Fp&a Lead

- **POSITION DETAILS**
Position Title:-
FP&A Lead-
Reports to:-
Head of FP&A-
Department:-
Finance-
Period:-
Full Time Local Employment Agreement-
Location:-ENGIE Southern Africa: 3012A Winnie Mandela Drive-Bryanston, Sandton, Johannesburg South Africa --
- **BACKGROUND**
ENGIE is a major player in the energy transition, whose purpose is to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral economy. With 98,000 employees in 30 countries, the Group covers the entire energy value chain, from production to infrastructures and sales. ENGIE combines complementary activities: renewable electricity and green gas production, flexibility assets (notably batteries), gas and electricity transmission and distribution networks, local energy infrastructures and the supply of energy to individuals, local authorities, and businesses. Every year, ENGIE works to drive forward the energy transition and achieve its net-zero carbon goal by 2045. The Group has been present in Africa for over 50 years.
** ENGIE provides expertise in four (4) Global Business Units**:

- **Renewables & Flex Power** - Delivering greener and smarter electrons through renewable energy and flexible power solutions.
- **Local Energy Infrastructures -**Support customers in achieving significant decarbonisation goals.
- **Networks -**Expanding and adapting power and gas infrastructure to accommodate the transition to green molecules.
- **Supply & Energy Management -**Leveraging ENGIE’s global energy assets to deliver secure, sustainable energy to customers.
**About ENGIE in South Africa**:

- 15 years + presence in South Africa
- First and largest Independent Power Producer (IPP) with more than 1,6 GW in operation
- Over 300 + professionals
- Developed, built and operate the first H2 plant in Africa at Mogalakwena mine
- Founding member of the Hydrogen valley initiative with Anglo American and the Department of Science and Technology
- Operational and Safety excellence across all sites
- Growth Market for ENGIE
**In South Africa, ENGIE has a growing involvement and portfolio of operational assets**:

- Avon & Dedisa Peaking Power (1005 MW OCGT)
- Xina Solar One (100 MW CSP)
- Kathu Solar Park (100 MW CSP)
- Aurora Wind (95 MW Onshore Wind)
- Golden Valley (117 MW Onshore Wind)
- Excelsior (32 MW Onshore Wind)
- Konkoonsies 2 (75 MW Solar PV)
- Aggeneys (40 MW Solar PV)
- MBP (75 MW Solar PV)
- Grootspruit (75 MW Solar PV) - in construction
- Graspan (75 MW Solar PV) - in construction
- OYA Hybrid (333 MW Solar/ Wind/ BESS) - in construction
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- **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
The FP&A Lead supports the Head of FP&A in delivering key planning and reporting cycles. The role is responsible for the preparation and coordination of financial forecasts, budgets, and performance reports. It also includes a mentoring role towards Business Controller staff, ensuring quality and timely deliverables.
The key responsibilities of FP&A Lead will be, but not limited to, the following:

** Operational Planning & Forecasting**
- Coordinate the preparation and review of Best Estimate submissions for centralized entities; oversee and assess reasonability of decentralized submissions and upload into relevant systems.
- Support budget tracking with regular interaction with budget holders.
- Cash flow projections and updates based on YTD identified variances.
- Risk and opportunity identification and monitoring based on YTD results, variances to budget and prior year.
**Reporting & Analysis**
- Prepare and review monthly variance analysis with identification of main drivers by effect.
- Deliver timely and accurate financial analysis to support business decisions.
- Ensure actuals vs. budget, prior year and. forecast variances are well-explained and documented.
- Validate data consistency across systems (SAP, Smart, MDT) and businesses (macroeconomic data).
- Prepare reports for EBIT, Capex, Selling, General and Admin (SG&A), Cash Flows (CFFO), and other key KFIs for management dialogue and stakeholder engagements.
- Coordination of quarterly Support Function Data Request (SFDR )and performance (Fuel for Growth (FFG)/PerfOp) reporting.
- Contribute to annual Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive(CSRD) and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) reporting processes for responsible entities.
**Annual Budget & MTP Support**
- Lead budget preparation and ensure timely updates with inputs from all stakeholders for all responsible entities.
- Conduct reasonability assessment of the budget in comparison to previous MTP submissions.
- Track consistency of assumptions applied across entities.
- Track budget execution and conduct regular review meetings with budget owners.
- Assist in preparation and upload of budget templates and MDT schedules.
- Liaise with local entities to validate assumptions.
- Ensure smooth process execution in collaboration with the Head of FP&A.
**Mentorship & Collaboration**
- Provide day-to-day guidance and quality control for Business Controller FP&A team members.