Head of Commercial and Operational Finance - Renfrewshire, United Kingdom - SSE

SSE

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Renfrewshire, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world.

Following our commitment to invest £12.5 billion in low carbon projects over the next 5 years, we have significant growth plans and are well on our way to achieving our ambition to build a world that's more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come.

Join us on our journey to net zero and help us power change.

About the Role

Base Location:
Perth or Glasgow

Salary:
£Competitive + car / car allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

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

SSEN Distribution powers 3.8million homes and businesses in communities across central southern England and the north of Scotland.

Our team of more than 3,500 people keep customers connected to a safe and reliable supply of electricity whilst developing the flexible networks that are vital to achieving net zero.

By enabling a smarter, more resilient electricity networks we're ensuring our local communities continue to receive the power we need, both now and in the future.

We are consistently investing and innovating to improve network resilience and future-proof power supplies for life's changing demands, from rolling out large scale EV charging schemes to supporting small community generation projects.

The Head of Commercial and Operations Finance is a role in SSEN Distribution focussed on performance improvement, business analysis and insight, strategic business planning, and budgeting & forecasting activities.

They will challenge Senior Business stakeholders as well as provide support to the Financial Controller and Finance Director.

This is a forward-looking role that will support the operational, commercial and support activities of Distribution by providing insight into financial performance, collating and challenging budgets and forecasts as well as supporting the evaluation of regulatory spend and opportunities across both Regions.

Responsibilities of the role include (but are not limited to);

Support the Regional Operations Directors through the provision of analytics and insight that proactively challenge the Business on financial performance, to drive improvements.
Advise and guide the business on strategic planning activities from a Finance perspective in line with our Regulatory business plan.
Deliver quarterly Distribution forecasts (Statutory and Regulatory), liaising with Financial Control counterparts, and providing financial insight and analysis as necessary to ensure forecasts are accurate and realistic.
Lead on the preparation of the annual Distribution budget which covers Opex and Capex, liaising with Operational, Commercial and support leads as well as Financial Control counterparts, and providing financial insight and analysis as necessary to ensure budgets are accurate and realistic, have stakeholder signoff and align with the broader Distribution strategy.
Work with the Operational and Commercial business teams to identify and implement initiatives and opportunities to improve the regulatory performance and benchmarking of the business.

What do I need?
To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:

You will be a fully qualified accountant with previous experience in a Business Partner / Finance Manager / Management Accountant business-interfacing role with experience of solving business issues of similar scale and complexity.
You will have excellent analytical and financial modelling skills.
Excellent skills in interpreting and assimilating from multiple data sources, including external market data, and rendering into meaningful insight and appropriate recommendations and clear actions.
Experience in influencing strategy and can translate this into actionable programmes, opportunities or activities that result in improved profitability or risk mitigation.
You will be able to effectively communicate financial performance to operational colleagues to embed financial understanding within the business.

About our Business

Our SSE Finance function has a key part to play in fulfilling SSE's obligations as a UK-listed company, providing expertise and services that can be shared across the SSE Group, and working in partnership with all businesses to provide services tailored to their specific needs.

SSE operates in a highly regulated and increasingly competitive environment, and our role is to ensure that we gather, compile, analyse and recommend on the financial strategy for our businesses, identifying opportunities to drive efficiencies and create value for SSE now, and in the future.

What's in it for you?
We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our care