Strategic Finance Partner: Planning, Analytics & Insight

Scotia Gas Networks; Guildford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SGN is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to lead budgeting, forecasting and investment appraisal for assigned areas. You will develop business cases, monitor performance, and provide insightful reporting to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.

You will build robust financial controls, support transformation programmes, and mentor junior team members in a regulated, infrastructure environment across the SGN network in the UK.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Proven experience in finance business partnering, management accounting, or commercial finance.
• Experience in a regulated infrastructure, utilities, or large complex organisation.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with strategic planning, investment appraisal, or transformation programmes.

Responsibilities

• Develop business plans, assumptions, and investment proposals.
• Support evaluation of business cases including cost/benefit and ROI analysis.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and medium-term planning processes.
• Monitor financial performance against budgets and forecasts.
• Produce management reporting with narrative and recommendations.
• Analyse trends, drivers, and variances to explain performance.
• Develop and track KPIs aligned to business objectives.
• Provide scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis.
• Identify opportunities to improve cost control, efficiency and value for money.
• Support cost transformation and productivity initiatives.
• Ensure robust financial controls are embedded in operational processes.
• Support audit processes and respond to audit queries.
• Promote financial discipline and accountability across the business.
• Build relationships with non-finance stakeholders.
• Act as the primary finance contact for assigned business areas.
• Present financial information clearly to both financial and non-financial audiences.
• Contribute to development of finance processes, systems and reporting.
• Support automation and improved use of data and analytics.
• Mentor or support junior finance team members where applicable.

Skills

Strong commercial acumen

Advanced analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement

Financial modelling and Excel

Clear communication and presentation

Prioritisation and deadlines

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Job description

SGN is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to lead budgeting, forecasting and investment appraisal for assigned areas. You will develop business cases, monitor performance, and provide insightful reporting to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.

You will build robust financial controls, support transformation programmes, and mentor junior team members in a regulated, infrastructure environment across the SGN network in the UK.