Uk Solutions Finance Analyst

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to join a large renowned organisation, supporting the growth part of the business. This role would suit a candidate that is currently a part qualified accountant (ACMA or equivalent) and offers a great opportunity to develop key skills and experience for a successful career in Finance. Mentoring within your role, will be a key factor in helping you feel empowered to make decisions, supporting your personal growth, as well as company growth.

The Finance Team support the business to achieve these ambitious growth plans in a controlled way, your core focuses being highlighted through the following:
Production off monthly management accounts and reporting
Production of budgets & forecasts
Ad-hoc analysis to support business decisions & drive process efficiency and control through the Finance function and operations.

This role will offer the hybrid working approach, where you will be working in the office (Trinity Square - Nottingham) 2-3 days a week.

Responsibilities

This role is for a finance professional to support the delivery of financial performance, planning, reporting and support for this area of the business. You will work with the Finance Manager & Senior Finance Business Partners to monitor business performance, set challenging targets while optimising efficiency and controls across the area.

• Delivery of accurate and timely management accounts and month end reporting.
• Ensuring all key stakeholders are provided with comprehensive financial support covering their actual and forecasted gross margin and costs
• Identification and clear communication of Risks & Opportunities within area of responsibility.
• Challenge areas of cost inefficiency, control weakness and expenditure above forecast and plan.
• Build relationships with key customers (e.g. Operational direct reports of Operations Director and their teams) and stakeholders within Finance, and wider E.ON businesses.
• To deliver ad hoc decision support and analytics to the Finance Manager & Senior Finance Business Partners, including the financial appraisal of investment proposals, benefits reviews, etc.
• To provide input to the planning process on the financial impacts of any planned Operational efficiency and effectiveness initiatives
• Exhibit exemplary behaviours and create and promote an environment which strives for continuous improvement and the implementation of best practice
• Improve processes and continue to drive efficiency within the Finance team, utilising support from other specialist areas as and when required.

Essential skill requirements

• Part-Qualified finance professional (ACMA or equivalent) or alternatively a finance professional that has experience of working within finance teams.
• Previous experience in financial planning and reporting with demonstrable understanding of and improving core finance processes, controls, management accounting, forecasting and reporting.
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and present it in a clear and logical format.
• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to deliver financial results clearly to non-finance personnel.
• Ability to plan, determine priorities and work to meet tight deadlines.
• Good interpersonal and influencing skills to challenge the business in its profitability and cost management performance.
• Good levels of financial and commercial acumen.
• Strong Excel and system skills.

• Energy, drive, determination, and enthusiasm.

Desirable

• Ability to proactively identify key issues and opportunities, create clarity and insight and provide effective support and challenge to senior customers and stakeholders.
• Prior experience of challenging, influencing and negotiating with stakeholders.
• Prior experience of driving change through ways of working, identifying opportunities for commercial optimisation and unlocking value.
• Prior experience of working in a Finance in a retail environment.
• Awareness of power BI

Our market-leading benefits package includes 26 days holiday + bank holidays, a generous pension scheme, life cover, bonus and the chance to choose from 20 flexible benefits with tax and/or NI savings. In fact, our benefits package recently won the Personnel Today Reward, Recognition and Benefits Award 2022!

As the only energy company to feature in The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers (our 2022/23 ranking is 15th) we’ve proven that we’re committed to equal opportunities and actively promote a diverse and inclusive working environment, and fairness for everyone.

We realise the best people bring their energy at different times, so we’re happy to talk flexible working and offer a range of flexible working options, including full time, part time and job share.

As a Disability Confident Employer we interview every disabled applicant who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

We’ve exciting opportunities for everyone to develop their talent at E.ON. Our open access, inclusive talent networks provide networking, learning and development for all, building your skills, qualifications, and capabilities throughout your career. If you