Finance Analyst

Base Location: Flexible Scotland, however our preference is that you will be based in Glasgow or Perth.

Salary: £29,200 - £43,800 + Performance Related Bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

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

This role will be responsible for supporting the financial aspects of the Transmission Capital investment programme at an exciting time of growth within the industry.

We are currently in the third year of this 5-year price control for Electricity Transmission (RIIO-T2). We have a long-term plan to take the business forward as we look towards RIIO-T3 and deliver our RIIO-T2 commitments to support the overall Group. We are on course to invest over £74bn in our RIIO-T2 period.

You will support the Transmission Capital Investment programme working closely as part of a small team with Transmission Capital Investment Finance Managers and Accountants and other key internal stakeholders. This requires significant financial discipline to underpin decision making and drive value and efficiency. You will need to understand the nature of our regulatory obligations under our RIIO price controls is necessary to succeed in this role.

The Finance Analyst is responsible for:

- The execution of comprehensive general accounting and period closing activities for Transmission Capital Investment. Supporting the Capital Investment Accountant by producing timely and accurate reconciliations, reporting and statutory & regulatory return information.

- Securing, consolidating, analysing and providing accurate fact-based information for Transmission Capital Investment projects. You will support finance forecasting and provide a comprehensive overview of project finances as required to support robust financial control.

- Providing financial data and insights, updating dashboards and providing recommendations to the Transmission Capital Investment Finance Team and Project Teams.

The above accountabilities & responsibilities are not exhaustive; the applicant may be required to undertake additional duties as the business changes.

An awareness of accounting and finance procedures would be advantageous.

- The ability to work unsupervised and deliver high quality work to tight deadlines.

- A good knowledge of core financial systems and general accounting procedures.

- An understanding of key business metrics and key financial metrics and how they are calculated and used to drive performance.

- Qualified by experience or commenced study / Part Qualified with a professional accounting body (e.g., CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or CPA) is desired but not essential.

SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world. Following our commitment to invest £20.5 billion in low carbon projects to 2027, we have significant growth plans and are well on our way to achieving our ambition to build a world that's more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come., Our SSE Finance function has a key part to play in fulfilling SSE's obligations as a UK-listed company, providing expertise and services that can be shared across the SSE Group, and working in partnership with all businesses to provide services tailored to their specific needs. SSE operates in a highly regulated and increasingly competitive environment, and our role is to ensure that we gather, compile, analyse and recommend on the financial strategy for our businesses, identifying opportunities to drive efficiencies and create value for SSE now, and in the future.