Principal Analyst

Join Ofgem’s Financial Resilience team and play a key role in protecting energy consumers by helping ensure energy suppliers remain financially resilient in a changing and complex market. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced analytical professional to apply their expertise to high-profile regulatory challenges that directly influence market stability and consumer outcomes across Great Britain.

We welcome applications from candidates with a broad range of analytical backgrounds. You may have gained experience in finance, accounting, audit, commercial analysis, risk management, consultancy, economics, data analytics, business intelligence or other evidence-based analytical disciplines. What matters most is your ability to interpret complex information, identify emerging risks, exercise sound judgement and communicate clear, evidence-based recommendations to a range of stakeholders.

Working at the centre of Ofgem’s financial resilience framework, you will lead detailed analysis of domestic and non-domestic energy suppliers, assessing their financial strength, business models and wider resilience risks. You will evaluate areas such as financial performance, capital adequacy, liquidity, hedging arrangements and commercial sustainability, translating complex evidence into practical insight that supports regulatory decision-making.

As a senior analytical expert, you will provide advice and assurance to colleagues, senior leaders and Government partners, helping to shape policy development, supplier monitoring and regulatory responses. You will also contribute to the continuous improvement of analytical approaches, reporting, data quality and management information, ensuring Ofgem has the insight needed to respond effectively to emerging market risks.

This role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse network of specialists, including colleagues in Financial Supervision, Policy, Regulatory Finance, Market Analysis and Data teams. It would suit a curious, collaborative and influential professional who enjoys tackling complex problems, working with data and evidence, and making a tangible contribution to the resilience of the energy sector and the protection of consumers.

Ofgem has a culture of inclusion that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our colleagues. It fuels our innovation and helps ensure we can best represent the consumers and the communities we serve. Everyone is welcome - as an inclusive workplace, our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work.

• Provide expert financial advice:
  Advise on supplier hedging, capital structures, financial performance and outlook to support regulatory decisions.
• Shape and evaluate policy considerations:
  Translate financial evidence into clear options and recommendations to support proportionate policy development, evaluation and regulatory responses.
• Strengthen resilience oversight: viewing the resources and risks within the sector.
• Turn evidence into insight:
  Produce clear analysis, briefings and advice for senior leaders, governance forums and cross-Ofgem colleagues understand risks and take informed decisions.
• Build analytical capability:
  Provide expert guidance, coaching and quality assurance to strengthen analytical consistency, confidence and professional standards across the team.
• Improve financial monitoring:
  Enhance analytical methods, reporting, data quality, dashboards and management information to support timely, reliable and actionable insight.
• Collaborate across Ofgem:
  Work with Financial Supervision, Policy, Regulatory Finance, Market Analysis and Data teams to manage priorities, risks and dependencies across the wider financial resilience…