Base Location: Glasgow, Perth or Aberdeen Salary: £55,200 - £83,000 performance-related bonus a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing. Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available The role SSEN Transmission has a fantastic opportunity for Business Assurance Manager to join our Risk & Assurance team. The Risk & Assurance team in SSEN Transmission proactively identify and assess enterprise risk and controls to deliver strategic priorities and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory obligations through coordinated assurance activities. The main purpose of the role is to provide assurance to the Transmission Executive Committee (TEC) that governance arrangements and business control environments are effective. This is achieved through the identification, approval and delivery of assurance activity and controls testing ensuring business and regulatory compliance is maintained. The job holder will work closely with Transmission leaders and their extended teams to provide internal assurance that processes and procedures are effective to manage their respective business areas and compliance obligations ensuring they meet governance arrangements in relation to legislative and regulatory requirements. To do this, the job holder will work closely with external auditors, internal audit functions, department leads and subject matter experts to support the four lines of defence model ensuring that the Transmission business operates in a complaint manner through, auditing, risk identification and adherence to regulatory requirements. The role holder will take a substantive role in the annual MD Letter of Assurance process and integrated group assurance programme (IGAP). You will - Effectively scope, plan and deliver assurance assessments throughout the business, engaging with relevant stakeholders on a risk-based approach to identify areas of concern and therefore reducing risk exposure and enhancing opportunities, capturing these in clear, concise and actionable outputs. - Develop and deliver regular monitoring of critical business processes to assure on-going effective controls are in place and obligations met, using effective analysis and reporting of relevant data to follow-up on areas of non-conformance with stakeholders. - Undertake consultancy or advisory type assignments with business stakeholders, providing guidance on matters such as effective risk management, compliance best practice or obligation applicability. - Work collaboratively with other members of the Risk & Assurance team and business stakeholders to identify the most effective means to deliver identified improvements, contributing to the delivery of these enhancements and providing regular updates on progress against the agreed schedule. - Support the Senior Risk & Assurance Manager through the identification and provision of the annual assurance prioritisation programme and timely reporting metrics. You have - Significant experience in a similar assurance role, ideally within a regulated environment with an auditing, accounting and/or other relevant compliance or assurance qualification. - A passion for using your skills and experience to help business colleagues enhance processes and their controls to add value within a collaborative and energetic team. - Demonstrable experience in data analysis, process improvement, facilitation and investigation capabilities. - The ability to build relationships across all levels of the organisation using your strong influencing and negotiation skills to implement effective internal controls and business improvements. - A highly analytical, results-orientated mind set, with the capability of delivering high quality work within tight deadlines, under minimal supervision. About SSE SSE has a bold ambition - to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We're transforming the grid to provide greener electricity for millions of people and investing over £20 billion in homegrown energy, with £20 billion more in the pipeline. SSEN Transmission own and operate the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport energy from where it is generated to where it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable electricity supply for the communities we serve. But that's not all - we're upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown energy for the future and building a network for net zero to create secure power for generations to come. Flexible benefits to fit your life Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave. Work with an equal opportunity employer SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. please contact Stephanie at or 01738 342963 to discuss how we can support you. We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry. Ready to apply? Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work. LI-TRM LI-SM1 LI-Hybrid