Job description
Job title: Senior Finance Analyst
Location: SP Energy Networks, Cambuslang (Hybrid)
Salary: from £55,200 per annum, up to 15% bonus, private medical cover & other excellent benefits
Permanent
At ScottishPower Transmission, we're investing heavily in the network infrastructure that will help deliver a Net Zero future. As a Senior Finance Analyst, you'll play a key role in supporting the financial governance, planning and performance of a business responsible for delivering over £2bn of annual investment across the UK's electricity transmission network.
Working within our Performance & Reporting team, you'll partner with project delivery teams, regulatory stakeholders and senior management, providing financial insight that supports major infrastructure investment and helps ensure the successful delivery of our business plans.
What you'll be doing
You'll support the preparation of annual business plans, budgets and forecasts, ensuring the business has robust financial information to support decision-making. You'll produce and coordinate key monthly reporting, provide commercial support across major transmission project portfolios and help maintain strong financial controls and governance processes.
You'll work closely with stakeholders across project delivery, regulation and corporate functions, reviewing performance, identifying risks and opportunities, and providing effective challenge where required. You'll also support regulatory submissions, audit requirements and executive reporting, ensuring high-quality outputs are delivered to demanding timescales.
What you'll bring
We're looking for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and partnering with stakeholders across a large organisation.
You'll bring:
- Qualified Accountant status, be nearing qualification, or hold an equivalent finance-related qualification.
- Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- The confidence to provide constructive challenge and influence decision-making.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience managing competing priorities and delivering to demanding deadlines.
- A proactive approach with the ability to identify and resolve issues before they escalate.
- An interest in working within a highly regulated environment supporting major infrastructure investment.
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.
- 36 days annual leave
- Holiday Purchase
- Share Schemes
- Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
- Technology Vouchers
- Electric Vehicle Schemes
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance options
- Life Assurance (4x salary)
- Financial wellbeing support
- Employee discounts and retail benefits
Inclusion, diversity and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Whatever your background, you'll fit right in. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Please contact [email protected] if you require support.
Mobility
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.
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About this role
About Scottish Power
Company Overview
ScottishPower Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Iberdrola
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
1990
Approximately 5,000 employees (source: linkedin.com). Revenue figures for 2023 are not disclosed, but Iberdrola has committed £24 billion in UK investments by 2028, including through ScottishPower (source: energyadvicehub.org).
What They Do
ScottishPower is a vertically integrated energy company that operates as the distribution network operator for Central and Southern Scotland, Merseyside, North Wales, and parts of Cheshire and Shropshire. The company supplies electricity and gas to homes and businesses across the United Kingdom and generates power for the grid (source: wikipedia.org). Its core technology focus includes wind energy, solar power, grid upgrades, battery storage, and low-carbon hydrogen, having transitioned to generating 100% green electricity by divesting its coal and gas assets (source: wikipedia.org). ScottishPower's product offerings encompass renewable generation from 38 onshore wind farms and over 40 operational sites producing more than 3 GW of total capacity, alongside services like smart grids, EV charging, heat pumps, and solar solutions for businesses (source: scottishpower.co.uk). The company targets UK residential customers, commercial businesses, and wholesale energy trading, leveraging its position as part of Iberdrola, a world leader in wind energy (source: energybrokers.co.uk).
Projects & Track Record
ScottishPower has completed several notable projects, including the Whitelee onshore wind farm, which is Europe's largest at 539 MW, featuring 215 turbines and a 50 MW battery (source: wikipedia.org). The company also repowered Scotland's first commercial wind farm, Hagshaw Hill, which was brought back online in November 2025 to increase output and community benefits (source: scottishpowerrenewables.com). Ongoing major projects include the East Anglia ONE and East Anglia THREE offshore wind farms, as well as the Wikinger offshore project in the German Baltic Sea (source: cisco.com). ScottishPower Renewables manages Iberdrola's UK portfolio, which exceeds 2,000 MW from 40 wind farms, with plans for further solar and hydrogen expansion (source: windenergyireland.com).
Recent Developments
In recent years, ScottishPower secured £1.35 billion for seven grid upgrades, including subsea cables and substations, to enhance the transport of Scottish wind power southward (source: energyadvicehub.org). Iberdrola announced a significant £24 billion investment in the UK by 2028, focusing on renewables and grid resilience (source: energyadvicehub.org). Additionally, ScottishPower Renewables is set to invest nearly £3 billion in offshore and onshore wind and solar projects from 2023 to 2025 (source: cisco.com). In the hydrogen sector, Iberdrola launched a unit in September 2023, targeting 600 MW by 2025 and 5 GW by 2030, with ScottishPower's Green Hydrogen for Scotland project featuring a 10 MW electrolyser (source: energybrokers.co.uk).
Working There
ScottishPower offers a variety of roles across renewables development and operations, energy networks, generation, and support functions such as energy management and IT/security (source: scottishpowerrenewables.com). The company primarily hires at its Glasgow headquarters, with operations linked to UK-wide wind farms and offshore sites in East Anglia and the Southern North Sea (source: windenergyireland.com). Company culture emphasizes innovation in renewables and community engagement, as evidenced by initiatives like the MachairWind feedback phase and partnerships with local organizations (source: scottishpower.co.uk). While specific benefits are not detailed, the firm invests heavily in green initiatives and supports employee-driven net-zero transitions for business clients (source: scottishpower.com).