Financial Planning Manager (Price Control) bei Iberdrola

Financial Planning Manager (Price Control)

ScottishPower HQ, Glasgow

Salary starting from £61,600 + bonus, car allowance and other excellent benefits

Closing date: 15th of October

Help us create a better future, quicker  

The purpose of this role is to lead on the financial reporting, modelling and analysis related to personnel costs associated with RIIO-ED3 price control submission ensuring the submission has been evaluated robustly.

Networks Planning and Regulation will submit the Dossier to the SPEN Holding Board, IBE Global Networks and Iberdrola Operating Committee. This role will directly input data to NP&R. The role is responsible for ensuring timely briefings are provided to the ED3 Finance Lead and Networks Business Partner.

The role is accountable for the development of workstream milestone plans, reporting and governance, stakeholder engagement and presentations into wider price control strategy. Additionally, the role is responsible for the financial modelling and governance of P&O projects related to Networks Personnel Costs articulating financial risk, including preparing financial analysis, identifying risks and issues and providing expertise to stakeholders across the function.

What you'll be doing

• Responsible for financial forecasting of c£350m annually, up to 10 years out.
• Proactively manage relationships within own area, wider P&O, Networks, CEO Office, IBE colleagues and UK Control.
• Presenting complex and sometimes technical information to both financial and non-financial colleagues to ensure information is clearly understood.
• Use technical accounting knowledge and knowledge of P&O policy to advise and influence while developing business cases.
• While no direct people responsibility, may require input from Performance & Governance team therefore ability to positively influence required.

What you'll bring

• Qualified accountant with post qualifying experience or substantial relevant experience
• Experience in long term forecasting and development of business plans reporting on future costings and headcount.
• High level of commercial awareness
• Strong influencing and interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels with experience in explaining complex results concisely to ensure that the stakeholders fully understand performance.
• Pro-active person who anticipates issues and problems and puts in place effective strategies to manage these.
• Confidence, ability and presence to constructively challenge at all levels.
• Ability to combine professional and commercial expertise and co-ordinate the skills of others to achieve successful results.
• Delivery focus and high level of resilience to deal with the continually changing demands and time-pressures of the role.
• Knowledge of SAP financial system.

Minimum Criteria

• Proven experience in a financial planning role.
• Qualified accountant or relevant experience as a Senior Analyst
• High level of commercial awareness with a good understanding of SPW markets and the relationships across the SPW group.
• Confidence, ability and presence to constructively challenge at all levels.
• Proven interpersonal skills to manage the inter-related activities impacting their remit – both within and out with the Control teams.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office packages and SAP Financials.

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 Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart 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

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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