Financial Manager - Sales & Marketing (ACA, ACMA, CPA, MBA):

Job Type:	Permanent
Location:	Staines
Salary:	Competitive
Start Date:	ASAP
Duration:	Permanent
Reference:	141649-BGR1883

Centrica plc, an integrated energy company in the top 30 FTSE 100, serves over 30 million customers across the UK, Europe & North America. British Gas, Centrica's main UK brand, is the leading energy provider to the domestic and commercial markets.British Gas Residential (BGR), part of the Centrica business, has revenues of £6.5Bn (2007), 16 million energy accounts and circa 10,000 staff across the UK. The Transformation of British Gas, a core strategy for Centrica, has split BGR into three customer-centric P&L as well as corporate functions business. As this business has developed we are now seeking a Financial Manager - Sales & Marketing.Financial Manager - Sales & Marketing (ACA, ACMA, CPA, MBA) - The Overview: - Salary up to £50,000. Package to circa £67,500. - Location - Staines, Middlesex (British Gas Headquarters) - Highly visible new finance position spanning all three P&L for BGR (c£6.5Bn business in 2007). - Platform to significantly develop your career.With the increasing emphasis on understanding customer profitability to drive and enhance value within British Gas, a new Commercial Finance role has been created (Finance Manager - Sales & Marketing). The candidate will be responsible for all aspects of financial support on the Customer Value models within British Gas, to drive increased awareness of customer value & profitability to enable more robust and accurate decisions. Financial Manager - Sales & Marketing (ACA, ACMA, CPA, MBA) - The Position: - Financial Modelling - being responsible for the models developed to measure and track Customer Value. Using these models to calculate the customer value and updating and interpreting the key financial data. Understanding and challenging the rationale for cost allocations and keeping the models updated and relevant. - Communicating - key changes in value calculations across the business and finance, and at the same time improving their understanding by developing regular communications & practical workshops. - Decision support & analysis - providing financial and commercial insight into the key drivers of customer value and proactively using this to drive and influence commercial decisions. Understanding the key initiatives designed to improve the customer acquisition experience and the associated benefits. Produce analysis for Customer Process team to identify new cost effective initiatives. - Business Cases - Supporting the Customer Process team to prepare robust business cases; calculating benefits, reviewing and challenging the assumptions being used. On a monthly basis, track the benefits and working closely with the Change team, engage with the business to ensure these benefits are embedded in budgets and forecasts. Financial Manager - Sales & Marketing (ACA, ACMA, CPA, MBA) - The Candidate:The successful candidate must possess the following experience and have this clearly demonstrated on their CV. - A qualified accountant (ACA, ACMA, CPA) with a successful career track record in commerce & industry. A further degree (an MBA for example) would also be desirable. - Successful experience within a business finance / commercial analysis role within a FTSE 100 or Fortune 500 company (or equivalent). - Proven experience of financial and business modelling, developing financial business cases, and supporting commercial teams (sales and marketing). - A career track record of achievements in finance where you have added real value through enhanced customer focus. - Your personal traits will include ambition, a results orientation, and serious drive to develop your career. - Demonstrate outstanding communication and inter-personal skills, a proven ability to influence senior staff, and the ability to engage a vision and present this vision to a diverse multi-site audience.This is a highly influential business finance role. We are seeking the most ambitious and driven Finance Manager further enhance the customer focus within finance. For the successful candidate there should be significant career development opportunities and promotion as BGR and Centrica continues to evolve.In order to apply, please hit the 'Apply' button. For further information, please contact James Dowling. This role is being managed by the Centrica Recruitment Team. No agency involvement or contact is required.