Sizewell C. The power of good for Britain.

Location: London*/Sizewell (hybrid working arrangements).

Employment basis: Permanent, full-time.

Salary:c. £52,393., dependent on experience, plus bonus and other benefits. 

Closing date: Wednesday 5th February 2025

The Opportunity  

Are you looking for a career which is rewarding, at the cutting edge of project development and where you can really make a difference? Come and join our expanding Sizewell C (SZC) team and work on one of the most exciting and largest megaprojects in the UK, whilst being at the forefront of the UK’s climate change agenda and energy policy. Following on from the success of Hinkley Point C (HPC), the SZC Project is a nuclear new build project in Suffolk, which has obtained planning approval and Government financing support. The project has started construction and is now seeking private investment. When completed, it will provide dependable electricity to 6 million homes for 60 years, which along with renewables, will support Britain to achieve Net Zero by 2050.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Finance Business Partner at Sizewell C, we are a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation committed to delivering outstanding results and value to our stakeholders. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Finance Business Partner to our join our finance team and support keys business decisions. 

Our teams are set up to work flexibly, with a hybrid working approach between our offices and your home. We provide a full suite of IT equipment to ensure that our employees can work from home comfortably and effectively.

The Role

As a Finance Business Partner, you will work closely with senior leaders, and key stakeholders across various departments to provide financial insights, analysis, and strategic guidance. You will play a critical role in driving financial performance, supporting business growth, and helping the organisation achieve its financial goals. 

You’ll be a commercially focused, proactive, strategic thinker with a core understanding of financial principles. 

You’ll combine your technical and financial expertise with your knowledge of the external commercial environment and industry, the business entity and its operating model, objectives and challenges. 

You’ll work collaboratively with the other Finance teams under the CFO but also with the other Project Support teams of Project Controls, Supply Chain and HR in addition to the Delivery Programme of the project. 

You’ll support the SZC Lead Finance Business Partner and SZC Leadership team to own, manage and maintain financial control and governance processes, partnering with all stakeholders, driving awareness of financial performance, enhancing decision making and supporting the effective delivery of the project. 

You’ll ensure accurate and robust cost information and will have direct responsibility for challenging the business. 

Skills/Knowledge

You’ll have previous experience of project finance in a large infrastructure and experience of working within or for a fast growing, high demand business. 

You’ll be a part or fully-qualified accountant with a recognised UK Professional Organisation (e.g. ACCA, ACA, ICAEW, ICAS, CIMA)

You’ll have proven experience in a finance business partnering or finance analyst role.

Excellent at building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders.

Excellent influencing, communication and presentation skills.

Strong commercial acumen & analytical skills with the ability to present complex financial data clearly and concisely.

Ability to prioritise and manage activities with regular and tight deadlines.

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

A full job description is available on application.

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* Sizewell C Limited will be moving offices from 90 Whitfield Street to 25 Copthall Avenue. 

25 Copthall Avenue is a modern building just a short walk from Moorgate and Liverpool Street stations. Sizewell C will occupy the whole of the 4th floor. We are targeting a move in February 2025.

This role will be contractually based at 25 Copthall Avenue. However, depending on the date of the move there may be a period that you will be required to work temporarily from our existing office at 90 Whitfield Street.

Power in Diversity

Sizewell C is a great place to work, where everyone is welcome.

To fulfil our commitment of doing the power of good for Britain, our ambition is to have a workforce which reflects and benefits the society we are part of and serve.  Every worker on SZC, wherever they are, should help to create and experience the right environment where everyone on the team understands, respects and embraces diversity with a culture where everyone is treated with equal respect and are all given equal access to opportunities.  By valuing the different points of view and experiences that having a diverse team brings, and by fostering an inclusive climate, we will create a great place to work and a more successful project. 

We create the right environment where people feel able to bring their whole selves to work. Whilst working together there is mutual trust and appreciation created through the building of meaningful relationships with one another, aligned with our key values:

Respect: Value the rules and environment in which we operate
Positivity: Positively challenge poor quality and performance
Humility: Be open to other’s points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise
Solidarity: One team, working closely together and helping each other
Clarity: Communicate clearly and consistently

Everyone is able to get the most from their work and the workplace, and in return, give their best.

 Competitive Salary and Benefits

We’re dedicated to offering flexible benefits that support our people across all aspects of their lives and we’re delighted to offer a range of benefits to support our employees’ physical, emotional and financial wellbeing. 

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a market-leading company pension scheme, paid holidays and a range of flexible benefits, such as: a company incentive bonus plan, health cover, cycle to work scheme, discounts and employee pricing.

Please let us know if you’d like to discuss flexible working arrangements by highlighting this on your application.

Sizewell C Limited (Sizewell C) is nuclear site licensed company whose business is to design, finance, construct, commission, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission the nuclear power plant and related infrastructure at Sizewell C in Suffolk.  Sizewell C was formerly under the majority ownership of the EDF Group but is currently majority owned by HM Government and operates as an independent company. EDF remains a key shareholder in Sizewell C and the business therefore maintains close links to EDF as a part of its ‘nuclear family’.
 
As a Sizewell C employee, you may wonder why you are contacted by colleagues with an EDF email, or see the EDF logo on portals that you access and/or documentation you receive; this is because we have partnered with EDF for the provision of a number of support services whilst we complete a successful transition out of the EDF group

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Sizewell C Limited (Sizewell C) is nuclear site licensed company whose business is to design, finance, construct, commission, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission the nuclear power plant and related infrastructure at Sizewell C in Suffolk.  Sizewell C was formerly under the majority ownership of the EDF Group but is currently majority owned by HM Government and operates as an independent company. EDF remains a key shareholder in Sizewell C and the business therefore maintains close links to EDF as a part of its ‘nuclear family’.

 As a Sizewell C employee, you may wonder why you are contacted by colleagues with an EDF email, or see the EDF logo on portals that you access and/or documentation you receive; this is because we have partnered with EDF for the provision of a number of support services whilst we complete a successful transition out of the EDF group.