Finance Administrator

Our client SP Energy Networks are currently recruiting for a Finance Administrator to join the team on a contract basis based in Prenton, Birkenhead.

This role is initially for 6 months but likely to be extended.

It will also be hybrid so 2/3 days a week in the office after initial training.

Job Purpose Statement

The role is within the Network Planning and Regulation team supporting SPM, SPD and the Future Systems Strategy team reporting to the SPM Distribution Network Manager.

Tracking progress of connection applications through to completion in line with our Licence obligations and providing SAP support for handover to delivery.

Providing monthly progress reports for a variety of Asset Management, System Design and ED2 key activities to present to the Network planning and Regulation Director.

Accountability Statements
•Assist with ensuring multiple projects are delivered to time and quality required through the monitoring of project deliverables, status reports and adherence to governance processes.
•To assist with logging of connections applications across SPD and SPM.
•Assist with raising connection offer expense invoices and raising project related POs in line with commercial governance.
•To monitor and implement external factors affecting customer applications and manage expectations.
•Be able to go beyond customer expectations, taking specific actions to add value to the original request.
•To assist in the co-ordination and internal stakeholder management of projects and to assist in managing overlaps, dependencies and risks.
•To assist with the monitoring and reporting of financial performance against project deliverables for a wide portfolio of projects within the NP&R project portfolio.
•The monitoring and tracking of budgets and the control of purchase orders and approvals within NP&R.
•To assist with delegated purchasing across NP&R.
•To assist in developing monthly connections activity reporting Ofgem.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience
•Knowledge of Procurement processes and supplier management (e.g Frameworks, delegated and agile purchasing), as well as financial control and forecasting.
•Understanding of and ability to implement quality assurance processes.
•Awareness of corporate systems and their application within SPEN (e.g SAP PM, PPM, Athos, IBuy)
•Experience of monitoring financial and performance metrics against project deliverables.
•Experience of working in a multi-project environment with time constrained and sometimes conflicting deadlines.
•Competent in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc).
•Project management methodology experience.
•Experience in project risk management and control.
•Interpersonal skills – must be able to quickly form effective working relationships at all levels, up to and including Directors.

For more info please email Molly.Stephen@morson.com