Finance Manager - NI Reporting

Application Deadline: 30 January 2026

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: EP Northern Ireland

Description

An opportunity has arisen to recruit a Finance Manager (NI Reporting). This is a broad role within the Northern Ireland finance team, with the core being responsibility for the financial reporting for NI assets.  The role will oversee collation of gross margin, costs and group reporting, with line management responsibility for the NI Assistant Accountant. This role will ensure timely and accurate reporting to Group on required monthly, quarterly and annual returns as well as completion of required external statutory returns for the NI assets. In addition, this role will support the Head of Finance – NI on co-ordination of overall month end results, business plans and reforecasts with exposure to various projects and commercial initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of Finance – Northern Ireland, the key responsibilities and duties will include: Financial Reporting

• Co-ordination of initial reviews of NI monthly accounts including interlinking closely with the Finance Manager – All-Island Trading & Commercial and ensuring timely delivery of results. Ensure appropriate management of accounts packs in line with recognised accounting standard.
• Support finance cost managers on maintaining accounts, improvements etc. with focus on appropriate treatment of balance sheet cash flow items and reporting adjustments.
• Co-ordinate gross margin and working capital monthly results and re-forecasting. 
• Support on financial modelling/ analysis as required. 
• Initial review /feedback on balance sheet reconciliations for NI assets, ensuring accurate and timely completion and action of any feedback.

Forecasting / Budgeting

• Consolidation and co-ordination of Gross margin and Cost business plan materials, packs and commentary, ensuring timely delivery.
• Action tracking, support on overall slide consolidation for EPH Group
• Identification and development of risks and opportunities and support and co-ordinate sensitivity analysis 
• Drive improvements in cashflow and working capital movements ensuring accurate cashflow forecasts (business plan and monthly forecasts) for Gross Margin and cost items, hedging items and EUA payments.
• Support on specific areas of forecasting as required, such as new unit commissioning, makesafe site closure, outage optimisation and ensuring these areas are reported and manged appropriately.

Other reporting 

• Responsible for all group reporting submissions for the NI assets 
• Responsible for submission of NI financial KPIs as required, preparation of monthly 'key issues' packs.
• Be the face of the NI team for audit, including internal team co-ordination, progress tracking, interfacing with external auditors and driving query resolution in a timely manner.
• Support the site team in ensuring all external submissions are done in an accurate and timely manner, including fuel oil rebates, DECC returns, landfill tax.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of central items such as pensions, tax within the NI assets. 
• Drive continuous improvement across NI reporting processes including Onestream, build strong relationships with the EPH reporting team.
• Support with statutory accounts preparation as required, including associated disclosures and provisions.

Other 

• Line management and mentoring for one team member (NI Assistant Accountant).
• Assist the Head of Finance - NI and overall team with other requirements as necessary including business cases. 

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Background

• Previous experience in a similar reporting finance role (essential). 
• Excellent Excel skills, with the ability to build and use Excel models and analyse data (essential).
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards and their appropriate application (essential). 
• Basic understanding of UK taxation (essential).
• Experience of SAP (desired).
• Financial modelling experience (desired).
• Experience of working in an energy, manufacturing or production focussed environment (desired).

Behaviours

• Highly credible and able to quickly build effective working relationships (essential).
• Can engage, challenge and influence others at a senior stakeholder level through verbal and written communication (essential).
• Pragmatic and flexible in approach (essential).  
• Self-starter and able to work autonomously (essential).
• Strong time management skills and the ability to prioritise (essential). 

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) and considerable post-qualified experience (essential). 
• Qualified to degree level or equivalent (desired).