Commercial Finance Manager
Location: Prenton (with hybrid working)
Salary: Competitive + annual bonus (up to 15%) + single cover healthcare
Contract: Permanent, Full‑time (37 hours per week)
Closing Date: 13th April 2026
Create a better future, quicker!
At ScottishPower Energy Networks, we’re investing billions to transform how energy is delivered across the UK – enabling net zero, supporting economic growth and keeping communities connected. Behind every major infrastructure decision sits strong commercial and financial insight, and that’s where this role comes in.
We’re looking for an experienced Commercial Finance Manager to join our business and play a critical role in shaping how we plan, control and challenge financial performance across a significant portfolio of investment.
This is a high‑impact role with real visibility, offering the opportunity to influence senior decision‑making, lead a talented team and work at the heart of a business delivering nationally important outcomes.
What you’ll be doing
- Own financial governance, insight and regulatory reporting across a £300m investment portfolio.
- Apply technical and analytical expertise to real commercial decisions – challenge assumptions, drive efficiencies and see the direct impact of your work.
- Lead and develop a high‑performing team, offering a clear transition from advisory into a role with long‑term ownership, leadership responsibility and career progression.
What you’ll bring
- A fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA) with a strong commercial finance background and the confidence to operate at senior levels.
- Experience leading or managing teams in a fast‑paced, commercially focused environment, with a passion for developing people and building high‑performing teams.
- Proven experience delivering high‑quality financial insight, including budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis and commercial challenge.
- Strong analytical capability – able to cut through complexity, connect the dots and focus on what really matters.
- Confidence working with large, interconnected data sets and translating complexity into clear, actionable recommendations for decision‑makers.
- A decisive, resilient approach – able to prioritise, manage competing demands and deliver under pressure.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage and challenge stakeholders across finance and the wider business.
- Strong systems capability, comfortable using financial and reporting tools to drive insight, control and improvement.
- A curious, forward‑thinking mindset – someone who challenges the status quo, looks for better ways of working and brings fresh thinking to complex problems.
- Experience in a regulated environment such as utilities, infrastructure or public sector is a plus, or a genuine interest in developing this experience.
What’s in it for you
As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy several other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double‑match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.
At Scottish Power, 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 you have everything you need to take care of your world today and tomorrow.
- 36 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Holiday purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
- Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme
- Payroll giving and charity matched funding
- Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purposes
- Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change
- Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
- Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
- Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments
- Life Assurance (4× salary)
- Access to ‘nudge’ financial wellbeing support
- Plus, shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more
Why SP Energy Networks
SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and the North West of England. We operate over 4000 km of cables and lines that make up the transmission network – connecting infrastructure such as wind farms into the electricity system. It’s a role that puts us right at the heart of Scotland’s ambition to be Net Zero by 2044. And we’re taking it very seriously.
We’re investing over £5.5 billion into our transmission network, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. 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. 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.
We are 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 careersscottishpower.com
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