Finance Business Partner (Nuclear)

Centrica plc; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company is seeking a Finance Business Partner (Nuclear) responsible for overseeing financial management of their nuclear portfolio, providing strategic financial insights, and ensuring effective risk management. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance and experience in the energy or nuclear sectors, with excellent negotiation and communication skills. This role offers a flexible work environment between London and Windsor.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Comprehensive total rewards package

Support for personal and family needs

Qualifications

• Experience working within the energy, infrastructure, or nuclear sector.
• Evidence of applying a commercial mindset in operations.
• Experience integrating acquisitions and managing partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial management of nuclear portfolio.
• Provide end-to-end financial support to the Nuclear business.
• Create accounting and reporting processes for performance.

Skills

Financial acumen

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Strategic thinking

Education

Qualified Accountant

Tools

Financial modelling software

Job description

Join us, be part of more.

We're so much more than an energy company. We're a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn't rely on fossil fuels, whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That's why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently – we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it.

Centrica Power is a leading energy infrastructure company in the UK and Irish market with energy assets across conventional and flexible generation, renewable energy, energy storage and nuclear. Our nuclear portfolio, is ~ 6GW and our share is 20% ~ 1.2 GW. At Present, there is 1 PWR reactor and ~4 AGR. For the rest of our Power portfolio, across the UK & Ireland, we have c.£2bn gross capital deployed, over 600MW in operation and a further 500MW in construction.

The vision is to be a world leading flexible power asset business that energises a greener, fairer future and delivers material growth for the Centrica Group and in turn, superior shareholder returns. This is coupled with aspirations to spend close to £3.bn over the next 5 years, in aid of Centrica's green investment growth strategy and continuing to build a Power business unit of materiality and significance in Centrica's overall growth plan. As such, we believe nuclear will play a fundamental role in Centrica's overall investment ambitions.

Finance Business Partner (Nuclear)

The role will lead on our financial strategy, assess performance of our nuclear projects and carry out due diligence for new nuclear opportunities.

Location: The successful person would be required to work from our London or Windsor office 3 days per week.

Responsibilities of the role

• Lead financial management of our nuclear portfolio, taking an active role in investment decisions and strategic definition
• Lead business as usual financial activities for the nuclear fleet, including; financial control, reporting, analysis, forecasting and business partnering
• Lead nuclear investment activity including the assessment of financing options available
• Provide end-to-end financial support to the Nuclear business
• Provide financial oversight and challenge to the Nuclear business to determine and recommend strategic direction and financial objectives
• For the Nuclear portfolio, highlight key drivers of costs, cashflow, and risks & opportunities
• Ensure effective risk management processes are in place, including ownership of Nuclear Risk Management processes and reporting
• Understand & communicate the Nuclear strategy pulling out key financial insights / impacts.

Financial Control

• Create and establish appropriate accounting and reporting processes (standardised, automation in pursuit of continuous improvement) for Nuclear's performance. This includes the full suite of P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow processes
• Lead the internal and external reporting cycles: Month end process including Group reporting, Deliver the Year end audit and Interim review for Power as part of the Group process
• Lead all discussions with regards to Judgements, controls, year-end closing position and statutory financial statements for Nuclear
• Maintain an efficient system of internal controls ensuring full coverage of primary financial statements and an effective control environment.

Financial Business Partnering

• Review performance against Group Annual Plan & latest forecast, working with Nuclear Director and Power Leadership Team to identify key variances and recommend corrective action
• Lead the Planning and Forecasting activity, in line with Group guidance, highlighting risks and opportunities to guide a rolling latest view of performance
• Responsible for translating financial business performance into clear executive reporting content, using experience to ensure financial messages are clear, consistent, and effective
• Pursue continuous evolution and automation of reporting using the full digital suite of tools available
• Develop and maintain financial models to assess the profitability and risk of potential Nuclear projects
• Support the Commercial team to perform due diligence and financial analysis, to support investment decisions and commercial negotiations.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant
• Experience of working within the energy, infrastructure and ideally nuclear sector
• Excellent financial acumen and experience with financial modelling, analysis and planning
• Experience integrating acquisitions quickly and successfully and setting up joint venture and other partnerships
• Evidence of applying a commercial mindset to an operational environment
• Strong negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic and fast‑paced environment
• High level of integrity, strategic thinking, and attention to detail
• Demonstrable experience of applying a growth mindset to deliver significant and sustainable improvements in business performance, and revenue enhancement
• Ability to operate and drive opportunities to work as 'one team' with the broader Centrica Group, establishing clear 'ownership'
• Models Centrica's core values of Care, Courage, Collaboration, Delivery, and Agility
• Evidence of embracing technology as an enabler to maximise value from assets and drive robust data management.

Why should you apply

We're not a perfect place – but we're a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That's why we've designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too.

Visit https://www.morethanacareer.energy/centrica to discover why we're a great place to work and what being part of more means for you.

If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non‑negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.