Senior FP&A Analyst

Equal Approach Ltd; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on private healthcare

Gym membership discounts

Online GP and 24/7 counselling

Cycle to Work scheme

Maternity and adoption pay

Paternity leave

Job summary

SSE is seeking a Distribution FP&A professional based in the UK, with a flexible first approach and a requirement to spend 50% of the week in Glasgow or Perth. The role supports high-quality financial planning, analysis, and reporting, delivering insights to drive commercial decisions and performance tracking.

You will work with the CoE and Finance Business Partners to provide valuable information to key stakeholders, building robust models and exploring automation and AI opportunities.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to turn raw financial data into insightful presentations.
• Proactive in delivering value-add analysis and insights.
• Track record of creating efficiencies and improving processes.
• Experience delivering financial presentations to non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong planning and prioritisation skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and support monthly reporting packs with variance analysis and commentary to highlight commercial trends.
• Own areas of the budgeting and forecasting process, data collation and reporting, with value-add insights.
• Contribute to capital expenditure forecasts via strategic reviews with Finance Business Partners.
• Build relationships with stakeholders to enable data-driven decisions and performance improvements.
• Seek and implement process improvements; enhance financial models and reporting; promote automation and AI adoption.
• Support regulatory reporting including ED3 planning.

Skills

Financial analysis

Variance analysis

Data visualization

Finance presentations

Forecasting & budgeting

Tools

Automation tools

AI tooling

Job description

Base Location

You’ll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations – Glasgow or Perth

Salary

£44,000 – £60,000 + 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 role supports the Distribution FP&A team to delivery high quality financial planning, analysis and reporting. The role will support in the delivery of insight to enable commercial decision making and provide analysis to track performance.

You will work closely with the CoE team and the Finance Business Partnering team to ensure that valuable and insightful information is provided to key business stakeholders.

You will :

• Prepare and support in the preparation and delivery of monthly reporting packs, including variance analysis and commentary to highlight commercial trends and promote commercial decision making.
• Responsible for areas in the budget and forecast process, collation, uploading to system and support the preparation of reporting as well as creation of value-add insight
• Contribute to the preparation of capital expenditure forecasts via strategic reviews alongside the Finance Business Partners.
• Build collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders to support data-driven decisions and performance improvements through analysis, scenario modeling, and financial insight.
• Continuously seek and implement opportunities for improvements to the teams processes. Maintain and improve the accuracy and robustness of financial models and reporting processes. Collaborate with Finance teams to streamline reporting through automation and adoption of new tools and technologies, including AI.
• Supporting regulatory reporting including ED3 planning

You will have

• A Highly proficient in turning raw financial data into insightful finance presentations
• Demonstratable a proactive approach to delivering value-add analysis and insights
• A track record of adding value, creating efficiencies, and improving processes
• Experience of delivering financial presentations to non-finance stakeholders
• Ability to effectively plan, organise and prioritise tasks and activities to maximise productivity.

In addition to the above you will be professional and diligent, with the ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure, whilst never compromising on the quality of your work. You will be flexible, adept at managing expectations and be able to adapt to changing business needs.

About SSE

SSEs purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years 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.