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Finance Business Partner (Business Markets)

 
Vacancy Number:  27314
Category:  Finance
Job Type:  Full-time
 

 

Position description

Electric Ireland is the retail division of ESB, supplying competitive electricity, gas, and energy services to all market segments across Ireland. With over 1.2 million residential customers and an annual turnover of approximately €2 billion, it is one of the country’s leading energy providers. Electric Ireland is committed to delivering value, innovation, and sustainability, supporting customers on their journey toward smarter energy use and a net zero future. 

 

This role is focused on supporting and challenging business performance across Electric Ireland’s business markets, providing electricity and gas products to some of the largest businesses in the country as well as a large proportion of SME’s across the island. The role supports commercial decision making, the development and implementation of business strategy and maintaining a robust governance and control framework.  

 

The role will provide the successful candidate the opportunity to work closely with the Senior Finance Business Partner for the business creating a real and active partnership, becoming a trusted adviser, and making a difference in our business.   

 

This is an exciting and impactful opportunity to work in a dynamic, commercial, and customer-focused team at a transformative time in Electric Ireland’s evolution—where sustainability, innovation, and customer empowerment are at the heart of the business. 

 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Provide commercial support and challenge to the business to assist in delivering their strategic targets including all opportunities for growth of business markets in both Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland ensuring an appropriate risk and reward approach.     
  • Support the day-to-day financial performance of the business areas, including proactive engagement to ensure growth, profitability, and alignment with strategic KPIs including decarbonisation goals. 
  • Collaborate with Business Mangers to ensure success in delivering quality, value-adding service, and innovative low-carbon offerings.  
  • Support the development of the Integrated Business Planning process from a financial perspective, ensuring alignment with strategy and business plans; agree key assumptions with FP&A team and Business Units; Support the development of financial analytics to drive data-based decisions across the business. 
  • Manage the end-to-end financial relationship from the business partner, FP&A and A&R to ensure a seamless support to the business and present to key stakeholders in the Business on various projects and financial issues.
  • Support maintenance of a robust governance and control framework.

 

Experience and Qualifications

Essential

  • A recognised professional accounting qualification with a minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience. 
  • Experience in a finance or commercial role, ideally with exposure to business performance analysis or decision support. 
  • Strong commercial awareness with the ability to understand and interpret business drivers and market dynamics. 
  • Curious and proactive self-starter, comfortable working independently and taking ownership of tasks. 
  • Strong ability in building relationships across teams and influencing stakeholders.

Desirable

  • Experience as a Finance Business Partner.
  • A good knowledge of financial accounting and reporting systems (SAP 4Hana, FMIS & BPC etc.) would be an advantage.  

 

Location

This position will be based in Swift Square, Santry.

 

ESB is committed to smart working – combining digital tools with a culture of trust and empowerment to enable flexible ways of working. The successful candidate may work flexibly within their jurisdiction with attendance at the workplace for in-person collaboration on at least two anchor days per week. All smart working arrangements are subject to manager approval and ongoing review, based on the operational requirements of the role, the team, and the individual.

 

Reporting To

Senior Financial Business Partner

 

Why Work with Us?

  • Opportunity to lead Ireland’s transition to net zero carbon future
  • Career development through mentoring and training 
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Opportunities
  • Sports and Social Clubs
  • Networking opportunities
  • Credit Union
  • Generous Pension
  • Access to staff well-being programmes
  • Generous parental leave entitlements
  • Strong values-based and inclusive culture
  • Strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
  • Great team environment working to our Core Values: Courageous, Caring, Driven and Trusted

 

Salary
€59,900 - €70,500 per annum (depending on experience)

 

Closing Date

12th January 2026

 

Your application will be held in reserve for 6 months should you be suitable for the role.

 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement

ESB is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sections of society and ensure that no one is discriminated against on the grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnicity or nationality, disability, age, citizenship, marital status, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by law. 

Applicants who anticipate requiring assistance or reasonable accommodations for any part of the application or interview process may contact, in confidence, recruitment@esb.ie.  

About ESB

Join us in our mission to achieve a net-zero electricity system by 2040. ESB is Ireland’s leading energy utility, with activities spanning electricity generation, transmission and distribution, energy supply, energy services and international consultancy. Operating in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain, we invest over €1 billion each year to deliver a new energy future based on reliable, affordable zero-carbon electricity.
 

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