Finance Reporting & Forecasting Lead – Energy

Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension

Private medical insurance

Death in service benefit

Job summary

Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment is recruiting for an experienced finance professional in Aberdeen to own monthly reporting and coordinate budgeting and forecasting across an energy sector business. Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will deliver accurate management information and lead process improvements.

You will oversee month-end packs, support ERP and finance systems development, and explore AI-enabled tools to streamline reporting.

Qualifications

• University degree in Accounting and/or Finance.
• Professional accounting qualification such as ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent.
• Strong experience in financial reporting, forecasting and budgeting.
• Excellent analytical and variance analysis skills.
• Advanced Excel and ERP/financial reporting systems experience.
• Strong systems aptitude and ability to adapt to new technologies.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience in Shared Services is desirable.
• Knowledge of Power BI and AI-enabled finance applications is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the month end reporting cycle and prepare reporting deliverables.
• Oversee the preparation of financial results for accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare monthly reporting packs, analysis and commentary for management.
• Coordinate the annual budget cycle and monthly forecasting process.
• Consolidate and analyse forecast submissions from stakeholders.
• Support finance systems implementation and ongoing development.
• Identify opportunities to standardise and automate finance processes using digital tools.
• Act as a key finance contact for reporting, budgeting and forecasting matters.
• Provide support and guidance to finance colleagues.

Skills

Financial reporting

Forecasting

Budgeting

Excel

ERP systems

Power BI

AI tools in finance

Stakeholder management

Education

University degree in Accounting/Finance

ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Power BI

Automation tools

Job description

Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment is recruiting for an experienced finance professional in Aberdeen to own monthly reporting and coordinate budgeting and forecasting across an energy sector business. Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will deliver accurate management information and lead process improvements.

You will oversee month-end packs, support ERP and finance systems development, and explore AI-enabled tools to streamline reporting.