Description
Supply & Trading is at the forefront of European energy trading, and is responsible for all of the Group's activities related to international energy procurement and transactions in traded energy wholesale markets. Our expertise in this field means that Supply & Trading optimises the value of the Group's assets related to generation, storage and contracts.
Job Purpose:
Accountable for all Infrastructure Production Services for the business, and Development Services for the Application Development teams. In addition, they are leading a major transformation programme that is changing and upgrading all aspects of the Infrastructure, and the operating and resource model.
manage a budget, chargeback their costs to the business and the Applications teams, and are subject to a cost reduction target by 2013. This heavyweight remit demands a dedicated financial analyst to maintain control of the financial processes and data, and to produce effective management information.
Subordinates:
None
Principal Accountabilities and Activities:
Key areas and tasks of responsibility (bullet point format preferable; description not to be changed; specifics can be added as requested)
*Engage with IT Control on the Annual Planning and Quarterly re-forecasting processes
*Engage with key stakeholders to ensure they understand their costs, and any risks and issues
*Support the monthly financial cycle across and conduct financial analysis and interpretation
*Report financial status monthly to the management team
*Validate Supplier Invoices against Purchase Orders and forecasts, and report on Supplier financial status
*Support ad-hoc projects and reporting requests
*Support IT performance measurement, including production of cost, and productivity metrics
*Support IT performance improvement projects, eg Cost Efficiency Project
*Support the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
*Maintain a repository of all Financial data, management information and supporting artefacts
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Education & Qualification:
Ideally a Graduate with Accounting or Information Technology accreditation
Competencies and Technical Skills:
*Knowledge, technical skills experience required of the job and success in the role
(description not to be changed; specifics can be added as requested)Business Competencies:
*Basic Energy Markets and Trading knowledge
*Working knowledge of corporate accounting practices and processes
Technology Competencies:
*High Standard of MS Office skills
*Basic SAP skills (CO, PS)
Process & Method Competencies:
*Working knowledge of Financial Management processes from budgeting through to cost recharging
*Experience of IT project and service governance methods for financial management and reporting
*Ability to conduct financial analysis, apply interpretations, calculate correlations and dependencies, and present management information and key messages for Senior Management review
*Hands on experience of working to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Personal Competencies (Leading Self):
*Strong attention to detail focus, and highly numerate
*Demonstrates outstanding enthusiasm and commitment to deliver high quality results to schedule
*Confident demeanour that engages easily and effectively with key stakeholders
*Problem solving skills and analytical thinking
*Articulate with good English language skills
*Ability to
Use time effectively and efficiently and to multi-task with changing priorities
Work well under pressure
Assimilate new concepts quickly
Efficiently learn and apply Templates/Standard Operating Procedures
Present ideas, facts and analysis (verbally/written)
Communicate effectively with all parts of the organisation
Aston Carter Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.