Financial Planning Analyst

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Contract type: 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

Hours: 37.5/week

Location: London

WFH policy: Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week

Flexible working: Variety of flexible work patterns subject to line manager discretion e.g. Compressed 9-day fortnight.

Reports to: Financial Planning Manager

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We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications.

The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) and the Electricity Settlements Company (ESC) sit at the heart of the delivery of the UK’s goals for secure, affordable, and sustainable electricity. These two private limited companies, wholly owned by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, were created to deliver key elements of the government’s Electricity Market Reform Programme. EMR facilitated this vital investment through the introduction of two schemes: the “Contract for Difference” (or “CFD”) and the “Capacity Market”.

LCCC is the counter party to CFDs, a role which involves management of the contracts as well as the Supplier Obligation Levy that funds CFD payments. In all of its operations, LCCC is led by its guiding principle to “maintain investor confidence in the CFD scheme and minimise costs to consumers”. LCCC also runs Capacity Market settlement operations on behalf of the ESC.

ESC’s role is to oversee the settlement of the Capacity Market to ensure that regular payments are made to capacity providers who have agreed to provide capacity at times of system stress. These capacity arrangements help to keep the lights on across Great Britain. Across both schemes around £3.5b flows through LCCC each year between generators and electricity supply companies.

Furthermore, LCCC will have similar roles in the emerging Hydrogen (H2) and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCUS) industries, alongside the settlement of the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model for new nuclear, including significant new development of systems, processes and controls to support settlements in these new areas.

The Low Carbon Contracts Company is seeking a Financial Planning Analyst to support a growing FP&A function, responsible for strengthening financial insight, improving forecasting accuracy, and enhancing forecasting processes as LCCC’s schemes continue to scale.

The Financial Planning Analyst, reporting to the Financial Planning Manager, is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of core FP&A outputs, including forecasting, variance analysis, payroll time allocation, and month-end/outturn reporting. The role plays a central part in enabling forward-looking financial decision-making by connecting financial performance to operational drivers and producing high-quality insights.

In this role, you will be accountable for executing structured financial processes, maintaining rigorous reconciliation standards, and identifying opportunities to improve automation, efficiency, and forecasting accuracy. This position suits a self-driven, analytically curious individual who takes ownership of outcomes, collaborates effectively with stakeholders, and is committed to continuous improvement.

The key responsibilities of the role are outlined below, covering both LCCC and ESC. While not exhaustive, they reflect the core operational duties required to support the organisation’s day-to-day settlement activities. As schemes continue to grow, the dynamic nature of the role may lead to further enhancements, and the expectations for the role will increase. LCCC recognises the evolving nature of the responsibilities and reserves the right to assign other duties commensurate with the role as required.

This presents an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to contribute to a growing and dynamic environment, making a meaningful impact as the role evolves.

• Time Allocation for Payroll: Perform monthly time allocation for all employees and ensure payroll percentages are accurately calculated across schemes, maintaining accuracy and transparency.
• Variance Analysis &…