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.
Responsibilities
* Deliver functional change (e.g. change requests/project requirements) for Planning/PBCS; resolve 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 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)
Qualifications
* Solid background and experience as a Finance Systems Accountant with system support, development and maintenance experience of Oracle Planning/PBCS. Equivalent experience with on‑premise versions of the cloud tools such as Hyperion Planning is also considered.
* Demonstrable experience 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; Oracle/Hyperion and degree certification is desirable.
* Understanding of financial control and governance frameworks
* Excellent communication skills, able to simplify complex technical issues for a broad audience
* High-level proficiency in Microsoft 365 tools, including PowerPoint, MS Project, and Visio
About SSE
SSE’s purpose is to provide the energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We develop, build, operate and invest in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33 bn in critical electricity infrastructure over 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.
Benefits
* Discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships
* Wellbeing benefits such as 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
* Generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave
Equal Opportunity Statement
SSE is an equal opportunity employer and will make any reasonable adjustments needed to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive.
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