Finance Business Partner

3 weeks ago

UK, UK, United Kingdom EDF Energy Full time

Energise Your Career, Accelerate a Net-Zero Future #RenewablesJobs

The Opportunity


EDF Renewables UK is at the forefront of the UK’s renewable energy revolution, driving innovation in wind power, solar, and battery storage technology. As we accelerate our ambitious growth journey, we’re on the lookout for a Finance Business Partner for our Solar, Storage and Private Wire (SSPW) Finance team to join us and help shape the energy of the future.

In this dynamic role, you’ll collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, including our business teams, shareholders, external investors, and the wider EDF family. You’ll be part of an ambitious, forward-thinking organisation committed to sustainability, collaboration, and social responsibility.

To support our vision, we are focused on building world-class processes, investing in cutting-edge systems, and leveraging data to power our growth. We’re looking for candidates who bring fresh, innovative ideas, thrive in adapting to change, and are eager to play a pivotal role in driving our success.

Be a part of the change and help us lead the charge toward a brighter, greener tomorrow

Pay, benefits and culture

If you’re looking to join a company where you can work hard, have fun, and help to create a Net Zero future – then you’re in the right place’

Our passion for embracing new ideas and being open-minded to change helps us continue to grow successfully.

We’re committed to helping all of our people thrive during their time with us, recognising and rewarding every person for their hard work and commitment.

Alongside a competitive salary, bonus, and market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits and employee discounts to help you thrive across all aspects of your life. You can spend your flexible fund on the benefits that matter to you, whether that’s an electric vehicle, private healthcare, additional holiday or one or more of our other benefits.

We’ll offer you the flexibility, freedom and responsibility to make an impact in your role; whether that’s on-site, in the office or hybrid working from home.

We’re committed to championing diversity representation across gender, ethnicity, LGBT+, disability and more. This applies to all our roles, underpinned by our Everyone’s Welcome inclusion programme.

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.


What you’ll be doing

You’ll partner with the business operations areas and deliver pertinent analysis to improve their financial performance on spaces such as cash flow and profitability.

  • Constructively challenge the business and provide innovative solutions to lead to financial and operational improvements being made.
  • Manage the relationship between the Finance Department and the business operations areas to ensure that the needs of both areas are mutually understood, and processes are delivered efficiently.
  • Support risk management by ensuring business risks are recorded, assessed and monitored (including mitigations).
  • Assist the development of financial forecasts for partnered business operations areas and ensure the forecasts are reviewed on a regular basis.
  • Understand and analyse external economic trends, including the impact on EDF RUK and recommend actions to meet new opportunities and threats.
  • Represent EDF RUK Finance in key meetings with other business departments, EDF RUK Executive and external parties.
  • Deliver documentation on the team’s key processes to ensure compliance (e.g. integrity and assurance on project costs).

As Finance Business Partner you will play a vital role in developing financial forecasts for key assets and challenging business teams on their assumptions. You’ll build strong, trusting relationships with managers to enable honest discussions, enhance decision-making, and drive profitability across diverse assets at varying lifecycle stages and operating models.

  • As the bridge between the business and finance specialists, you’ll provide advice, know when to consult experts, and escalate complex issues when needed.

What do you need to be great at this role?

You’ll demonstrate excellent communication skills and be able to convey complex information in a simple and concise way (both written and verbal) to stakeholders, adapting your style and content for the audience. You will have strong communication skills, both written and verbal including ability to prioritise conflicting activities and be proactive. With strong attention to detail, you will have knowledge of accounting policies, processes and systems.

You will also be able to demonstrate:

  • Accounting qualification (ACA/ CIMA/ ACCA) with relevant post-qualification experience.
  • Knowledge of both UK GAAP and IFRS, experience of preparing statutory accounts (if applicable) and the confidence to apply them to practical examples is essential.
  • Able to challenge the way things are done and look at ways to make improvements to the business.
  • Proficient IT skills (Spreadsheets, database, Visual basic)
  • Committed to continuous improvement and development of skills and knowledge.
  • Knowledge of internal systems (Power BI, Anaplan, SAP, BOFC)
  • Act with complete integrity and confidentiality.
  • Experience of the energy or services industry is desirable.
  • Strong numerical and analytical skills.

Closing date for applications: 5th of January 2025

Location: Alexander House. We offer a flexible first way of working. You can work on a hybrid basis with a base from our Durham office.
Contract: This is a maternity cover contract for up to 15 months

Why EDF Renewables?

At EDF Renewables UK & Ireland we’re committed to tackling climate change. Our rapidly growing team of 500 talented people share an ambition to create a net zero future where clean, green, energy powers all our lives.

It’s a huge ambition and time is of the essence if we are to play our full part in meeting the UK and Ireland’s challenging net zero targets. With our unique mix of technologies including onshore and offshore wind, solar PV, battery storage and green hydrogen we are the UK & Ireland’s most diverse generator of renewable energy.

To achieve our goal of generating a massive 10GW of renewable energy by 2035, we’re working with stakeholders and communities throughout the UK and Ireland to unlock the enormous potential of the low carbon energy sector.

If you’re passionate about tackling climate change to create the cleaner, greener future we all want, we would love you to come join us.

Join us, and let’s do good together.

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