Financial Planning and Analysis Business Partner

Equans is a renowned energies & services contractor and a proud member of the Bouygues global industrial group. Our expertise spans the design, construction, and maintenance of buildings and critical infrastructure worldwide. We have a great opportunity for a Financial Planning and Analysis Business Partner to join our Digital and Energy Services business within our finance team.

General overview

To support the Divisional Controller with Divisional reporting activities, covering all reporting for the Division to UK and Group. Preparation of business performance and trend analysis for use in the development of business strategies and tactics, and has the capability to plan own work and meet strict deadlines. This role will work in close collaboration with the UK FP&A team, Divisional Finance Director, Sector Finance Directors and Senior Finance Business partners to optimise the planning processes, better analyse performance and continually challenge the business.

Key activities

• Preparation of high-quality monthly management reports for the Division and Sectors within the Division, providing senior management with visibility on budget achievement (including cash flow, overheads and detailed variance review for the business units) highlighting key trends and issues.
• Pro-actively analyse the financial performance of the Division (P&L, B/S and Cash flow) and  identify possible impacts on the business, providing senior management with the relevant analysis for operational and strategic decision making.
• Support the FC in the flow of financial information, including collation of journals, management accounts and reporting for communicating to / from the Finance Business Partners, through extensive use of Excel, SAP interrogation, Coupa interrogation and BPC reporting systems.
• Challenge the business unit performance during month-end and planning processes.
• Define, communicate and track key performance indicators in line with budget framework and top management requests.
• Support FC with interaction between the Division and UK FP&A team.
• Ensure Division and UK Reporting deadlines are achieved,  with no major errors or omissions in data reported to UK and minimal follow up actions.
• Support the controller in planning and forecasting activities, including Medium-Term Plan, budget and best estimates.
• Drive efficient planning and forecasting activities, including best estimates, budget and MTP.
• Provide senior management visibility on budget achievement (incl. risks and opportunities, contingency management, PPA impact) on all the financial indicators.

Skills, qualification & experience

• Part qualified with drive to study to achieve an accounting qualification (i.e. CIMA/ACCA)
• Good financial & commercial acumen
• Ability to see patterns and collate excel data with accuracy and create presentable outputs
• Good communicator and strong inter-personal skills
• Strong planning & administration skills
• Ability to manage own workloads to meet set deadlines
• Being open to innovation and new ways of working
• Proactive approach to problem solving and can do attitude
• SAP experience is essential,  including ability to extract relevant information from financial models, data bases, analysis and presentations.
• FP&A experience is essential
• Strong IT skills with exposure/ working knowledge of ERP system, and data visualisation tools e.g. Power BI
• MS Office including Excel, Word and PowerPoint

What can we offer you

• 25 days annual leave 
• 5% bonus
• Private health
• Share scheme
• Car allowance
• Life Cover equivalent to 2 times annual salary 
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers 
• Gym membership discounts  
• Cycle to work scheme  
• Holiday purchase scheme 
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year 
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes 
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme 
• Access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in EQUANS), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Persons Network) and our Disability Network 
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app 

Who are we? 

In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of sustainable facilities management and regeneration, and cutting-edge energy and digital services. Our 15,000 employees combine these activities to deliver decarbonisation across the built environment and help businesses, communities, public sector organisations and government to accelerate the transition to a low carbon, resilient world.  

Globally, Equans is a world leader in the energy and services sector with operations in 20 countries, 90,000 employees working on 5 continents and a turnover of 19.2 billion euros in 2024. Equans is a subsidiary of the Bouygues group.

What’s next?  

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.  

At Equans, we’re committed to building a diverse, respectful and inclusive workplace that truly reflects the communities and markets we serve.

Joining Equans means being part of a culture where every voice is valued, supported by vibrant employee led networks championing inclusion and diversity across gender, ethnicity, disability, LGBTQ+, veterans, parents, and young professionals.

Guided by our core values, we foster a culture of respect, integrity, collaboration, and excellence – empowering our people to deliver outstanding results and be their authentic selves every day. Our approach means we welcome candidates with transferable skills who may not meet every specific requirement, and where possible we support flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments to enable success.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check or security vetting, as noted in the role requirements. A criminal record will not necessarily be a barrier to obtaining a position with us. 

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