Accountant

Base Location: Scotland based in either Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen or Inverness.

Salary: £42,600 - £64,000 (depending on skills and experience) + performance related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time, 37 hours per week | Flexible First options available

The role

As an Accountant within the Transmission Operations team, you’ll support the Senior Finance Manager taking responsibility for delivering end-to-end finance support for the Operations directorate. This is a broad and varied role that combines business partnering and financial planning & analysis (FP&A).

You’ll work closely with the operational leadership teams, ensuring financial performance of operational activities is well understood, controlled and reported effectively. This includes being the main finance contact in supporting regulatory cost and volumes reporting and driving unit cost reporting and challenge.

This role will also collaborate with the wider Transmission Finance function, including Central FP&A, Regulatory Reporting, and Regulatory Finance teams, to contribute to BU-wide financial outputs and ensure alignment across all key deliverables

You’ll also work closely with the Capital Investment & Financial Control Finance teams along with other key internal stakeholders and our Regulator, Ofgem. The need to understand how the business operates and the nature of our regulatory obligations under our RIIO price controls are a key aspect of this role as well as providing support and robust challenge to colleagues.

You will

• Assist in reviewing cost forecasts (opex and capex) and produce variance reports against our regulatory allowances and volumes.
• Provide advice to our Capital Investment Finance colleagues and the business over projects qualifying under the various funding mechanisms within our licence and calculation of these when required.
• Assist in the close out of RIIO-T2 whilst assisting with business readiness for the RIIO-T3 price control.
• Attend the Operations monthly review board and provide challenge to costs and help drive productivity and unit cost performance.
• Continual improvement and evaluation of existing processes and practices.

In doing this role you will need to obtain an understanding on the key projects within our portfolio along with all the relevant funding streams. This may require attending project review boards, working closely with project teams, and being a key member in the delivery of projects within budget and on time.

You have

• A qualification with a professional accounting body (e.g. ICAS, ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA)
• Experience of creating and delivering reports to finance and non-finance colleagues, conveying messages which can be complex.
• The ability to effectively plan, organise, and prioritise tasks and activities to maximise productivity.
• Experience with accurately processing information with precision and minimal errors.
• Experience in the use of Office 365 applications.

About SSE

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.

SSEN Transmission is playing a vital role in delivering the UK’s net zero targets, investing in and operating a network that transports renewable electricity to where it’s needed most. As our business grows and the demands on our finance function evolve, we are strengthening our Operations Finance team to ensure we provide clear, insightful and robust financial support across our operational activities.

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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