Settlements and Registrations Manager in Abingdon

Conrad Energy is seeking a Settlements and Registrations Manager who will own the accurate registration and settlement of Conrad Energy's electricity portfolio. The role will control the meter-point lifecycle, reconcile meter data and supplier volumes, resolve exceptions, and protect billing and industry-charge accuracy. It will also lead operational readiness for Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement and support significant portfolio growth.

About Conrad Energy Ltd

Conrad Energy is a fast-growing UK energy company. We’re powering the move towards renewables through innovation and technology. We generate power to support the National Grid when renewables can’t meet demand and we buy, sell and manage energy for businesses nationally.

With a portfolio including gas, batteries, solar, wind and hydrogen, our 83 sites, operational or in construction, have a potential to generate 983MW of power making us one of the leading flexible energy providers in the country. Optimised and operated using our market-leading software, iON+, we’re at the forefront of shaping a more efficient energy sector that is both reliable and sustainable.

Over the last few years, we’ve planned and developed some of the largest energy infrastructure projects in Europe, as well as rapidly expanding the number of business customers working with us.

We’re proud to power a changing world, building a better future for us all.

Key Responsibilities

Settlements

· Own end-to-end electricity settlements across half-hourly, non-half-hourly and MHHS arrangements.

· Monitor meter reads, consumption data and settlement messages, with clear ownership of exceptions.

· Reconcile meter-level volumes to Supplier Volume Allocation outputs, supplier BMUs, Elexon reports, traded positions and financial records.

· Investigate missing or estimated data, volume variances, incorrect technical details and misallocated consumption.

· Track corrections through the relevant settlement runs and report the financial impact of unresolved items.

Registrations

· Own the registration lifecycle for electricity customers and MPANs, including new connections, change of supply, change of agent, energisation changes and disconnections.

· Ensure registration, metering and agent appointment data is complete, consistent and submitted within industry timescales.

· Monitor failed, rejected and outstanding registration transactions and manage them to resolution.

· Maintain an accurate view of portfolio status, appointed agents, meter technical details and effective dates.

· Coordinate with Customer Operations, Commercial teams, metering providers, data services and industry parties to prevent breaks between contractual, registration, metering and settlement records.

Revenue assurance and financial accuracy

· Provide accurate settlement and registration inputs for customer billing, purchase accruals, industry invoices and month-end reporting.

· Identify revenue leakage, unbilled consumption, cost misallocation and aged corrections, and drive recovery actions.

· Work with Finance, Trading and Supply teams to explain material volume and cost movements.

MHHS transition and industry change

· Lead operational readiness for MHHS, including migration, cutover and post-migration assurance.

· Manage working relationships with Elexon, registration, metering and data service providers, and other industry parties.

· Translate relevant BSC, Retail Energy Code and industry changes into practical operating requirements.

Leadership and stakeholder management

· Lead the settlements and registrations team, setting priorities, service standards and effective cover for critical deadlines.

· Establish clear responsibilities across Trading, Finance, Customer Operations and Commercial teams.

· Report performance and escalate material financial, customer or compliance risks.

· Manage agent and service-provider performance through agreed service levels and escalation routes.

About You

Experience and knowledge

Essential

· Strong experience in GB electricity settlements and registrations within a supplier or energy-services business.

· Detailed knowledge of the BSC, Supplier Volume Allocation, registration processes, industry timescales and meter-data lifecycles.

· Practical knowledge of half-hourly and non-half-hourly settlement and the MHHS operating model.

· Experience reconciling meter-level consumption to supplier BMUs, industry reports and financial records.

· Proven ability to resolve registration, metering and settlement exceptions with external agents.

· Strong Excel and analytical capability, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly.

· Experience working with multiple stakeholders and operating controls in a regulated environment.

Desirable

· Direct experience of MHHS qualification, migration or operational delivery.

· Experience with supplier billing, registration, meter-data or settlement platforms.

· Knowledge of industry data flows and messages covering registration, metering and settlement.

· Experience scaling an operational function or bringing activities in-house.

· Relevant qualification in energy, finance, data, technology or operational management.

Personal capabilities

· High attention to detail without losing sight of material financial and customer risk.

· Structured problem solving and the persistence to take issues through to closure.

· Clear judgement about when to correct, challenge or escalate.

· Ability to explain technical settlement issues in plain language to senior managers and non-specialists.

· A practical leadership style that creates accountability and dependable delivery.

This job description is intended as a basic guide to the responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive. The post holder may be asked to undertake duties that are in line with the level of the role. The job description will be subject to regular review and amendment as necessary in consultation with the post holder.