Finance Business Partner

The Finance Business Partners will take the reins of their Business Partnering relationships with several Directors or Heads of Function. You'll bring both challenge and support to the table, tackling cost control, securing new or extra funding, tightening financial controls, developing the Medium-Term Plan (MTP), and crafting budgets with flair.

At EDF, success is personal. Here you’ll develop a career that’s unique to you. Whether you want to move horizontally, deepen your specialty, or advance through the levels — it’s your journey, powered by us. Join us and be part be of our mission to help Britain achieve Net Zero.

This role is based in our main office: Gloucester Business Park with hybrid working. However, we do offer flexible working and would welcome applications located throughout the UK, with contractual locations located within one of our Nuclear plants or Offices near you. This role will be predominately remote working, but you may be required on site for in person meetings during senior stakeholder discussions. 

The Opportunity

Are you ready to make a significant impact?
As our Finance Business Partner, you'll be the go-to expert for explaining the department's financial performance to Directors and Heads of Function. You'll identify key areas of underperformance or concern, kickstart corrective actions, and collaborate with main stakeholders to align with corporate objectives.

You'll build and maintain stellar relationships with Senior Leaders and their teams, working across the entire business spectrum. Your mission? To promote a culture of value enhancement, cost consciousness, and accountability.

We're looking for someone who can provide direction, motivation, and encouragement, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and growth. You'll need a strong commitment to getting things done, actively removing barriers to delivery. Clear, confident, and diplomatic communication at all levels is essential.

You'll form and maintain networks of positive business relationships, driving both personal and business success.

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting which will, ordinarily, require you to have been a resident of the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. 

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a salary starting from £43,200 and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.  

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you’ll be doing

As a Financial Business Partner, you'll support the Medium-Term Plan (MTP) and set ambitious targets. You'll guide the Central Directorate's strategic plan and work with Directors and Heads of Functions to prepare the MTP annually.

You'll produce monthly reports, highlight financial variances, and lead Financial Review meetings to tackle risks and opportunities. Ensuring strong governance, you'll review investment appraisals and manage financial performance, promoting cost consciousness and accountability.

Your coaching will help the business interpret financial reports, and you'll influence senior leaders' commercial behaviour. You'll define financial KPIs, deliver Commercial Awareness sessions, and lead initiatives to drive value.

In this role, you'll oversee Directorates within Nuclear Operations, managing a cost base of £300m - £500m, an FTE of around 800, and an annual investment program of about £50m.

Who you are

The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with a recognized UK professional body (e.g., ICAEW, ICAS, CIMA) and have substantial experience as a Business Partner. They should excel in managing relationships, providing both support and challenge to enhance business performance.

High levels of confidence, credibility, professionalism, and integrity are essential, along with a proven ability to work closely with non-Finance senior management. The role demands high energy, resilience, and strong decision-making, numerical, and analytical skills.

We’re looking for someone with experience and proven delivery in managing data in a highly regulated environment, with the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders at all levels across the whole organisation with strong influencing skills.

If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you!

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting which will, ordinarily, require you to have been a resident of the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. 

Closing Date for applications is Monday 13th January - Interviews will follow shortly after.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact: megan.gilder@edfenergy.com

Success is personal. It’s your journey, powered by us. Join us and we’ll help Britain achieve Net Zero, together.

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