Junior Finance Business Partner

**Location**: Milton Keynes

**Contract**: Maternity Cover

OUR JOURNEY

At Shell Energy, we believe there’s a better way to power your business.
Aligned with Shell’s ambition to be a significant global power business and to become net zero by
2050, we are here to guide businesses to a better energy future. One that has the customer and a
commitment to cleaner energy at the heart and makes it easy and affordable to embrace new
technology.
We offer businesses across Britain 100% renewable electricity as standard. Our cleaner,
affordable and simple solutions help companies manage their energy spend and plan their
sustainability roadmap - a fresh approach for environmentally conscious businesses that are
looking to boost their sustainability credentials. We also offer natural gas to our customers with the
option of supplying green gas on request.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

We’re ambitious with a pace to match, and as part of one of the world’s largest companies, the
opportunity and ability to push forward is greater than ever before.
We foster a culture of continuous improvement. Accountability matters, which means enabling
transformation through autonomy to influence and see progress through.
Every day we work to provide an environment where all employees feel valued and included, and
are able to nurture their talent as individuals and as part of a collaborative team.
A diverse and inclusive workplace, embedded in our principles of honesty, integrity and respect,
brings together remarkable people and enables them to be themselves. At Shell Energy, you’ll be
to innovate.

YOUR PART IN OUR JOURNEY
This is a great opportunity to join Commercial Finance on a permanent basis to support Finance
Business Partnering services including FP&A and decision support.
Reporting into Senior Finance Business Partner, the role requires someone who is willing to learn,
take on new challenges and develop their commercial finance skills.
You will get the opportunity to develop your existing finance skills to work across multiple functions
supporting the business with ambitious growth plans

YOUR PART IN THE TEAM

Own budgeting (incl. Business Case) and planning (LE & OP) exercises for Commission and Shared Service Functions. Constructively challenge key assumptions to ensure robustness of the plan. Attribute forecasting variance against previous forecast and actual result, drawing out actionable insights.
Assist operational finance team on month end closing with a focus on B/S - (pre-paid commission), pro-actively collaborate on continuous improvements that enhance quality of the reporting (e.g. broker performance)
Collaborate with Senior B2B Finance Business Partner to ensure consistency of month end reporting for SG&A and Commission
Proactively identify and drive liquidity optimization initiatives to improve cost control and business cost ownership
Ofgem and other adhoc reporting preparation

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO HELP YOU MAKE THE BEST OF THE ROLE

Leaner’s mindset - ability and willingness to learn as prerequisite to thrive in a dynamic environment
Fundamental accounting skill - ability to articulate P&L and B/S implication of commercial and operational decisions, ability to interpret MoM/QoQ movements in P&L and B/S in plain business language.
Analytical skill - Proficiency in data manipulation tools - Excel is essential, SQL, Power BI etc. is desirable. Problem solving through ability to form and test hypothesis based on data analytics.
Business partnering - ability to prioritize and focus on high impact activities; ability to build trust and work with senior management; good communication skill is essential - manage expectation, consistent narrative, deliver honest feedback on performance and start to pitch at different level (functional team, execs, Board)

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

FAMILY FRIENDLY

Life Assurance 4 x salary
Pension scheme
Flexible working
Company maternity /adoption pay - 26 weeks full pay, followed by 13 weeks’ statutory pay
for eligible employees.
Two weeks’ full paternity pay
Development opportunities

Training and coaching

Development portal to access development material and share experiences

Mentoring scheme
Apprenticeship schemes

LIFESTYLE

25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays)
Exclusive retail discounts
Arriva bus discount

WELL-BEING

Access to Employee Assistance Programme
Mindfulness sessions
Trained mental health first aiders
Charity events to support our charity partner

ENVIRONMENT
Modern, vibrant offices
Located in the heart of Milton Keynes/London/Coventry
Smart/casual dress