Business Partnering Analyst

Gas Networks Ireland operates and maintains Ireland’s €3bn, 14,725km national gas network, which is considered one of the safest and most modern renewables-ready gas networks in the world.

Almost 725,000 Irish homes and businesses trust Ireland’s gas network to provide efficient and reliable energy to meet their heating, cooking, manufacturing and transport needs.

The gas network is the cornerstone of Ireland’s energy system, securely supplying more than 30% of Ireland’s total energy, including 40% of all heating and almost 50% of the country’s electricity generation.

Gas Networks Ireland is aiming to deliver a repurposed, resized and fully decarbonised gas network by 2045. Its “Pathway to a Net Zero Carbon Network” envisions transforming the existing gas network into two separate systems carrying 100% renewable gas, one dedicated to biomethane and the other to green hydrogen, with the potential to carry approximately 30% biomethane and 70% green hydrogen, as well as offering significant long term energy export opportunities.

The Role:

The Business Partnering analyst is a key member of the GNI Finance Business Partnering Team, supporting the management of the operational performance of the GNI business. Reporting directly into the Operations Business Partner, this role will be focused on the COO, CLO and CFO areas of the Business, supporting the provision of high-quality advice, information, analysis and interpretation to the Business to underpin effective decision making, meaningful performance management, particularly for capital, maintenance and innovative delivering areas.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Liaise with colleagues across CFO and within the business to obtain high quality financial information, analysis and interpretation of financials in a timely manner.
• Develop and maintain working relationships with Directors, Function heads, business unit stakeholders and the wider Finance team by providing value add financial insights and advice.
• Support the Operations Business Partner in the coordination of both the annual budget and mid-year forecast processes for COO, monitoring performance of financial results against the same.
• Provide Business Partnering services to the CFO and CLO Pillars, including the coordination and delivery of both the annual budget and mid-year forecast processes, monitoring performance of results against the same, as well as contributing to corporate plan, supported by the Senior Business Partner.
• Assist in ensuring that financial concerns or issues in relation to opex/capital projects and opex costs are well understood and addressed. Share insights with wider Finance team.
• Ensure that costs are capitalised in line with IFRS, work with other functions to ensure all assets are capitalised in the correct licensed entity and in a timely manner.
• Support the Business Partnering team and the wider Finance team with monthly reviews and audits associated with commercial contracts and detailed billing queries.
• Assist in reviewing PR’s/POs/expenditure to ensure costs are captured in the correct projects, operations and/or licenced businesses.
• Assist in the initiation, implementation, delivery and embedding of change and project initiatives in the Business
• Support and deliver on Price Control related requirements where Business partnering expertise will add value
• Support the GT22 and CRU annual reporting requirements.
• Support the financial administration of the Price Control Innovation funds, providing insights to the Network Innovation team on budgets, allowances and accounting.
• Provide insights on COO, CLO and CFO to the Regulatory and Efficiency Lead when necessary
• Perform other duties as required from time to time.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Relevant third level degree and at least 2-3 years relevant experience.

• A recognised accounting qualification (ACA; ACMA; ACCA) or equivalent.
• Financial Planning and Analysis experience desirable but not essential.  In areas such as the development of annual budgets, forecasting and variance/performance analysis.
• Strong Excel experience.
• Capable of working on own initiative and also part of a team.
• Proven ability to create and develop good working relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals, coupled with the ability to gain commitment from others
• Excellent analytical skills and be able to identify and analyse problems and potential

improvements, and propose and implement solutions.

• Experience with identifying improvement opportunities, generating ideas and implementing solutions.
• Ability to set up ongoing procedures to collect and review information as needed.
• Proactively identifying new areas of learning and using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job.
• Ability to set own high standards of performance and delivering desired results.

 

Applications, including current Curriculum Vitae, should be emailed to the following address stating the job title and reference number in the subject line of your email: recruit@gasnetworks.ie

 

The closing date for receipt of applications for this vacancy is the 7^th of March 2025.

Please note that applications submitted after this closing date will not be accepted.

 

Gas Networks Ireland is an equal opportunities employer

 

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive place of work and have a robust strategy and framework called ibelong to enable this. We are an equal opportunity employer and through our recruitment process we welcome and encourage applications from interested and suitably qualified individuals regardless of gender, age, racial or ethnic origin, membership of the traveler community, religion or beliefs, family or civil status, sexual orientation/gender identity or disability.

 

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