SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world. Following our commitment to invest £18 billion in low carbon projects to 2027, 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, Glasgow or Reading
Salary: £45,400 - £68,200 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.
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. We are in our new price control, RIIO-ED2 (2023-2028), and finance will play a key role in supporting the business in maximising our current settlement.
The Finance Support Business Partner is focussed on performance improvement, business analysis & insight, strategic business planning, budgeting, investment appraisal & forecasting activities with particular focus on capital projects. This role reports to the Finance Business Partner and responsibilities include:
- Provide proactive challenge to the business on financial performance to drive improvements.
- Advise and influence the business on strategic planning activities from a finance perspective. Work with the business to identify key risks and opportunities which will inform plans, forecasts and management reporting.
- Working with Distribution Finance colleagues, track and provide financial analysis on the capital investment portfolio including risks / opportunities, efficiency / gap analysis and pipeline of work against budget and regulatory plans.
- Provide a broad range of insightful business analysis in order to facilitate decision making and identify potential improvement opportunities, including reviews of CBA / Business Cases and benefit tracking.
