IT Financial Planning Analyst

CFP Energy Ltd.; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled IT Financial Planning Analyst to enhance financial planning processes and reporting. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with the IT Leadership Team and Finance function to drive efficiency and implement strategic plans. Your expertise in IT financial cost modelling and data-driven analysis will be essential in producing timely financial reports and managing stakeholder relationships. If you are passionate about optimizing financial processes within a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Detailed knowledge of IT financial cost modelling and associated financial treatment.
• Experience implementing process changes for IT cost reporting.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and direct the preparation of the annual budget and financial forecasts.
• Produce accurate and timely financial reports and identify KPIs.

Skills

IT financial cost modelling

Data driven analysis

Process change implementation

IT Finance systems

Experience in commodities/financial markets

Agile SDLC methodologies

R&D costs claim process

Capitalising IT costs

Job description

• Cost modelling: Proposing improvements in IT cost modelling & cost allocation

Job summary:

CFP Energy is a vibrant, award-winning, commodity trading and supply group comprised of several high-growth businesses. We provide innovative energy solutions that empower businesses to prosper in a sustainable world.

The jobholder:

As an experienced IT Financial Planning Analyst, you will be involved in setting up and operating IT Financial Planning processes and reporting. As a member of the product team, working autonomously and within a team, you will play a pivotal role working with the IT Leadership Team as well as the Finance function in driving change and efficiency across the organisation.

Essential functions of the job:

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Work with the IT Leadership team and the Finance FP&A Manager to coordinate & direct the preparation of the annual budget and financial forecasts

• Developing financial and investment plans

• Budgeting: Preparing budgets and forecasts, and presenting them to management

• Cost modelling: Proposing improvements in IT cost modelling & cost allocation

Analysis & Decision Support

• Producing accurate and timely financial reports

• Analysing costs, identifying inconsistencies, and proposing improvements

Reporting

• Performance management: Identifying and reporting KPIs

• Key performance indicators: Implementing relevant KPIs for domain monitoring

Collaboration

• Working with other departments to develop strategic plans

• Stakeholder management: Managing relationships with external stakeholders, such as auditors and financial institutions

• Process optimisation: Contributing to the automation, standardization, and optimization of financial processes

Skills and experience required:

• Detailed knowledge of IT financial cost modelling and the associated financial treatment

• Utilisation of data driven analysis and modelling to provide insights into financial reporting

• Demonstrable experience of implementing process change to ensure alignment in reporting and monitoring of IT Costs

• Proven experience of working with IT Finance systems, ideally implementing IT Financial systems

• Experience operating within commodities and/or financial markets and associated Trading processes desirable

• Delivered change under both waterfall and agile SDLC methodologies

• Experience of R&D costs claim process for UK corporation tax

• Experience of capitalising IT costs

The CF Group is committed to ensuring equal opportunities, fairness of treatment, dignity and respect, and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in the workplace for all employees/contractors and job applicants.