Finance Analyst

Iberdrola; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days annual leave

Holiday Purchase

Share Schemes

Payroll Giving and Charity Matched

Technology Vouchers

Electric Vehicle Schemes

Cycle to Work scheme

Healthcare options

Life Assurance (4x salary)

Savesmart financial wellbeing support

Employee discounts

Job summary

SP Energy Networks is seeking a Finance Analyst in Glasgow with hybrid working (3 days onsite). The role focuses on governance and accuracy of project financials within the Performance & Reporting team, supporting capex management and regulatory matters.

Qualifications include a financial degree or equivalent, strong Excel skills, and experience with large data in reporting. The package includes a competitive salary from £45,400 and strong benefits.

Qualifications

• Financial qualification or related degree.
• Experience in a financial support role.
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Strong communication across levels.
• Knowledge of SP Licence is beneficial.
• Experience with large data in reporting environments.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the monthly Commercial Report for governance.
• Develop monthly scorecards and ensure deadlines.
• Maintain controls and ensure procedures align with Group policies.
• Support monthly actuals, variances and accruals analyses.
• Manage outstanding GRNs and project invoices.
• Analyze commitments vs actuals and resolve issues.
• Provide monthly timetable dates for governance.
• Assess project status for compliance with procedures.

Skills

Excel

Financial knowledge

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Organisational skills

Inter-dept relationships

Education

Financial qualification or degree

Job description

Finance Analyst

Cambuslang, Glasgow (hybrid- 3 days onsite)

Salary from £45,400 + excellent benefits

Closing date- Wednesday 9th of September 2026

Help us create a better future, quicker!

The role of the Finance Analyst sits within the ScottishPower Transmission (SPT) Performance & Reporting (P&R) department reporting to the Senior Finance Analyst. They are primarily responsible for duties that follow SP governance, policies and procedures to support the accuracy of SPT's project financials and overall budget management.

This role is multi-faceted depending on capacity and demand needs of the overall Financial Operations team, either supporting capex management or financial regulatory matters. The Finance Analyst will be working in conjunction with multiple multi-disciplined PMO teams and SPT departments to serve as a key interface to support SPT Financials.

What you'll be doing

• Liaise with contacts across the business to provide information for the monthly Commercial Report, which is the key governance tool for the monthly SPT Management meeting
• Review and develop the Monthly Scorecards for the business, ensuring these are prepared timeously and in line with business deadlines
• Maintain strong controls, ensuring all processes and procedures are in line with Group policies and that documentation is kept up to date
• Support the project delivery portfolio teams with the monthly actuals process and information, supporting any variances
• Manage any outstanding GRNs and Invoices with the project delivery portfolio by reviewing, producing reporting and engaging with project teams to progress
• Perform project commitments analysis against actuals and resolve any issues.
• Support accruals analysis across the project portfolios expected contract profile spends to ensure accuracy of information through data analysis and interrogation
• Provide key monthly timetable dates to support overall monthly financial governance for Control
• Support and provide governance for project delivery portfolio teams to adhere to business procedures and processes by assessing project status in line with these procedures

What you'll bring

• Financial qualification, degree in related discipline or equivalent experience
• Experience in a financial support role
• Significant experience of Excel
• Working knowledge of financial & commercial policies, procedures and working practices
• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• Experience of building and maintaining strong inter-departmental and external working relationships
• Effective organisational and analytical skills
• Experience of working with large volumes of data in a reporting environment
• Commercially aware, self-motivated individual
• Ability to garner an extensive knowledge of the SPT Licence and interpret this in the best interests of the organisation

Minimum Criteria

• Financial qualification, degree in related discipline or equivalent experience
• Experience in a financial support role
• Significant experience of ExcelDemonstrates excellent communication skills at all levels
• Ability to garner an extensive knowledge of the SPT Licence and interpret this in the best interests of the organisation
• Experience of building and maintaining strong inter-departmental and external working relationships
• Effective organisational and analytical skills
• Experience of working with large volumes of data in a reporting environment
• Commercially aware, self-motivated individual

What's in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we'll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At ScottishPower, we believe it's the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family's wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action - our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world - today and tomorrow. That's why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase - perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers - save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes - to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why SP Energy Networks

SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world's largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and in the North West of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make-up the transmission network - connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system. It's a role that puts us right at the heart of Scotland's ambition to be Net Zero by 2045. And we're taking it very seriously. We're investing >£10 billion into our transmission network, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you'll fit right in.

We are committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to [e-mail].

Mobility

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.

IMPORTANT

Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day before Job Posting End Date below September-9-2026