Finance Planning & Analysis Manager

The position

The Finance Planning & Analysis Manager is responsible for overseeing the financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis processes, monitoring and reporting within the company. They provide strategic financial insights to support the organization's growth and profitability, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.

What is in it for you

We are committed to creating an inclusive, values-based culture where everyone feels that they belong and has the opportunity to do meaningful work.

We offer a market competitive compensation package, including but not limited to:

• 30 Days Paid Holiday Leave

• 1 Day Paid Wellness Leave

• 1 Day Paid Birthday Leave

• Paid Maternity and Partner Leave

• Pawternity Leave

• Mental Health and Wellbeing Support

• Remote Office Budget

• Internet Allowance

• Development Plan & Budget

• Stock Appreciation Rights

• 2 Days Paid Volunteer Leave

Learn about all of our benefits on our careers page.

What you will do

• Enhance and develop the company's KPIs suite to identify trends and provide actionable insights to management

• Own and develop the rolling 3-year 3-statement plan, annual budgeting and monthly re-forecasting processes for individual functions, territories, product lines and the company as a whole

• Establish relationships with the management team, functional leaders, board members and investors to anticipate and enhance daily/weekly/monthly reporting and analysis

• Develop a framework to analyse and support business case investment decisions at the function/product/customers/project level 

• Work with cross-functional teams to continuously improve data flows and consistency between systems

• Be an active member of the finance team by understanding core finance and business processes and helping to develop the function 

What you will need

• At least 8-10 years experience in managing financial planning/analytics functions, ideally in different sizes of organisations.

• Private Equity background  in at least one (preferably more) businesses with some investor-facing.experience

• Energy markets understanding is a big advantage. 

• Ability to effectively communicate with different stakeholders, connect different teams and coordinate processes and discussions.

• Experience in setting up new processes and achieving  organisation wide buy-in.  

• Experience with working with FP&A tools, ideally Abacum, ERP such as NetSuite with ability to switch between Excel and systems as required to provide the best quality output/insight.

• Fluent in spoken and written English. Other languages are nice to have but not essential.

Who we are

Sympower is accelerating the global transition towards ‘net-zero’ by helping to build smarter, cleaner renewable energy systems. Using our proprietary software platform, we help balance the supply and demand of electricity across international energy networks.

We help businesses, grid operators, asset owners and other energy stakeholders around the world reduce their carbon emissions, integrate more distributed renewable energy resources, and generate new revenue streams by participating in demand-side response services.

Learn more about us in this video!

In 2022, Sympower became a certified B Corp, which shows the company is meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency across 5 impact areas: governance, workers, community, environment, and customers.

Sympower is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees!

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