Senior Finance Manager

Phoenix Renewables Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Renewables Ltd seeks a Senior Finance Business Partner in London to drive financial strategy and offer insights for business growth. Responsibilities include financial analysis, budget management, and business partnering across departments, aiming to optimize performance. The ideal candidate possesses strong financial modelling skills and a proactive, results-oriented approach.

Qualifications

• Strong financial modelling and analytical skills important.
• Experience in dynamic multinational finance environments emphasized.
• Excellent communication and project management skills required.

Responsibilities

• Drive financial strategy and decision-making within the organization.
• Provide financial input for annual budgets and forecasts.
• Analyze financial data and develop actionable recommendations.

Skills

Financial modelling

Analytical skills

Communication

Project management

Commercial acumen

Self-sufficiency

Education

ACA / CIMA or equivalent

Strong experience in Finance field

Job description

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At Egg we help inspire a clearer path to clean energy – for more than 10 years we’ve been supporting homes and businesses across the UK in all things clean energy with our EV charging, solar panel and battery storage solutions. We’re on a mission to crack clean energy. We hope you’ll join us.

JOB PURPOSE

As a Senior Finance Business Partner, you will play a critical role in driving financial strategy and decision-making within the organization. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior management and department heads, providing financial insights, analysis, and guidance to support business growth and profitability. Your primary focus will be on partnering with various business units, understanding their operations, and aligning financial plans with their strategic objectives. You will be responsible for analyzing financial data, identifying trends, and developing actionable recommendations to optimize performance and drive value.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

BUSINESS AND STRATEGY SUPPORT:

• Provide financial input and co-ordinate the formulation of robust annual budget and forecasts, monitoring progress towards their achievement, as well as updates to the multi-year Business Plan
• Draw attention to important trends and opportunities to maximise earning and minimise risk
• Responsibility for maintaining the Egg business plan variances against previous business plans and developing future business plans
• Provide relevant and analytical financial insight to help in the formulation of business strategy
• Support special projects where necessary, such as organic and inorganic business opportunities (including build strategy, wholesale and B2B opportunities as well as M&A)
• Support the business in driving effective cost and investment management

BUSINESS PARTNERING:

• Undertake financial analysis of the business’ monthly performance. Update business heads regularly on performance highlighting opportunities and potential risks
• Assist the business in analysing variance reports and variations from stated strategies at a business and segment level for both financial and non-financial performance measures
• Conduct regular financial analysis of new and existing services highlighting the impact on business performance and the risks of such products
• Working collaboratively and partnering across technical and operational business teams as well as with external stakeholders and advisers.

OPERATIONAL SUPPORT:

• Review of monthly management report, including provision of commentary on results for designated business partners
• Provide insights with knowledge of Egg’s contract arrangements, and the ability to report on performance against contracts, will identify exceptions and any reasons for variances, and provide insights into potential risks for the business
• Support billing data and practices: monitor and analyse billing data (e.g. full / no false inclusion, correct pricing), as well as establishing and monitoring proper billing on an ongoing basis
• Support the business in partner performance management: track and analyse data for all workstreams in order to monitor compliance with contracts and monitor billing and payments
• Facilitate external and internal audit where necessary
• Support all other ad hoc reporting requirements in support of business initiatives
• Perform other assigned duties as and when required

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Strong financial modelling and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and project management skills
• Solutions orientated and able to simplify complex matters
• Self-sufficient, comfortable with working autonomously as well as in cross-functional teams and proactive in proposing commercial solutions
• Strong commercial acumen, together with the ability and creditability to form effective relationships across all levels, including senior levels of management
• Strong moral/ethical convictions

PREFERRED EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS:

• ACA / CIMA or equivalent
• Strong experience working in Finance field in a dynamic multinational environment

SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Understand financial systems design and internal controls
• High attention to detail: highly analytical and pay strong attention to accuracy of reporting
• Ability to foster a cooperative work environment, demonstrated track record as a team player
• Excellent interpersonal and community relations skills and the ability to communicate and work effectively within a diverse community
• In-depth working knowledge of computerised accounting systems; proven experience with Microsoft office suite product
• Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on company’s success
• Business modelling and knowledge of underlying drivers of growth
• Fits into ambitious, result-driven, down-to-earth culture
• Knowledge of USGAAP, Accounting principles & SOX guidelines