Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

FP&A Manager – CFP Energy Group

About us:

Our mission is to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy by providing innovative financial solutions to our clients.

We are not just any energy and sustainability group; we're a dynamic, award-winning powerhouse! At the forefront of environmental innovation, we lead the charge in providing cutting-edge solutions for large-scale energy consumers. From guiding small business to corporate giants on their journey to achieve net zero emissions to expertly managing risks and supplying vital power and gas resources, we do it all. But wait, there's more! We're not content with just excelling in our current ventures - we thrive on pioneering new businesses and seizing energy investment opportunities.

Role:

CFP Energy is seeking an FP&A manager to join a growing PE backed international commodity trading and energy supply Group. The successful candidate will be pivotal in establishing this new role, focusing on bottom-up departmental budgets, actuals vs. forecast analysis, KPI reporting, and driving system transformation projects.

Key responsibilities:

• Cost management: Oversee intra-group cost recharge processes, track, and analyse costs to ensure transparency and accountability.
• KPI tracking: Gather financial data from internal departments and external sources to produce insightful KPI reports.
• Reporting: Prepare monthly financial reports, including KPIs, and deliver ad-hoc business performance analyses.
• Budgeting: Lead a collaborative, bottom-up budgeting process with department heads and provide detailed budget analysis.
• Variance analysis: Take ownership of variance analysis for budgets, focusing on both cost control and gross profit tracking.
• Financial modelling: Develop and maintain financial models to support forecasting and strategic planning across the Group.
• Strategic decision support: Provide financial insights and operational recommendations to support leadership decision-making.
• Business partnering: Work closely with senior analysts and managers to align financial strategies with broader business goals and initiatives.
• Project leadership: Manage small-scale projects aimed at improving data-driven insights, operational efficiency, or financial processes.

Ideal candidate:

• Hands-on and proactive: Ready to roll up your sleeves as the first FP&A hire, managing everything from detailed data downloads to process-building and tackling ad hoc requests.
• Industry expertise: Experience in the energy sector or with financial instruments is highly desirable.
• Educational background: Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification.
• Collaborative and credible: A confident, persuasive, and approachable team player with strong interpersonal skills.
• Solution-focused mindset: Demonstrates initiative by proposing solutions, taking ownership, and confidently challenging the status quo.
• Adaptable and resilient: Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with the ability to navigate and adapt to business change.
• Strong communicator: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of presenting and articulating ideas to varied audiences with clarity and impact.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills: Strong quantitative and critical thinking abilities to tackle complex business challenges.
• Entrepreneurial spirit: Motivated to contribute value and drive growth within the organization.
• Ethics and integrity: Upholds high ethical standards and demonstrates trustworthiness in all interactions.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave in addition to Bank holidays.
• Hybrid working pattern.
• Discretionary commission/bonus scheme.
• Company pension scheme.
• Life and medical insurance, and eyecare scheme.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Recruit and Reward scheme.
• Access to perk-box benefits package.

The CF Group is committed to ensuring equal opportunities, fairness of treatment, dignity and respect, and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in the workplace for all employees/contractors and job applicants.