Commercial Finance Manager

Description:

We have an exciting opportunity to join SSE Renewables as a Commercial Finance Manager to partner our Onshore Wind, Solar & Battery (“OWSB”) business focussing on the operational assets of the OSWB business. The role will concentrate on performance improvement, business analysis & insight, strategic business planning, budgeting & forecasting activities. This is a forward-looking role that will align will work closely with the senior business roles providing timely and effective support and challenge. Specific responsibilities include:

Reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance OWSB and supporting them partnering various senior business stakeholders being the face of finance for the business with the core responsibility of the delivery of the monthly results and forecast, annual budget and 10 year plans

Part of operational OWSB leadership team, being the voice of finance within the team and using this forum to proactively challenge the business on financial performance, drive improvements, providing insight, knowledge, and recommendations. It is expected that the CFM will contribute and provide challenge to non-finance related topics as members of the leadership team.

• Prepare, co-ordinate and leading robust Directorate forecasts, budgets and longer-term planning including stakeholder sign off, providing financial insight and challenge as necessary to ensure budgets are accurate, realistic, and aligned with the broader SSER strategy.

• With the focus on operations there will be a demand to analyse, report and advise on asset performance, understanding our commercial optimisation through hedging and PPA contracts as well as reviewing the assets operational costs

• Contribute to or lead on business improvement / deep dive projects requested by the business or pro-actively put forward by Finance and work with the business teams to review and input into commercial contracts, hedging, efficiency opportunities and offering insight to returns, opportunity and risk

• Assist in project investment cases, identifying key risks and opportunities with an understanding of the economic and commercial drivers with an eye on internal and external market forces

• Present and articulate financials at JV Boards, Leadership Teams or Management Committee’s