Settlements Analyst

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

Salary: £45452 - £54311 + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

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

About the Role

The Settlements Analyst will ensure all financial and regulatory contract terms are met by extracting, analysing, and validating complex data. You will act as a key driver for continuous improvement—leveraging data platforms to develop, automate, and future-proof our internal analysis and workflow management tools. You will own the full invoice lifecycle process, minimize risk and bad debt, and ensure our business tools remain robust and auditable. As a core member of the team, you will deliver a high-quality, professional customer experience, and manage expectations of both internal and external stakeholders effectively.

You will

- Manage the end-to-end settlement and operational performance of various accounts and contracts across the generation portfolio.

- Take a proactive role in building, enhancing, and automating internal business tools and data workflows to ensure they remain robust, auditable, and scalable.

- Extract and analyse volume, charge, and receipt data to ensure absolute accuracy. Continually develop and enhance data analysis and workflow management tools.

- Interpret complex contract and industry information from multiple sources, translating it into clear, accessible formats tailored to your target audience.

- Collaborate closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to align expectations and efficiently resolve issues within tight contractual and industry-defined timelines.

You have

- Strong proficiency in Excel and the Microsoft 365 suite is required, along with a proactive approach to building reporting dashboards and maintaining robust business tools; experience with BI tools like Power BI, Tableau, or Databricks is highly preferable.

- A sharp eye for detail with experience in financial reconciliations, invoicing, or managing complex contract lifecycles.

- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate complex technical or industry data into clear insights for non-technical stakeholders.

- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment and deliver results within strict industry-defined timelines.

- Experience within the energy sector and battery storage and flexibility assets is highly advantageous but not essential.

About SSE

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 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.

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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