Finance Manager – NI Reporting

Role Overview

• Co-ordination of initial reviews of NI monthly accounts including interlinking closely with the Finance Manager – All-Island Trading & Commercial and ensuring timely delivery of results.
• Support finance cost managers on maintaining accounts, improvements etc. with focus on appropriate treatment of balance sheet cash flow items and reporting adjustments.
• Co-ordinate gross margin and working capital monthly results and re-forecasting.
• Preparation and presentation of monthly results to EPH group level, ensuring a strong understanding of commercial performance across our assets
• Support on financial modelling/analysis as required.
• Initial review/feedback on balance sheet reconciliations for NI assets, ensuring accurate and timely completion and action of any feedback.
• Consolidation and co-ordination of Gross margin and Cost business plan materials, packs and commentary, ensuring timely delivery.
• Action tracking, support on overall slide consolidation for EPH Group
• Identification and development of risks and opportunities and support and co-ordinate sensitivity analysis
• Drive improvements in cashflow and working capital movements ensuring accurate cashflow forecasts (business plan and monthly forecasts) for Gross Margin and cost items, hedging items and EUA payments.
• Support on specific areas of forecasting as required, such as new unit commissioning, makesafe site closure, outage optimisation and ensuring these areas are reported and managed appropriately.
• Overall responsibility for all group reporting submissions for the NI assets.
• Overall responsibility for submission of NI financial KPIs as required, preparation of monthly 'key issues' packs.
• Be the face of the NI team for audit, including internal team co-ordination, progress tracking, interfacing with external auditors and driving query resolution in a timely manner.
• Support the central team on entity stat account preparation including disclosure preparation, adjustment tracking and initial reviews.
• Support the site team in ensuring all external submissions are done in an accurate and timely manner, including fuel oil rebates, DECC returns, landfill tax.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of central items such as pensions, tax within the NI assets.
• Drive continuous improvement across NI reporting processes including Onestream, build strong relationships with the EPH reporting team.
• Support with statutory accounts preparation as required, including associated disclosures and provisions.
• Line management and mentoring for one team member (NI Assistant Accountant).
• Assist the Head of Finance
• NI and overall team with other requirements as necessary including business cases.
• Drive continuous improvement and efficiency within financial reporting space
• Undertake projects and initiatives as required to drive business value

Requirements

• Previous experience in a similar reporting finance role (essential).
• Excellent Excel skills, with the ability to build and use Excel models and analyse data (essential).
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards and their appropriate application (essential).
• Basic understanding of UK taxation (essential).
• Experience of SAP (desired).
• Financial modelling experience (desired).
• Experience of working in an energy, manufacturing or production focussed environment (desired).