Senior Finance Analyst

NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS; Cambuslang; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days annual leave

Holiday Purchase

Share Schemes

Payroll Giving and Charity Matched

Technology Vouchers

Electric Vehicle Schemes

Cycle to Work Scheme

Private Medical Insurance options

Life Assurance (4x salary)

Financial wellbeing support

Employee discounts and retail benefits

Job summary

SP Energy Networks in Cambuslang is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to partner with project delivery teams and regulatory stakeholders. You will provide financial insight to support major infrastructure investments and robust governance of over £2bn in annual investment.

You will prepare budgets, forecasts and plans, coordinate monthly reporting and challenge management to optimise performance in a highly regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant status or nearing qualification with finance-related credential.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to challenge and influence decision-making with confidence.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and prioritisation abilities.
• Experience delivering to tight deadlines in a regulated environment.
• Interest in major infrastructure investment and governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of annual plans, budgets and forecasts with robust financial information.
• Coordinate monthly reporting and provide commercial support across project portfolios.
• Maintain strong financial controls and governance across the business.
• Engage with stakeholders across delivery, regulation and corporate functions.
• Support regulatory submissions, audit requirements and executive reporting.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Regulatory awareness

Education

Qualified Accountant status / CIMA/ACCA

Job description

Senior Finance Analyst

Location: SP Energy Networks, Cambuslang (Hybrid)

Salary: from £55,200 per annum, up to 15% bonus, private medical cover & other excellent benefits

Permanent

Help us create a better future, quicker

At ScottishPower Transmission, we're investing heavily in the network infrastructure that will help deliver a Net Zero future. As a Senior Finance Analyst, you'll play a key role in supporting the financial governance, planning and performance of a business responsible for delivering over £2bn of annual investment across the UK's electricity transmission network.

Working within our Performance & Reporting team, you'll partner with project delivery teams, regulatory stakeholders and senior management, providing financial insight that supports major infrastructure investment and helps ensure the successful delivery of our business plans.

What you'll be doing

You'll support the preparation of annual business plans, budgets and forecasts, ensuring the business has robust financial information to support decision-making. You'll produce and coordinate key monthly reporting, provide commercial support across major transmission project portfolios and help maintain strong financial controls and governance processes.

You'll work closely with stakeholders across project delivery, regulation and corporate functions, reviewing performance, identifying risks and opportunities, and providing effective challenge where required. You'll also support regulatory submissions, audit requirements and executive reporting, ensuring high-quality outputs are delivered to demanding timescales.

What you'll bring

We're looking for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and partnering with stakeholders across a large organisation.

• Qualified Accountant status, be nearing qualification, or hold an equivalent finance-related qualification.
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The confidence to provide constructive challenge and influence decision-making.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience managing competing priorities and delivering to demanding deadlines.
• A proactive approach with the ability to identify and resolve issues before they escalated.
• An interest in working within a highly regulated environment supporting major infrastructure investment.

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
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers
• Electric Vehicle Schemes
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance options
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Financial wellbeing support
• Employee discounts and retail benefits

Why SP Energy Networks

SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world's largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We're investing more than £5.5bn in our transmission network, supporting the UK's transition to renewable energy and helping deliver Scotland's Net Zero ambitions.

With diverse career opportunities and a strong commitment to developing our people, we offer the chance to grow your career while helping shape the energy system of the future.

Inclusion, diversity and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Whatever your background, you'll fit right in. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Please contact [e-mail] if you require support.

Mobility

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.

I MPORTANT

Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day before Job Posting End Date below November-17-2026