adjustments.