Senior Commercial Finance Manager

Here's what you'll be doing

Initial 6-9 months: Central Planning & Reporting (CP&R) Support

As G&I activity ramps up, you will initially support wider CP&R deliverables, ensuring key objectives are met while team members focus on the SAP roll-out project. During this phase, you will lead on large-scale deliverables and continuous improvement initiatives, such as:

• Enhancing FTE controlling processes.
• Reviewing Digital Technology spend and evaluating business cases for investments.
• Establishing new processes and end-to-end control for ESG reporting.
• Driving continuous improvements through automation and AI.

Enduring Responsibilities: Growth & Innovation

• Act as a trusted advisor and business partner to Growth & Innovation teams, providing financial insights and recommendations to drive profitability.
• Lead the commercial evaluation and implementation of new business opportunities, partnerships, and acquisitions, delivering financial due diligence and analysis.
• Monitor key financial and performance metrics, highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities to senior leadership.
• Conduct forecasting and plan costs/value streams across various business areas.
• Stay updated on industry trends and market dynamics, providing proactive insights to support strategic decision-making.

If you're looking for an impactful role where you can drive financial success and collaborate with cross-functional teams, we'd love to hear from you!

What we need from you

What we need from you:

• You will be a qualified accountant with significant experience in finance, with a focus on business partnering, financial analysis, and strategic planning.

• Proven track record of providing commercial challenge and business partnering support to cross-functional teams.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate and influence stakeholders at all levels.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.

Here's what you need to know

• 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 current ranking is 8th) 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.