<div><div>Job Title  Senior Group Accountant – Financial Instruments &amp; Reporting </div><div>Location ScottishPower HQ, Glasgow (Hybrid)</div><div>Salary from £55,200 per annum, up to 15% bonus, private medical cover + other excellent benefits</div><div></div><div> </div><div><h2>Help us create a better future, quicker</h2>Reporting to the Projects and Financial Governance Manager (PFGM), the role of the Senior Group Accountant – Financial Instruments &amp; Reporting is a key position within Group Control.<div>This is a high-profile role within Group Control with a core focus on financial instruments and derivative accounting, supporting ScottishPower’s significant investment programme and complex commercial arrangements.You’ll play a key role in assessing and reporting on derivatives and hedging activities, while also gaining broader exposure across Group Reporting and technical accounting.</div>ScottishPower is playing a leading role in delivering a low‑carbon energy system in the UK, currently investing £18 million every working day between 2024 and 2028. This investment programme is driving increasingly complex commercial arrangements and financial instrument activity, creating a unique opportunity to build expertise in this evolving area.This role is ideally suited to a technically strong qualified accountant looking to develop deeper expertise in financial instruments, complex transactions, and group reporting within a large international group.While the role includes exposure to derivatives and hedging arrangements, it is not a narrow specialist position — you will gain broad experience across Group Control and financial reporting.<h2>What you’ll be doing</h2><ul><li>Responsible for preparing the financial results associated with financial instruments for key reporting cycles (actuals, forecast, budget), ensuring accuracy, completeness and timeliness</li><li>Supporting the assessment and accounting treatment of complex transactions, including derivatives and embedded financial instruments, from inception through to reporting and close-out</li><li>Preparing disclosures for financial instruments within the ScottishPower Group’s consolidated financial statements and statutory accounts, ensuring compliance with IFRS and company law</li><li>Contributing to the Iberdrola reporting pack, including additional disclosure requirements at key reporting periods</li><li>Supporting the implementation of new or complex accounting treatments and policy changes across the Group</li><li>Maintaining a strong financial control environment in line with Group Financial Governance procedures</li><li>Working closely with external auditors to support the resolution of technical accounting matters</li><li>Updating and maintaining clear process documentation</li><li>Supporting wider Group Reporting and ad-hoc projects as required</li></ul><h2></h2><h2>Technical, Financial Governance and Control</h2><ul><li>Support the implementation of financial instrument and accounting policy changes within ScottishPower</li><li>Maintain up-to-date technical knowledge of IFRS, particularly in areas relating to financial instruments (e.g. IFRS 9)</li><li>Provide technical accounting support to business units on complex transactions and reporting treatments</li><li>Collaborate with Iberdrola Group, Treasury, and senior stakeholders across the business</li><li>Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls, and reporting efficiency</li><li>Contribute to a positive and collaborative team environment across Group Control and the wider business</li></ul><h2>What you’ll bring</h2><ul><li>ICAS (or equivalent) qualified accountant with post-qualified experience</li><li>Strong grounding in IFRS and technical accounting</li><li>Experience in audit, group reporting, or technical accounting roles within a large organisation or practice</li><li>Exposure to financial instruments, complex accounting areas, or IFRS 9 (desirable but not essential)</li><li>Strong commercial awareness and ability to understand business drivers</li><li>Ability to work independently and take ownership of deliverables</li><li>Confidence to engage with and challenge stakeholders at all levels</li><li>Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities</li><li>Advanced Excel skills and high attention to detail</li><li>Strong written and verbal communication skills</li></ul></div><div>What’s in it for you </div><div>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%. </div><div> </div><div>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. That’s why our benefits include: </div><div><ul><li>36 days annual leave </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Share Schemes </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding </li></ul></div></div><div><div><ul><li>Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Life Assurance (4x salary) </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more </li></ul></div><div> </div><div>Why ScottishPower </div><div>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. </div><div>Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in. </div><div>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 <a href="mailto:careers@scottishpower.com">careers@scottishpower.com</a>. </div></div>MobilityPlease 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 belowJuly-9-2026

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