Senior Fp&A Analyst
Zenobē
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Job summary
Zenobe is seeking a commercially minded Senior FP&A Analyst to join our FP&A team. You will translate analysis into action and influence decision-making at leadership level, supporting monthly results and forecasts.
You will work closely with the leadership team and cross-functional partners to drive long-term planning, scenario analysis, and profitability improvements in a fast-growth energy tech environment.
Qualifications
- Experience working in FP&A or commercially analytical role (typical 5+ years).
- Strong analytical capability with ability to interpret data and generate insight.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management across senior leaders.
Responsibilities
- Support long-term planning and scenario analysis for strategic decisions.
- Act as trusted advisor to Leadership Team, communicating results clearly.
- Lead and mentor junior analysts within FP&A and ensure high-quality outputs.
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Job description
Our mission is to make clean power accessible. We are passionate about making a positive impact on communities and the environment where we work.
We’re designing, financing, building and operating the world’s most sophisticated battery systems to enable the take up of more renewable power, electrifying fleets for cleaner air, and providing clean, portable power including repurposed electric vehicle batteries. Our proprietary software and data analysis optimises operational performance for our customers to reduce emissions and costs.
Since we began in 2017, we’ve raised over £2.7 billion in debt and equity funding and transformed it into >1.2GW of grid-connected batteries live or under contract and c.3,400 electric vehicles supported. We have operations in the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the US and Canada, with a global headquarters in London.
We’re the leading owner and operator of battery storage in the UK, supporting the National Grid with the uptake of renewable power. We also work with c.90% of the UK's major bus companies, powering 25% of the UK e-bus market. We’re also the number one owner and operator of e-buses in Australia and New Zealand, and are quickly expanding into light commercial vehicles and trucks. Our rapidly growing company is looking for highly talented and motivated people to join us.
We are looking for a commercially minded and highly engaging Senior FP&A Analyst to join our FP&A team. This role is ideal for someone who combines strong analytical capability with excellent interpersonal skills and thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Zenobe is at the forefront of innovation across both BESS and EV markets, and we want someone who is going to continuously push the company to succeed and deliver it’s ambitious plans to grow 10x by 2030. You will be a business-facing, proactive communicator who can translate analysis into action and influence decision-making at the highest levels. You will enjoy working right in the thick of operations and business development teams, providing support for decision making across the board and being the key bridge between the finance team and the wider business.
Our FP&A team is relatively new, and has spent a significant amount of time building the strong foundations necessary to underpin our future plans. You will step in to support the Head of FP&A in taking it to the next level. As part of the FP&A team, you will play a key role in shaping the long-term direction of both the team, and the business in general. You will work closely with the Leadership Team, providing insight, challenge, and guidance on critical strategic decisions.
You will be adaptable: things move quickly at Zenobe and focus will shift rapidly. You will be able to support a range of project initiatives (M&A, process/systems improvement, long term planning, development of new business streams, supporting underwriting assumptions, reviewing and challenging business plans etc etc) whilst also being able to keep an eye on the day to day analysis and support required from a strong FP&A team.
- Support the long-term business planning process, including:
- Enhancing our geographical expansion analysis as we expand across the globe
- Embedding scenario planning into the leadership team workflows to better support strategic trade-offs
- Provide insight to inform capital allocation decisions
- Supporting the Head of FP&A in developing exciting initiatives for the team as business requirements evolve:
- Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models to support our EV customers in generating Electrification business cases
- Profitability and margin optimisation
- Developing a set of productivity and efficiency metrics that provide our shareholders with insight into how our growth is being shaped
- Conduct market and competitor analysis to inform strategic direction.
- Act as a trusted advisor to the Leadership Team, providing clear insight and constructive challenge, particularly with interpreting monthly results and monthly reforecasting
- Engage and confidently challenge senior stakeholders across the business.
- Prepare and present executive-level materials that clearly articulate performance and strategic choices.
- Work in lock step with the wider finance team to ensure the systems and process in the team support genuine business need and ambition.
- Translate complex analysis into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Act as a strategic thought partner on business cases and investment decisions.
- Continuously improve FP&A processes, outputs, and ways of working as we scale, ensuring systems are fit for purpose and being used correctly.
- Work closely with the FP&A modeller and the wider finance team to ensure analysis is robust and effectively applied and the newly developed company operating model is working as intended.
- Support the Systems team in embedding the use of AI in finance and integrating new tools and technologies as required.
- Act as a senior member of the FP&A team steering priorities and team development as we grow the FP&A function
- Provide guidance and support to junior analysts, ensuring outputs are both useful to the business and of high quality.
- Work collaboratively across the finance team to balance strategic priorities with ongoing business as usual support to the business.
- Actively contribute to Zenobe's commitment to health and safety, wellbeing and sustainability by; integrating these principles into daily responsibilities, ensuring a safe and supportive work environment, promoting both the physical and mental health of self and colleagues, and adopting sustainable and energy-efficient practices to minimize environmental impact. By doing so, each employee at Zenobe plays a vital role in fostering a culture that prioritises overall safety, holistic wellbeing, environmental sustainability in our business operations.
We realise that certain groups of people are less likely to apply for a role if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. To be absolutely clear: if you like the look of this job and think you could do it well, we encourage you to apply with a CV that highlights your transferable skills and experience. Above all, Zenobē is looking for collaborative, flexible, empathetic people who are interested in creating and promoting practical routes to a zero carbon world.
- Experience working in FP&A or a commercially analytical role (typically ~5+ years).
- Strong analytical capability, with the ability to interpret data and generate meaningful insight.
- We are a “people first” company and we want to keep this mindset as we scale. It is essential that you are a strong communicator who enjoys working with a diverse range of people across the business, and you can engage and influence stakeholders at all levels. Business partnering is essential to everything we do.
- Confidence to challenge assumptions and contribute to strategic debate.
- Really solid Excel and analytical skills (whilst advanced modelling expertise is not required, an ability to learn quickly and pick up complex excel models and run with them is a must).
- Ability to translate complex financial information into clear, concise messaging for stakeholders at all levels of the business.
- Commercial awareness and interest in long-term strategic planning. Experience in electricity markets would be great, but not essential.
- Experience leading or mentoring: You will be playing a key role in supporting the development of both the FP&A team and the wider finance team.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
We’re passionate about sustainability and are proud to offer Team Zenobē a pioneering and collaborative working environment. We encourage our people to take ownership of their career progression and celebrate those that can think outside the box.
Charge your career at Zenobē and receive
- Up to 33% annual bonus for being awesome
- 25 days holiday, increasing with length of service up to 30 days, plus bank holidays
- Private Medical Insurance
- £1,500 training budget per year, to ensure you grow as we do
- EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Pension scheme, up to 8% matched contributions
- Enhanced parental leave
- Cash back health plan
- Fertility Leave
- Payroll giving, charitable donations
- Plus more
Lots of our people work flexibly in many different ways, including part‑time, flexitime and hybrid working. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but please talk to us about the flexibility you need and let’s see how we can make it work.
Please note: Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or financial support towards visa‑related costs for this role. Including indefinite leave to remain (ILR).
Our people are our strongest asset and the key determinant of our success, and we value a range of skillsets and perspectives. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. We work to provide equal opportunities and an inclusive work environment, where everyone is fairly treated in the application process and through their career at Zenobē. If there are any adjustments that would help improve your experience with Zenobē, please let us know when you apply.
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