Finance Control Manager

SSE plc; Reading; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare discounts

Gym memberships discounts

Online GP and 24/7 counselling

Job summary

SSE plc is offering a 18-month fixed-term/secondment role within its Financial Controls Centre of Excellence. You will report to the Head of Financial Controls and drive assurance, reporting, and insight on the effectiveness of the framework as SSE embarks on a process-aligned transformation.

You will build relationships across Finance, including Controllers and Process Leads, while championing training to raise control maturity and collaborating with IT to enhance processes.

Qualifications

• 3+ years PQE in a large organisation or practice.
• Strong understanding of finance processes, risk assessment, and internal control frameworks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to influence at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to first-line teams, maintaining robust financial controls and delivering insightful reporting.
• Build relationships with Finance Directors, Controllers, Process Leads and external auditors.
• Champion training and upskilling to sustain a culture of control excellence.
• Collaborate with IT and Finance to enhance processes and integrate controls into operations.
• Evolve the financial control framework to keep pace with business changes.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical mindset

Problem solving

Change management

Communication skills

Education

ACCA

ACA

ICAS

IIA

Job description

Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations Glasgow, Perth, London, Reading or Havant.

Salary: £51,600 - £77,400 + 10% performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

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

The role

We have an opportunity to join the Financial Controls Centre of Excellence for a secondment or fixed term contract of up to 18 months.

Reporting to the Head of Financial Controls you’ll play a key part ensuring Group Finance achieves its ambition of “Best in class financial control”. You’ll ensure the financial control framework keeps pace as Finance goes through a period of rapid change to a process-aligned structure; providing assurance, reporting, and insight on the effectiveness of the framework.

You’ll be responsible for a specific area of Finance, generating and nurturing relationships with key stakeholders at all levels across Finance, including Controllers, Process Leads and business unit FDs.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to hone their risk and controls expertise, expand the breadth and depth of their Finance knowledge, and play a key part in the realisation of the Finance Blueprint, our five-year strategy.

You will

• Act as a trusted advisor to first-line teams, helping them maintain robust financial controls, lead assurance cycles, and provide insightful and value-adding reporting to key stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships across the business and Finance, including Finance Directors, Controllers, Process Leads, and our external auditors.
• Champion training and upskilling initiatives to maintain a culture of control excellence and ensure the first line have the necessary skills and understanding.
• Collaborate with IT and Finance to enhance processes and integrate controls seamlessly into operations.
• Continuously evolve our financial control framework and processes to keep pace with business change and the latest thinking.

You have

• Professional qualification (ACCA, ACA, ICAS, IIA or equivalent) with 3+ years PQE in a large organisation or practice.
• Strong understanding of finance processes, risk assessment, and internal control frameworks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills and comfortable influencing at senior levels with a readiness to say what’s needed.
• An analytical and commercial mindset with problem-solving ability and a proactive approach to change.
• A continuous improvement and continually curious mindset – always looking to push for better.

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 [e-mail] / 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.