Senior Business Analyst

Job Title Senior Business Analyst

Location Glasgow

Salary from £54,800, up to 15% bonus and health cover

Flexible Working Pattern

Help us create a better future, quicker

The role of Senior Business Analyst sits within the Performance & Planning team as part of the SPR Office and is responsible for defining and implementing a framework for reporting to track the overall performance of the ScottishPower Renewables business. The postholder will prepare reports for Executive Management that clearly tracks performance against business objectives and defined KPIs.

The Senior Business Analyst also has responsibility for ensuring that group wide corporate governance framework is complied with by ensuring that Board and committee deadlines are met and that all papers are fully reviewed and signed off by relevant stakeholders.

The Senior Business Analyst will ensure that progress against short and long term business plans is tracked and will support in the revising and updating of business forecasts, including the collation and presentation materials relating to Key Performance Metrics.

What you’ll be doing

• Design and implement systems and processes to measure, report, and improve performance reporting at SPR Executive level. Embed a programme of regular reporting to Executive Management on business performance.

• Liaise with relevant business contacts to understand and explain variances and expected outturn position against performance objectives.

• Identify and escalate trends and early warning indicators based on analysis of performance data.

• Coordinate the reporting requirements of the SPR-wide business fora including Boards, Management Committee and internal governance meetings.

• Ensure all Board and committee papers are appropriately reviewed and signed off in line with relevant deadlines through managing a broad range of stakeholders.

• Support the process of preparing and updating business plans and forecasts through collation, analysis and presentation of multiple strands of information (including views on headcount, finances and project pipeline)

• Collation and presentation of performance metrics of the SPR business across the financial year, at each Rev and budget setting

• Mange the SPR-level reporting of business initiatives such as Transformation Projects that will require monthly executive summary reports

• Utilise technology to drive meaningful analysis / insights from data and identify appropriate digital routes to track and report on business performance.

What you’ll bring

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in commercial/business subject such as economics, finance, business management, or numeric degree.

• Experience in managing performance reporting at an Executive Level and ability to understand, interpret and challenge metrics to support the achievement of business objectives.

• Experience in developing business plans across the short and long term, bringing together multiple data sources to create a cohesive business view.

• Advanced problem-solving skills.

• Experienced in data analysis / data storytelling- able to communicate effectively using data presentation.

• Advanced relationship and stakeholder management skills and confidence working with Senior Management.

• Proven communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build networks, influence decision makers and develop key specialist decisions.

• Excellent report writing, presentation skills and ability to summarise key information across Microsoft Office packages.

• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

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. That’s why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave

• Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave

• Share Schemes

• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding

• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases

• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving

• 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

• Plus 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

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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.

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.

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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

September-26-2024