Finance Planning and Analysis Senior Manager

Equal Approach Limited; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare discounts

Gym memberships discounts

Online GP

Counselling service

Cycle to Work

Family leave benefits

Job summary

SSE is seeking a Finance Planning and Analysis Senior Manager to lead the FP&A team for the Distribution business. You will drive consolidated plans, forecasts and performance reporting, enabling strategic decisions with robust analysis and scenario planning.

The role collaborates with senior stakeholders across Finance and Regulatory teams. You will oversee annual planning, rolling forecasts, and board-level reporting, while developing a high-performing FP&A team and ensuring governance and

Qualifications

• You have a fully qualified accounting certification with substantial FP&A management experience.
• You have experience interpreting multiple data sources including regulatory data into meaningful insights.
• You have a strong background in a project-driven business with understanding of contract management and financial planning.
• You have communicated financial performance to senior colleagues to enable informed decisions.
• You can manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end annual planning and budgeting; manage rolling forecast and reforecasting cycles.
• Own monthly management information pack and provide insightful commentary on performance, risks and opportunities.
• Provide broad business analysis to facilitate decision making and identify improvements including scenario planning.
• Own capex and opex forecasts feeding the 10-year plan and regulatory returns.
• Set timetables, governance and process standards for planning and reporting activity.
• Lead FP&A team, foster high-performing culture and align outputs with other finance functions.

Skills

FP&A management

Financial analysis

Stakeholder communication

Project management

Data interpretation

Education

Accounting qualification (ACCA/ACA)

Job description

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

Salary: £59,800 – £89,800 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: 1 year Fixed Term Contract OR 1 year Secondment | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The role

The Finance Planning and Analysis Senior Manager will lead the FP&A team within our SSEN Distribution business and be accountable for the delivery of all consolidated financial plans, forecasts and performance reporting. This role will ensure finance drives strategic decision-making through robust scenario planning, high-quality analysis and efficient coordination of core financial processes. You’ll be instrumental in defining and implementing planning processes that meet the needs of a growing and increasingly complex organisation. This role reports to the Head of Business Partnering.

You will work closely with the Distribution Business senior stakeholders, Directorate Finance teams, Regulatory Finance, Financial Control, and the wider SSE Group Finance team to ensure consistency, clarity and control across all financial planning and reporting activities. You’ll be responsible for driving a forward-looking, insight-led culture that ensures the business can make informed and timely decisions

You will

• Lead the end-to-end annual planning and budgeting process ensuring alignment with business strategy and regulatory obligations as well as develop and manage a rolling forecast and reforecasting cycle that supports both long-term planning and short-term agility.
• Own the delivery of the monthly management information pack, ensuring accuracy, consistency and insightful commentary on performance, risks and opportunities and support the Senior Leadership with board-level reporting, ad hoc performance deep dives and performance updates.
• Provide a broad range of insightful business analysis in order to facilitate decision making and identify potential improvement opportunities including scenario planning.
• Own key business wide capex and opex forecasts to feed into the 10-year plan, regulatory returns and commercial sensitivities and deliver scenario analysis to support strategic decisions.
• Set and own the timetables, governance and process standards for all planning and reporting activity.
• Lead and develop a FP&A team of finance professionals, creating a high-performing, collaborative culture and work closely with Business Partnering, Financial Control and Regulatory Finance to align timelines, assumptions and outputs across the function.

You have

• A fully qualified accounting certification with substantial previous experience in a FP&A management role.
• Experience in interpreting and assimilating multiple data sources, including external market and regulatory data, and rendering into meaningful insight and appropriate recommendations and clear actions.
• A strong background in a project driven business with understanding of contract management, project delivery and financial planning related this.
• Effectively communicated financial performance to senior colleagues to ensure optimal decision making within the business.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects/processes simultaneously

About SSE

SSEs 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 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.