Brook Green Supply
Financial Reporting Analyst
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The Role:
Brook Green Supply (BGS) is a leading independent B2B gas and electricity supplier, delivering tailored energy supply and Net-Zero solutions to industrial and commercial consumers.
The Financial Reporting Analyst supports the delivery of accurate, timely and well-controlled management and financial reporting for Brook Green. The role combines month-end and year-end discipline with technical accounting, balance sheet control, variance analysis and clear communication of financial performance.
This is a specialist Finance Analyst role within Brook Green Finance. It includes ownership of recurring reporting and control activities, investigation of issues through to resolution, and credible financial analysis and challenge. You will support reporting, reconciliations, audit requirements and the continued development of effective Finance processes, including responsible use of automation and emerging technology where appropriate.
Essential Functions of the Job:
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Financial and management reporting
- Support monthly, quarterly and annual management and financial reporting, ensuring outputs are accurate, complete and delivered to agreed deadlines.
- Prepare reporting schedules, analysis and supporting documentation that provide a clear audit trail from source data to reported results.
- Analyse actual performance against budget, forecast and prior periods, identifying key drivers of movement and preparing concise variance commentary.
- Support statutory and other external reporting requirements in line with the applicable accounting framework and Finance timetable.
- Deliver ad hoc financial analysis and reporting for Finance leadership and business stakeholders.
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Month-end, year-end and financial control
- Own or support assigned close activities, including journals, reconciliations, account analysis and supporting schedules.
- Prepare and post technical or judgemental accounting journals, ensuring calculations, assumptions, approvals and evidence are clearly documented.
- Maintain high-quality balance sheet reconciliations, with clear explanations, ownership and resolution plans for reconciling items.
- Perform data validation and reasonableness checks over financial outputs, investigating and resolving discrepancies before reporting deadlines.
- Support a strong financial control environment through consistent review, evidence retention and timely remediation of identified issues.
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Technical accounting, audit and stakeholder support
- Apply IFRS or UK GAAP knowledge to routine accounting matters and escalate unusual, complex or judgemental transactions appropriately.
- Prepare accounting analyses, schedules and supporting papers that clearly set out the issue, evidence, treatment and conclusion.
- Coordinate and respond to external audit requests for assigned areas, providing complete and well-organised evidence.
- Explain financial movements, accounting treatments and control requirements clearly to Finance and non-Finance stakeholders.
- Build effective relationships across Finance and with operational, commercial, data and technology teams whose information supports reporting.
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Data, process improvement and Finance transformation
- Maintain and improve the models, reconciliations and reporting tools used to support financial reporting and control.
- Identify opportunities to simplify processes, reduce manual intervention and improve the quality, consistency and timeliness of financial information.
- Work with Finance, Data and Technology colleagues on systems, reporting and finance transformation initiatives, including testing and implementation support.
- Document key processes, controls, data sources and dependencies so reporting is repeatable, resilient and supported by retained knowledge.
- Explore responsible uses of automation, AI-enabled finance processes and emerging technologies, with appropriate human review and control safeguards.
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Skills & Experience required:
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified or part-qualified.
- Minimum two years of financial reporting experience, ideally in energy or another fast-paced, data-intensive industry.
- Practical experience of month-end and year-end close, technical journals, reconciliations, reporting schedules and financial controls.
- Exposure to IFRS or UK GAAP, with the ability to apply accounting principles to routine reporting matters.
- Advanced Excel and strong Microsoft 365 skills, with the ability to work accurately across large and complex datasets.
- Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to investigate, challenge and explain financial results.
- Highly organised, accurate and deadline-focused, with a collaborative approach.
- Interest in automation, AI-enabled finance processes and emerging technologies, with a practical understanding of control and review requirements.
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