Finance Systems Accountant in Glasgow

Base Location: Glasgow, Perth, Reading

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, particularly focusing on 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), including Planning/PBCS, EDM, FCC and Narrative Reporting.
• 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 EPM developments and best practices.
• Play a key role in project delivery for future roadmap tools for example Account Reconciliation and Tax Cloud, collaborating with finance, IT, and project management teams to achieve successful project outcomes.

You will have:

• Solid background and experience in Finance Systems Accountant with system support, development and maintenance experience of Oracle Planning, Enterprise Data Management, Finance Consolidation and Close, Narrative Reporting applications. Also considered will be equivalent experience with on premise versions of the cloud tools such as HFM, MDM, Pillar, Enterprise and Hyperion Planning.
• Demonstratable experience of delivering – Planning model design / FCC primary statement 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.
• 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. 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.