Reporting Accountant

Iberdrola SA; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Annual leave

Share schemes

Healthcare benefits

Life assurance

Tech vouchers

EV schemes

Cycle to work

Job summary

ScottishPower is hiring a Reporting Accountant in Glasgow to deliver external reporting packs and statutory accounts under IFRS and UK GAAP, ensuring timetables are met and controls remain robust in line with Iberdrola governance.

You will operate in a small finance team, drive efficiency through process improvements, and support consolidation of external financial reporting with clear objectives and regular feedback.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with PQE.
• Experience of preparing statutory accounts under IFRS and UK GAAP.
• Knowledge of Iberdrola Group governance, procedures, and reporting timetables.
• Applying accounting standards and assessing IFRS developments for the ScottishPower group.

Responsibilities

• Produce external reporting packs and statutory accounts to high standards.
• Ensure timetables are met and comply with accounting standards and legislation.
• Maintain robust control environment and align with Group Policies.
• Review and challenge business practices to improve efficiency.
• Contribute to consolidation and delivery of external financial reporting.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

UK GAAP

Statutory reporting

Financial consolidation

Challenging stakeholders

Education

Qualified Accountant with PQE

Job description

Job Title: Reporting Accountant – Location: Glasgow – Salary: from £46,400, up to 10% bonus and health cover – Flexible Working Pattern.

What you’ll be doing

Working proactively across all ScottishPower businesses and Iberdrola Control, this role ensures that external reporting packs and statutory accounts are produced to a high standard, delivered to agreed timetables, and fully compliant with relevant accounting standards and legislation.

Maintaining strong technical knowledge is essential to guarantee that all reporting outputs meet required legal and regulatory expectations.

A key part of the role is maintaining a robust control environment, ensuring that procedures and processes comply with Group Policies and that all documentation remains accurate and up to date.

The position also involves continually reviewing and challenging existing business practices to identify opportunities for efficiency and improvement.

Working effectively within a small team of finance professionals, the role supports the consolidation and delivery of all external financial reporting requirements for ScottishPower.

Additionally, the role contributes to creating a positive and supportive team environment by ensuring staff have clear objectives, receive regular feedback, and are supported in their development.

Flexibility and adaptability are essential, enabling the team to consistently meet deliverables and objectives to a high standard and within required timescales.

What you’ll bring

• Qualified Accountant with relevant PQE
• Experience of preparing statutory accounts under IFRS and UK GAAP
• Full compliance with Iberdrola Group Governance, procedures, and reporting timetables
• Apply all relevant accounting standards and legislation as appropriate
• Identify and assess the impact of developments in IFRS on financial reporting for ScottishPower Group
• Confidence, ability and presence to constructively challenge at all levels
• Strong self-performance management and delivery focus with the ability to balance conflicting requirements
• Understand the impact of complex accounting issues and communicate the results clearly and concisely

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%.
• 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 ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy.

With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen.

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.

ScottishPower is 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].

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