Risk advisor

Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations Forbury Reading or Ty Calon Cardiff.

Salary: £29,504 - £34,757 + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Fixed Term Contract | options available

The role

As an Insolvency Advisor, you will manage customer insolvency cases across a range of business types, ensuring accurate documentation, financial integrity, and compliance throughout the process. You will investigate and verify insolvency status, support risk assessments, and play a key role in resolving financial obligations while protecting the company’s interests.

You will

• Investigate and verify insolvency cases using multiple data sources, creating and maintaining accurate case files and trackers.
• Manage cases from initial review through to final closure, ensuring documentation is complete, balances are accurate, and financial adjustments are applied where necessary.
• Support customer transitions through change of tenancy processes, issuing communications and monitoring responses to maintain continuity of service.
• Conduct risk assessments and, where required, issue statutory demands to mitigate financial exposure.
• Contribute to audit-ready processes by maintaining trackers, completing reports, and ensuring compliance with legal and policy standards.

You have

• Experience working with financial, legal, or compliance processes, ideally including insolvency or debt resolution.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple cases accurately and consistently.
• Excellent organisational skills, including the ability to maintain accurate records and trackers.
• Good communication skills, able to liaise with customers, colleagues, and external stakeholders effectively.
• A proactive and structured approach to work, with confidence in following procedures and improving processes where appropriate.

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.

support UK organisations by delivering energy and low-carbon energy solutions. These include EV hubs, solar systems, smart technologies, and heating and cooling networks. We power the net zero transition by helping customers cut carbon and costs, and by building and investing in flexible energy infrastructure.

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

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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