Deputy Director of Corporate Finance

Overview

In this senior leadership role, you shape SSE’s long-term financial direction and capital allocation. You will work with the Group Director of Corporate Finance and senior leaders to influence investment and funding decisions, balancing financial rigor with commercial insight. You’ll lead complex transactions and provide clear recommendations to support strategic growth and value creation. The role blends cross-functional collaboration with high-visibility governance at executive and board level, offering a meaningful impact on the energy transition.

Pay / Benefits

• Discounts on private healthcare
• Gym membership discounts
• Online GP and 24/7 counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Maternity and adoption pay
• Paternity leave

Responsibilities

• Act as deputy to the Group Director of Corporate Finance and represent the function at Group Exec Committee/Board as needed
• Support long-term financial strategy, planning, funding, including credit ratings, cost of capital, hurdle rates and capital allocation
• Support valuation, defence planning and investment appraisal with robust assumptions and commercial challenge
• Lead acquisitions and disposals from initial appraisal through due diligence, structuring, negotiation, approval and completion
• Build relationships across SSE’s business units and provide recommendations on financing, transactions, and capital decisions
• Interface with Strategy, Treasury, and IR to optimise financial strategy, funding decisions, and external financial narrative
• Provide inclusive, visible leadership across Corporate Finance, developing capability and building a high-performing team

Key requirements

• Significant experience leading complex acquisitions, disposals and major transactions in investment banking, lead advisory or equivalent
• Advanced expertise in valuation, financial modelling, investment appraisal, project finance and transaction execution
• Strong understanding of long-term funding, credit ratings, cost of capital, hurdle rates, and capital allocation
• Proven commercial judgement with ability to lead negotiations, challenge assumptions and make clear recommendations on major investments
• Strong team leadership and senior stakeholder management experience, ideally in energy or capital-intensive industry
• CFA, ACA or equivalent qualification

• Strategic thinking
• Stakeholder management
• Commercial judgement
• Valuation
• Financial modelling
• Investment appraisal

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