Regulatory Finance Accountant

Location: You’ll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations:
Glasgow or Perth

Salary: £51,600 – £65,000 + performance‑related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing, and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

An exciting and high-impact opportunity at the heart of SSENs ED3 Business Plan development. This is a critical SSE Group priority that will shape our regulatory funding, investment strategy, and delivery commitments for the next price control period.

Reporting to the Senior Regulatory Finance Manager, you will drive regulatory finance activities and long term planning across our Distribution businesses during a critical period of industry growth and investment to support energy transition. This is a varied and challenging role with primary responsibilities as follows:

• Develop and maintain long‑term financial models and regulatory forecasts, providing financial insight, scenario analysis and recommendations to support business planning and investment decisions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders including Regulations, Corporate Finance, Investor Relations, etc. acting as a recognised subject matter expert on regulatory finance matters.
• Support engagement with external stakeholders including Ofgem, consultants and wider industry stakeholders on regulatory finance matters, representing SSEN Distribution in industry forums and working groups where appropriate.
• Support the delivery of key regulatory submissions to Ofgem, including performance reporting, tariff setting and price control related activities.
• Support the development and execution of regulatory finance strategies across both current and future price control periods.
• Support senior stakeholder decision‑making by translating complex regulatory and financial issues into clear and actionable recommendations.

• Be a qualified accountant (ICAS, ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, CIPFA, or equivalent).
• Have a strong interest in developing expertise in regulatory frameworks and technical requirements.
• Have the ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities, and deliver high‑quality outputs to tight deadlines.
• Be experienced in financial modelling.
• Understand financial markets and cost of capital would be advantageous.
• Have prior experience working within a regulated UK utility business would be beneficial.

SSEs purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.

Our Finance teams create value for all SSE business areas and play a key role in fulfilling our obligations as a FTSE
100 UK‑listed company. In a highly regulated and competitive environment, their experts keep us powering ahead by identifying efficiencies, providing advice and optimising our financial strategies.

• Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships.
• Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service.
• Interest‑free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme.
• As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact us to discuss how we can support you.

We’re dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.