ScottishPower
Accounting and Transactions Manager
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Job title: Financial Accounting & Transactions Manager
Location: ScottishPower HQ, Glasgow (Hybrid)
Salary: From £76,800, up to 30% bonus, car allowance, private medical cover (family) + other excellent benefits
Permanent
Help us create a better future, quicker
As Financial Accounting & Transactions Manager, you'll play a key role in safeguarding the financial integrity of ScottishPower Renewables' joint venture and complex entity portfolio. Working within Corporate Control, you'll provide leadership across financial reporting, governance, compliance and transaction activities for a range of strategically important renewable energy investments.
This is a high-profile position offering the opportunity to influence major renewable energy projects, support acquisitions and divestments, and work across a broad stakeholder network including joint venture partners, lenders, executive leadership teams and Iberdrola Group functions. You'll help ensure robust financial governance while supporting the growth of renewable energy infrastructure and contributing to our journey towards Net Zero.
What you'll be doing
You'll take ownership of month-end, year-end and statutory reporting activities across a complex portfolio of entities, ensuring compliance with IFRS and Group accounting policies. You'll oversee key controls, balance sheet integrity and audit readiness, challenging issues proactively and ensuring financial risks are identified and appropriately managed.
You'll lead relationships with joint venture partners and support financing activities by ensuring compliance with lender reporting requirements and project finance covenants. And you'll provide financial leadership on acquisitions, divestments and business change initiatives, ensuring appropriate accounting treatments, controls and systems are implemented. Alongside this, you'll develop your team, drive continuous improvement and act as a senior role model within the Control function.
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What you'll bring
We're looking for a qualified accountant with significant experience in financial accounting, reporting or financial control within a complex environment. You'll combine strong technical accounting expertise with the confidence to engage and influence senior stakeholders.
You'll Also Bring
- Strong knowledge of IFRS and complex accounting matters.
- Proven experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong analytical capability and commercial judgement.
- Experience working with SAP and finance reporting systems, ideally SAP-BPC.
- A continuous improvement mindset with experience enhancing controls and processes.
- The ability to deliver results in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
- An understanding of renewables markets or project-finance structures would be advantageous.
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.
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That’s Why Our Benefits Include
- 36 days annual leave
- Holiday Purchase scheme
- Share Schemes
- Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
- Technology Vouchers
- Electric Vehicle Schemes
- Cycle to Work scheme and Season Ticket Loans
- Private Medical Insurance and healthcare options
- Life Assurance (4x salary)
- Financial wellbeing support
- Employee discounts and exclusive offers
Why ScottishPower
ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world's largest integrated utility companies and a global leader in renewable energy. With ambitious investment plans and a commitment to delivering a cleaner, greener future, we're at the forefront of the transition to Net Zero and investing heavily in the energy infrastructure of tomorrow.
Inclusion, diversity and social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please contact careers@scottishpower.com.
Due to the level of this position, successful candidates will be required to complete additional background checks and any offer will be subject to passing such checks.
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.
IMPORTANT
Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day before Job Posting End Date below
October-20-2026
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