Senior FP&A Analyst

Base

Location:

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

Salary:£44,000 - £62,000+ performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern:12 months fixed contract or secondment | Full Time |Flexible First options available

The role supports the Distribution FP&A team to delivery high quality financial planning, analysis and reporting. The role will support in the delivery of insight to enable commercial decision making and provide analysis to track performance.

You will work closely with the Centre of Excellence team and the Finance Business Partnering team to ensure that valuable and insightful information is provided to key business stakeholders.

Prepare and support in the preparation and delivery of monthly reporting packs, including variance analysis and commentary to highlight commercial trends and promote commercial decision making.

Responsible for areas in the budget and forecast process, collation, uploading to system and support the preparation of reporting as well as creation of value-add insight

Contribute to the preparation of capital expenditure forecasts via strategic reviews alongside the Finance Business Partners.

Build collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders to support data-driven decisions and performance improvements through analysis, scenario modeling, and financial insight.

Continuously seek and implement opportunities for improvements to the team’s processes. Maintain and improve the accuracy and robustness of financial models and reporting processes.

Streamline reporting through automation and adoption of new tools and technologies, including AI.

Support regulatory reporting including ED3 planning

A professional accounting qualification such as ICAS, ACCA or CIMA, or you’re working towards one. We’re also open to candidates who are qualified by experience.

The ability to bring financial data to life, turning complex information into clear insights and compelling presentations.

A proactive and curious approach, with the confidence to dig into the detail, challenge thinking and identify opportunities to add value.

A track record of improving ways of working, creating efficiencies and delivering positive change.

Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to make financial information clear and accessible to non-finance colleagues and stakeholders.

Strong organisational skills, with the ability to balance priorities, work independently and deliver to deadlines

In addition to the above you will be professional and diligent, with the ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure, whilst never compromising on the quality of your work. You will be flexible, adept at managing expectations and be able to adapt to changing business needs.

SSE’s purpose is to be restless every day until we make electricity clean, affordable and available for all.

We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. This includes electricity transmission and distribution networks, onshore and offshore wind farms, hydro-electric power and flexible thermal generation. We also provide products and services for businesses and other customers.

Our investment plan will see SSE invest £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure 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…