Accountant (Pricing & Income)

Northumbrian Water; North East; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility provider in the North East of England seeks an experienced Accountant for the Pricing & Income team. This role involves monitoring income and cash collection, producing financial insights for decision-making, and supporting tariff modelling. Candidates should hold a relevant accounting qualification and have experience with financial systems. The position offers a hybrid working model and a competitive salary up to £54,000.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement starting at 26 days

Company pension scheme with employer contributions

Access to local attractions

Wellbeing support including digital GP service

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Discounted medicals

Employee Assistance Programme

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a financial environment.
• Ability to analyse and interpret financial information.
• Experience with multi-module financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Monitor income, cash collection and debt provisioning.
• Provide financial information to management for decision-making.
• Assist in tariff income modelling and forecasting.

Skills

Experience in financial analysis

Proficient in Microsoft Excel

Knowledge of financial systems (e.g., Oracle)

Ability to communicate effectively

Self-motivated and proactive

Education

Qualified accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Tools

Oracle

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About the role

Accountant (Pricing & Income)

Full Time, Up to 23 months fixed term contract.

Salary: up to £54,000 depending on experience.

Location: Hybrid working between home and Northumbria House, Pity Me.

Responsibilities

We are looking for an Accountant to join our Pricing & Income team at Northumbrian Water.

You will be responsible for the monitoring of income, cash collection and debt provisioning for the business, providing senior management with financial information to support business decisions and the tariff setting process.

You will support tariff income modelling, charge schemes and compliance, and contribute to a robust income and debtor forecasting methodology, linking operational metrics and cash flows to support proactive decisions.

Provide monthly commentary in a financial information form to support and provide insight to internal stakeholders of the financial position.

Contribute to the development of the bad debt provision and management information on debt collection, and support the ongoing development of the bad debt provisioning policy.

Responsible for production of income and debt elements of statutory, regulatory and group reporting in accordance with relevant accounting standards.

Qualifications

You will have proven experience in a financial environment and be a qualified accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA). You should be able to demonstrate the ability to operate comfortably in the financial environment, analysing and interpreting financial information to resolve problems, deliver outputs and communicate information for decision‑making.

The successful candidate will also have a working knowledge of multi‑module financial systems, such as Oracle, and be proficient in Microsoft Excel. The ability to interrogate data warehouses to extract relevant data and to analyse, interpret and report on outputs is essential.

A completer‑finisher taking ownership of work, you will be adaptable to meet changing deadlines and priorities, develop relationships and gain credibility with stakeholders, and be prepared to both provide and receive appropriate challenge.

We are looking for someone who is self‑motivated and proactive, taking ownership and accountability for delivering outputs successfully, and can communicate effectively and confidently in a professional and confidential manner.

Additional Requirements

Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment.

NWG is an inclusive employer who supports the rehabilitation of offenders; we will not consider candidates who have certain unspent convictions to ensure a safe and secure working environment for all employees, suppliers, customers and third parties.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Here at Northumbrian Water/Essex & Suffolk Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their most authentic self to work. Our colleague network groups include our Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks. We encourage and welcome all applications, as we strive to be an equal‑opportunity employer committed to having diverse communities represented within all our teams, structures and organisation.

Benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement starting at 26 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Option to buy or sell holidays.
• Company pension scheme, where your contributions are doubled up to an employer contribution of 11%.
• Free access to local attractions.
• A fantastic discount scheme with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more.
• Award‑winning 'Living Well' wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members.
• Support with sustainable travel – salary sacrifice cars and a cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• Discounted medicals.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Cycle2work.
• Buying & selling annual leave.
• Long service awards.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme.
• Computer loans.
• Award‑winning wellbeing site.
• NWG savings scheme.
• Company pension scheme.
• Pre‑retirement workshops.
• Life assurance.
• Christmas savings club.
• Discounts & cashback offers.
• Qualification loan.

About the Company

Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) provides water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the North East of England as Northumbrian Water and to 1.5 million people in the South East of England as Essex & Suffolk Water. We are proud to serve our customers and are committed to delivering great service, putting our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our purpose is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come. We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers, operating efficiently and investing prudently to maintain a sustainable and resilient business. Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services. Our core values are Results Driven, Ethical, Customer Focused, Innovative and One Team.