Finance Business Partner

6 months ago


Glasgow, United Kingdom SSE Full time

SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world. Following our commitment to invest £20.5 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**: Glasgow, Perth or Reading

**Salary**: £63,000 - £94,400 + car / car allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

**Working Pattern**: 18 Month Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The Finance Business Partner is focussed on performance improvement, business analysis & insight, strategic business planning, budgeting & forecasting activities.

Working in a matrix structure the Finance Business Partner will provide timely and effective support and challenge to Senior Business Management stakeholders, as well as maintaining responsibility for the delivery of the monthly forecast, annual budget and 5 year & 10 year plans as well as the cash flow position for the Business over these periods.

In this role, the Finance Business Partner is responsible for the accountabilities listed below at the business organisation level, and reports directly to the Head of Finance.
- Key business partnering activities such as business analysis and insights.
- Strategic business planning, budgeting & forecasting (both short & long term).
- Process improvement.
- Working closely with the Business's Senior Management team.

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

- Be a fully qualified accountant with relevant experience in a business-interfacing role, you will be familiar solving business issues of a similar scale and complexity.
- Be able to influence strategy and translate this into actionable programmes, opportunities or activities that result in an improved profitability or risk mitigation.
- Be able to manage multiple complex projects/processes simultaneously.
- Be able to interpret and assimilate multiple data sources, including external market data, rendering into meaningful insights, appropriate recommendations and clear actions.
- 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 careers site.

**What happens now?**:
Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.

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