Reporting Accountant in Glasgow

An exciting opportunity for a Reporting Accountant has arisen in the Group Control team, this role is integral to delivering all internal and external financial reporting for the Group. Working within the Group External Reporting and Consolidation team, you will work closely with the other Business and Group Control teams to ensure that the consolidated financial reporting for the Group is delivered to a high standard.

What you’ll be doing

• Working proactively across all ScottishPower businesses and Iberdrola Control, ensuring that external reporting packs and statutory accounts are produced to a high standard, delivered to agreed timetables, and fully compliant with relevant accounting standards and legislation.
• Maintaining strong technical knowledge to guarantee that all reporting outputs meet required legal and regulatory expectations.
• Maintaining a robust control environment, ensuring that procedures and processes comply with Group Policies and that all documentation remains accurate and up to date.
• Continually reviewing and challenging existing business practices to identify opportunities for efficiency and improvement.
• Supporting the consolidation and delivery of all external financial reporting requirements for ScottishPower.
• Contributing to creating a positive and supportive team environment by ensuring staff have clear objectives, receive regular feedback, and are supported in their development.
• Flexibility and adaptability to consistently meet deliverables and objectives to a high standard and within required timescales.

What you’ll bring

• Qualified Accountant with relevant PQE.
• Experience of preparing statutory accounts under IFRS and UK GAAP.
• Full compliance with Iberdrola Group Governance, procedures, and reporting timetables.
• Ability to apply all relevant accounting standards and legislation as appropriate.
• Identify and assess the impact of developments in IFRS on financial reporting for ScottishPower Group.
• Confidence, ability and presence to constructively challenge at all levels.
• Strong self-performance management and delivery focus with the ability to balance conflicting requirements.
• Understanding the impact of complex accounting issues and communicating the results clearly and concisely.

What’s in it for you

• Competitive salary which is reviewed annually.
• Pension scheme with double matching contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.
• 36 days annual leave.
• Holiday Purchase option.
• Share Schemes.
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding.
• Technology Vouchers.
• Electric Vehicle Schemes.
• 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.
• 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.

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 careers@scottishpower.com.