Senior Business Analyst (m/w/d)

Job Description

Join Our Team at Scottish Power: Lead the Way in Back Office Excellence

Are you driven to optimise and innovate in the energy sector? Scottish Power is seeking a dedicated professional to manage our budgeting across our Third Parties. Drive improvements through automating our Invoicing and validation processes for our suppliers. Be part of a team that's powering change!

Responsibilities

As Senior Business Analyst, you will be at the forefront of our innovation, driving change and making an impact.

Leading and influencing our business in requirements of public safety legislation, monitoring, reporting and transforming raw data, you will be required to analyse data consisting of volume, velocity and variety.

You will identify and manage system improvements with our Centre of Excellence and Back Office teams, ensuring processes are efficient, compliant, and aligned with business needs. By tracking key performance metrics and analysing internal and industry data, you will extract meaningful insights that support informed decision-making.

With a strong customer focus, you will assess the impact of proposed changes and ensure every improvement enhances the customer experience.

You will apply analytical problem-solving to uncover opportunities for optimisation and innovation, working both independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams to deliver effective solutions.

Your role will include monitoring, reporting, and transforming raw data to validate invoicing processes and support continuous improvement. You will also lead enhancements and automations across invoicing, access requests, and approval workflows to streamline operations.

Occasional travel within the UK and internationally may be required to support collaboration and project delivery.

What you'll bring

• Proficiency in Python, SQL, Synapse, and PowerBI to create reports, automate checks, and unravel financial challenges.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to forge alliances across teams and bridge gaps.
• A proactive, self-managed approach to work, with the ability to drive projects forward independently and as part of a team.
• Strong analytical skills and a track record of innovative thinking in process improvement and automation.

What's in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we'll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At ScottishPower, we believe it's the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family's wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action - our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world - today and tomorrow. That's why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday purchase - perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme
• Payroll giving and charity matched funding
• Technology Vouchers - save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Count us in - pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change
• Electric Vehicle Schemes - to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
• Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to 'nudge' financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world's largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we're at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you'll fit right in.

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to [email protected].

Mobility Information

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.