Base Location: Glasgow, Perth, Reading - 50% of time working from the office

Salary: £42,600 - £64,000 + 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 an experienced Finance Systems Accountant, you’ll play a key role within a specialist team, providing expert advice and guidance on group-wide system development projects that impact Finance, focusing on the Planning applications within the Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) estate. You’ll provide finance systems support across the lifecycle of Finance projects, from analysis, design, and development through to testing, training, and implementation. Once implemented, you’ll take on responsibility to embed the day to day support into the Finance Systems Team.

You will

Deliver functional change (e.g. change requests/project requirements), for Planning/PBCS. Resolving technical and functional system issues (incident support tickets). Support data integration, validation, and reconciliation processes
Maintain consistency of controls, procedures and governance standards
Work with stakeholders to understand finance requirements, deliver training, and create user-friendly guides and materials
Analyse and map complex processes including System Architecture to help stay up to date with Oracle Planning/PBCS developments and best practices
Provide application support to the Master Data Management tool, Oracle Enterprise Data Management (EDM)

You will have

Solid background and experience as a Finance Systems Accountant with system support, development and maintenance experience of Oracle Planning/PBCS. Also considered will be equivalent experience with on premise versions of the cloud tools such as Hyperion Planning
Demonstratable experience of delivering - Planning model design, Dimensionality design and management, Forms, Reports, dashboards, and Smart View, Business rules, calculations, and Groovy scripting, Data Management integrations, Viewpoints & Workflows, adding new dimensions (EDM), OCI and OIC technical and process set up - it would be desirable to have Oracle/Hyperion and degree certification to support this
An understanding of financial control and governance frameworks
Excellent communication skills, able to simplify complex technical issues for a broad audience
a High-level of proficiency in Microsoft 365 tools, including PowerPoint, MS Project, and Visio

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.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.

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