Finance Systems Accountant

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About the Role

Base Location: Glasgow or Perth

Salary: £40,600 - £50,000 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

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

As a Finance Systems Accountant, you’ll play a key role within a specialist team, providing expert advice and guidance on group-wide system development projects that impact Finance, particularly the Financial Consolidation and Close (FCC) application. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you’ll be involved from inception through to successful delivery.  You’ll lead FCC systems support across the project lifecycle, from analysis, design, and development through to testing, training, and implementation.  Once implemented, you’ll take on responsibility for the day to day management and support of the FCC model and play an active role in further developments as new requirements arise.  The key duties of the role include:

• Leading the functional design and support of FCC systems, resolving system issues and maintaining consistency in controls and procedures.
• Driving and implementing changes to finance systems, planning for minimal business disruption and supporting smooth transitions for users.
• Working with stakeholders to understand finance requirements, deliver training, and create user-friendly guides and materials.
• Analysing and mapping complex processes, ensuring they align with finance control and governance standards.
• Playing a key role in project delivery, coordinating with finance, IT, and project management teams to achieve successful project outcomes.

What do I need?

To be considered for this role, we would love you to be/have:

• Qualified accountant with significant experience with system support and maintenance of Oracle PBCS or FCC applications.
• Understanding of financial control and governance frameworks.
• Excellent communication skills, able to simplify complex technical issues for a broad audience.
• High-level of proficiency in Microsoft 365 tools, including PowerPoint, MS Project, and Visio.

About our Business

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.

What's in it for you?

We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.

What happens now?

All applications should be made online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

If you would like to discuss any working flexibly requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact louise.markwick@sse.com / 01738 9351671.

EXTERNAL: Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.

INTERNAL: As a courtesy, please let your current line manager know you are applying.

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