Finance Support Business Partner

SSE plc; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Private healthcare

Gym memberships

Online GP

Cycle to Work

Paternity leave

Job summary

SSE plc is hiring a Finance Support Business Partner to provide end-to-end finance support for the Networks directorate. The role combines business partnering, management reporting and financial planning and analysis.

You will work with Networks leadership to understand the business, ensure financial performance visibility, and support decision-making with robust financial insights. Collaboration with capital investment and regulatory teams is key.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting or planning with ability to explain key movements.
• Strong Excel capability; building/developing financial models and complex workbooks.
• Proactive, problem-solving approach with ability to translate analysis into actions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality monthly financial reporting for the Networks directorate.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and longer-term financial planning across Networks.
• Improve the monthly Networks management pack to highlight key messages for decision-making.
• Attend monthly Networks directorate meetings to understand priorities and provide financial insight.
• Collaborate with leadership teams and non-finance stakeholders to explain financial impact of decisions.
• Work across the capital projects portfolio to understand performance and regulatory funding.

Skills

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial planning

Analytical thinking

Prioritization

AI / Copilot usage

Education

Accountancy qualification

Tools

Excel

Financial modeling

Job description

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

Salary: £44,000 - £65,900 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

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

The role

The Finance Support Business Partner will support the Senior Finance Manager, providing end-to-end finance support across the Networks directorate. This is a broad and varied role combining business partnering, management reporting and financial planning and analysis.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Networks at a time of ambitious growth, with significant investment across the business creating opportunities to gain broad exposure, develop your experience and help shape how Finance supports the directorate.

You will work closely with Networks leadership teams, building a strong understanding of the business and ensuring financial performance, key movements, risks and opportunities are clearly understood. The role will combine delivering high-quality financial reporting with looking ahead, helping the business plan, prioritise and make informed decisions.

You will also work closely with the Capital Investment & Financial Control Finance teams along with other key internal stakeholders and our Regulator, Ofgem. The need to understand how the business operates and the nature of our regulatory obligations under our RIIO price controls are a key aspect of this role as well as providing support and robust challenge to colleagues.

You'll also have the opportunity to work across the capital projects portfolio and regulatory environment, as well as helping to establish and develop financial reporting for the new price control period alongside the Senior Finance Manager.

You will

• Deliver high-quality monthly financial reporting for the Networks directorate, providing clear insight into performance, key movements, risks and opportunities.
• Support the budgeting, forecasting and longer-term financial planning processes across Networks.
• Help prepare and continually improve the monthly Networks management pack, ensuring it focuses on the key messages and information required to support decision-making.
• Attend monthly Networks directorate meetings, developing a strong understanding of business priorities and using this context to provide relevant financial insight and support.
• Work closely with leadership teams and other non-finance stakeholders, providing financial support, constructive challenge and helping colleagues understand the financial impact of decisions.
• Work across the capital projects portfolio, collaborating with project and finance teams to understand project performance and help establish the appropriate regulatory allowances and funding treatment.

You have

• A recognised professional accountancy qualification, or currently working towards qualification, such as ICAS, ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW or CIPFA.
• Experience of financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting or financial planning, with the ability to understand and explain key financial movements.
• Strong Excel capability, with experience of building or developing financial models, complex workbooks or reporting tools. We are particularly interested in understanding how you have used Excel to solve problems or improve financial analysis.
• Confidence using technology and an interest in using Microsoft Copilot, AI and other digital tools to improve the efficiency and quality of finance processes.
• A proactive and problem-solving approach, with the ability to see the bigger picture, identify what matters most and translate detailed financial analysis into clear insight and actions for the business.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work to tight timescales while maintaining a high standard of delivery, alongside a willingness to take ownership, learn and tackle work that may be outside your existing experience.

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.