Group Payments Manager

Sse Enterprise; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare discounts

Gym membership discounts

Online GP access

Counselling service (24/7)

Cycle to Work scheme

Technology/transport loans

Family entitlements (maternity/adopt)

Job summary

SSE plc is seeking a Group Payments Manager to lead the group payments function, ensuring safe and efficient payment and settlement activity across the organisation. You will oversee governance, risk and resilience while driving continuous improvement of the end-to-end payment lifecycle.

You will use data and automation to strengthen controls, work with banking partners and stakeholders, and manage complex, high-value payments in a large, regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading payment operations, settlements or treasuries in a large organisation.
• Strong understanding of payment lifecycle, banking platforms, reconciliations and approvals.
• Experience delivering governance, control frameworks, fraud prevention and resilience.
• Proven ability to drive operational transformation using automation and digital tools.
• Excellent analytical and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Group Payments function to ensure safe, efficient and secure payment activity.
• Oversee performance, governance, risk and resilience across the end-to-end lifecycle.
• Manage delivery and escalation of complex, high-value, time-critical payments.
• Use data and automation to strengthen controls and optimise processes.
• Build relationships with stakeholders, banking partners and providers to maintain resilience.

Skills

Payments operations

End-to-end payments

Governance & risk

Data-driven improvement

Leadership & collaboration

Job description

Group Payments Manager

• Job Number: 559886
• Closing at: Nov 1 2026 - 23:55 GMT

Base Location: You’ll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations :Glasgow Eurocentral (ML1 4YQ)

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

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | options available

The role

As Group Payments Manager, you’ll lead a critical Group-wide function, ensuring payment and settlement activity is delivered safely, efficiently and securely. You’ll oversee operational performance, governance, risk and resilience, while driving continuous improvement across the end-to-end payment lifecycle.

Using data, technology and automation, you’ll identify opportunities to strengthen controls, improve performance and build a resilient payments operation that’s fit for the future. You’ll also work closely with key stakeholders, banking partners and third-party providers to ensure complex, high-value and time-critical payments are managed effectively.

You will

• Lead the Group Payments function, ensuring payment and settlement activity is delivered safely, efficiently and securely.
• Oversee operational performance, governance, risk and resilience across the end-to-end payment lifecycle.
• Manage the effective delivery and escalation of complex, high-value, high-risk and time-critical payments.
• Use data, technology and automation to strengthen controls, improve processes and drive continuous improvement.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, banking partners and third-party providers, ensuring payment operations remain resilient and fit for the future.

You have

• Significant experience leading payment operations, settlements, treasury operations or other highly controlled financial processes within a large, complex organisation.
• Strong understanding of the end-to-end payment and settlement lifecycle, including payment execution, banking platforms, approvals, reconciliation and exception management.
• Proven experience managing operational risk, governance and control frameworks, including fraud prevention, audit, remediation and operational resilience.
• Demonstrable experience delivering operational transformation and continuous improvement, using automation, digital tools and process simplification to improve efficiency and controls.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills, using operational data, performance measures and risk indicators to identify opportunities and drive improvements.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills, with experience building high-performing teams and working collaboratively with Treasury, banking partners and senior stakeholders.

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

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.