Overview
As a Finance Business Partner, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, translating financial data into actionable insight to drive commercial choices and performance improvements. You will bridge finance and operations, shaping business cases, forecasts, and reporting to support strategic decisions. This role contributes to efficiency, value creation, and robust financial control across assigned areas within SGN’s energy network. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to enable data‑driven decisions and transformation initiatives.
Pay / Benefits
- Joint-contribution pension 6% (12% total)
- Enhanced maternity & family leave
- Life assurance
- HolidayPlus
- Virtual GP & Employee Assistance Programme
- retail and leisure discounts
Responsibilities
- Partner with senior stakeholders and operational teams to support strategic and operational decision making
- Provide constructive challenge to business plans, assumptions, and investment proposals
- Support development and evaluation of business cases, including cost/benefit and ROI analysis
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and medium-term planning for assigned areas
- Monitor financial performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying risks and opportunities
- Produce clear management reporting with narrative and recommendations
- Analyse trends, drivers, and variances to explain performance and influence outcomes
- Develop and track KPIs and performance metrics aligned to business objectives
- Provide scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis to support key decisions
- Identify opportunities to improve cost control, efficiency, and value for money
- Support cost transformation and productivity initiatives
- Ensure robust financial controls embedded within operational processes
- Ensure compliance with financial policies, accounting standards, and internal controls
- Support audit processes and respond to audit queries
- Promote strong financial discipline and accountability across the business
- Build credible, collaborative relationships with non‑finance stakeholders
- Act as the primary finance contact for assigned business areas
- Present financial information clearly to both financial and non‑financial audiences
- Contribute to development of finance processes, systems, and reporting
- Support automation and improved use of data and analytics
- Mentor or support junior finance team members where applicable
Key requirements
- Strong commercial acumen and business understanding
- Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills
- Ability to influence, challenge, and communicate with senior stakeholders
- Strong financial modelling and Excel skills (Power BI/Tableau desirable)
- Clear, confident communication and presentation skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities and work to deadlines
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Proven experience in a finance business partnering, management accounting, or commercial finance role
- Experience supporting operational or service based teams
- Experience in a regulated, infrastructure, utilities, or large complex organisation
- Experience with strategic planning, investment appraisal, or transformation programmes
- Influencing and stakeholder management
- Strong communication and presentation
- Analytical thinking
- Financial modelling
- Excel
- Power BI
Finance Business Partner in Surrey employer: Scotia Gas Networks
SGN is an award-winning employer that prioritises employee well-being and professional growth, offering a hybrid work model in the vibrant area of Farringdon. With a strong focus on inclusivity, competitive benefits such as enhanced family leave, and opportunities to lead transformative projects, SGN fosters a collaborative culture where every team member contributes to delivering safety and comfort to millions. Join us to be part of a pioneering organisation committed to innovation and sustainability in the energy sector.
