Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations : Dublin, Belfast, Perth or Glasgow
Salary: £68,100 - £102,100 - £max / €90,300 - €135,500+ car /car allowance + 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
As Lead FP&A, Supply, you'll partner with teams across SSE Airtricity and SSE Business Energy to deliver the insights that shape strategy, drive performance and support sustainable growth.
Leading a team of three FP&A professionals, you'll combine commercial acumen with exceptional technical and analytical capability to transform complex financial, operational and market data into actionable business insights. A strong financial modeller, you'll lead the development of dynamic, scalable forecasting, planning and scenario models, leveraging advanced Excel, Power BI and analytical tools to support strategic decision-making and enhance business performance.
Working closely with Supply leadership, Finance Business Partners and Financial Control teams, you'll help build a trusted, insight-led FP&A function. We're looking for someone who is naturally curious, challenges conventional thinking and continually pushes for deeper insights that drive better decisions. You'll champion continuous improvement, introduce new ideas and technologies, and play a key role in strengthening Finance's ability to influence strategy through high-quality analysis, modelling and decision support.
We're looking for a finance leader who combines technical excellence with commercial curiosity, can motivate and develop a high-performing team, and is passionate about turning data into insight that creates real business value.
You will
-Lead, develop and motivate a team of three FP&A professionals, fostering a high-performing, collaborative culture that delivers meaningful insight and supports business success.
-Lead financial planning, forecasting and performance reporting across SSE Airtricity and SSE Business Energy, helping to shape strategy, drive performance and support sustainable growth.
-Develop and continuously enhance robust financial models, forecasting tools and scenario analysis, leveraging advanced Excel, Power BI and analytical techniques to provide clear, data-driven insights and recommendations.
-Partner with senior leaders to deliver high-quality financial insight, constructive challenge and forward-looking analysis, ensuring key risks, opportunities and market drivers are reflected in business decision-making.
-Continually identify opportunities to unlock deeper insights from data, improving understanding of customer, commercial, operational and regulatory performance drivers.
-Champion innovation and continuous improvement, introducing new ideas, tools and approaches that enhance planning, reporting and decision-support capabilities while helping shape a more efficient, scalable and insight-led FP&A function.
You have
-Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with significant experience in FP&A, commercial finance or performance management.
-Strong track record of leading budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes within a complex, fast-paced organisation.
-Demonstrable experience leading and motivating teams through periods of change, bringing people together around a common vision, building engagement and delivering results through collaboration and shared accountability.
-Skilled at turning financial, commercial and operational data into clear insights, compelling narratives and actionable recommendations.
-Advanced analytical and financial modelling capabilities, with experience assessing scenarios, risks, opportunities and key business drivers.
-Confident collaborator with the ability to influence and build trusted relationships across Finance and the wider business.
-Experience driving continuous improvement, balancing multiple priorities and delivering high-quality outcomes to challenging deadlines
About SSE
SSE’s 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 Francesca.Palmer@sse.com / 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.
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