Senior Finance Business Partner Capital Projects

Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of our Scottish offices, Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness

Salary: Around £80,000 + Performance related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Fixed Term Contract/Secondment 18months | Full Time  | Flexible First options available

The Role

This is a unique opportunity to step into a highly visible and impactful Senior Finance Business Partner role at the heart of a transformative clean energy journey. Supporting major offshore capital delivery projects, you will partner closely with senior leaders to shape investment decisions, strengthen financial governance, and guide multi-billion-pound programmes that are critical to achieving net zero ambitions. You’ll be empowered to bring insight, curiosity, and thoughtful challenge, helping to create clarity and confidence across complex projects while contributing to meaningful, long-term change.

You Will

• Build trusted, collaborative relationships with project directors and delivery teams, offering insightful financial guidance and supportive challenge
• Lead on forecasting, budgeting, and performance tracking to ensure clarity, accuracy, and informed decision-making
• Provide clear, meaningful financial insights that help teams understand performance and drive positive outcomes
• Champion strong governance and play a key role in regulatory submissions and funding processes
• Support commercial and procurement activities with thoughtful financial advice that strengthens long-term value

You Have

• Strong experience in a senior finance role, ideally within large-scale capital or infrastructure projects
• A natural ability to connect with and influence senior stakeholders, fostering trust and collaboration
• Confidence in communicating complex financial information with clarity and care
• A thoughtful, analytical mindset with the ability to identify risks and opportunities and guide decisions
• An understanding of regulatory or governance frameworks (or a willingness to learn and grow in this area)

About SSE

SSE’s 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 FTSE100 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.

SSEN Transmission own and operate the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport energy from where it is generated to where it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable electricity supply for the communities we serve. But that's not all – we're upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown energy for the future and building a network for net zero to create secure power for generations to come.

Flexible benefits to fit your life

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.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact francesca.palmer@sse.com / 01738 344763 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.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.

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