FTE Forecasting Analyst

FTE Forecasting Analyst

ScottishPower HQ Glasgow (hybrid)

Salary starting at 44800 up to 10% bonus private medical and other excellent benefits

Full-time permanent position

Closing date - 25th of March 2026

Help us create a better future quicker

As a Forecasting Analyst within our People Team at ScottishPower you will provide technical expertise to support Business Planning Budgeting and Forecasting for personnel costs ensuring accurate robust and timely calculations.

Your focus will be on maintaining a detailed understanding of live headcount versus budget and forecast providing clear and comprehensive insights that facilitate informed decision-making across the organisation and strengthening data controls and governance. The Forecasting Analyst will report into the Financial Planning Manager and deputise for line management when required.

What youll be doing

FTE / Headcount Reporting & Tracking

• Produce FTE business plans budgets and forecasts consolidating and challenging business inputs through end to end financial models
• Enforce and improve FTE governance: the business owns FTE decisions; HR acts as gatekeeper to ensure robust control of FTE and associated costs
• Act as custodian of headcount data and improve controls where possible
• Develop and maintain a rolling FTE forecast providing a consolidated current view of Group FTE status
• Integrate recruitment status actuals budget and forecast data across HR into a single consolidated tracker
• Design and implement a standardised data collection process with shared understanding across People team
• Consult with stakeholders to discuss outcomes drawing attention to potential risks and concerns

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Lead and support financial business planning budgeting and forecasting ensuring timely and accurate commentary and presentation materials
• Manage extensive stakeholder engagement across Business Leads Group Control Group People and People Teams
• Support rapid and accurate reforecasting in response to challenges or changes in line with deadlines
• Partner with Reward to ensure pay deals merit bonus and reward activity are accurately reflected in personnel costs
• Deliver adhoc scenario modelling as required
• Provide guidance to HR Business Partners and Control teams throughout the forecast and budget cycle
• Support Group Control with nonforecast activities including yearend processes bonus estimation and accrual reconciliation
• Continuously assess and improve forecasting processes and tools (including Oracle) updating documentation and enhancing reporting and analysis

Business Support

• Contribute actively to key stakeholder forums ensuring FTE and personnel cost implications are fully understood and supported by robust analysis
• Produce adhoc management information on FTE and personnel costs
• Support Performance & Governance projects including workforce planning FTE analysis beyond the current year process improvement audit activity and business partner support
• Play a key role in shaping governance frameworks implementing financial controls & collating performance data for management review

General Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships across HR and the wider business
• Maintain a strong control environment aligned to Group policy with uptodate documentation
• Support major business initiatives (e.g. pricing reviews business change) with timely relevant analysis
• Support HR leadership in delivering departmental objectives and managing evolving scope and requirements
• Contribute positively to team culture and proactively identify process improvements

What youll bring

• Qualified Accountant (or relevant experience) with considerable PQE working in a reporting role
• Highly numerate with degree in numerical subject and financial modelling experience
• Able to work effectively as part of a small team
• Understanding and experience of relevant IT applications / systems including Oracle and SAP (Finance)
• Effective analytical skills with the ability to assimilate a large amount of complex interlinked data using modern analytical tools
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills at all levels verbal and written with particular emphasis on being able to make those from non-financial backgrounds comfortable with financial information
• Effective influencing skills with confidence and ability to constructively challenge at all levels
• Pro-active person who anticipates issues and puts into place effective strategies to manage these
• Delivery focus and high level of resilience to deal with the continually changing demands and time-pressures of the role
• Strong organisational skills and time management being able to work with a large volume of information and ability to prioritise workload
• Commercially aware and self-motivated individual

Minimum Criteria

• Qualified Accountant/consideration will be given to a candidate who can demonstrate significant and relevant experience of delivery within Finance roles
• Highly numerate with degree in numerical subject
• Strong commercial awareness
• Motivated self-starter with strong analytical numerical and communication skills
• Capability to manage sensitive personnel cost information with discretion

Whats 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 well double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At ScottishPower we believe its the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your familys 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. Thats 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 worlds 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 were 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.

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 youll 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 .

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.

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