Asset Accounting Assistant

Anglian Water; Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal private health care

Generous pension - 21% total

Virtual GP service

26 days annual leave

Life assurance

Personal accident cover

Flexible benefits and working culture

Job summary

Anglian Water is seeking an Assistant Asset Accountant to join the Asset Accounting team in a hybrid role based in Huntingdon with occasional site work and homeworking options. The role supports the annual capital investment programme, handling asset expenditure across projects and liaising with stakeholders.

You’ll work with SAP and Excel to ensure accurate accounting treatment, asset records, cost settlements and capital allowances, contributing to statutory and regulatory accounting.

Qualifications

• Finance or engineering background with degree-level qualifications.
• Ability to liaise with stakeholders and influence others.
• Organised, deadline-driven with attention to detail.
• IT-literate with Excel and Microsoft Office proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, record and report operational asset expenditure across project lifecycle.
• Liaise with stakeholders and support monthly reporting on c£1.5bn capital projects.
• Assist with correct accounting treatment, fixed asset records, cost settlement and capital allowances using SAP and MS Office.
• Spend time on site and collaborate with investment planning and delivery teams.

Skills

Financial awareness

Stakeholder liaison

Self-starter

Attention to detail

Excel skills

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Finance/Engineering background

Tools

SAP

Excel

Outlook

Job description

From £33,000 per annum, dependent on skills and experience

Full time - 37 hrs a week/permanent - with flexible working options

Location: Hybrid: Huntingdon, Peterborough & Homeworking

Anglian Water offers a flexible approach, this role provides you with the possibility to work from home and from Anglian Water offices. Your base location will be Lancaster House, Huntingdon.

See the possibilities. Realise your potential

Come and work in the Asset Accounting team and take advantage of this unique opportunity, contributing to the efficient delivery of the annual capital investment programme and helping Anglian Water to manage its asset base of c£12bn assets.

We welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds, including those who are at the beginning of their Finance/Engineering career, part or fully qualified or an individual who is looking to take on a new challenge.

What you'll be doing:

As an Assistant Asset Accountant, you will be working closely within a supportive team, you will have responsibilities across the construction project lifecycle for monitoring, recording and reporting of operational asset expenditure - from replacement of pumps to laying kms of new water main.

Day-to-day activities include liaising with stakeholders, contributing to monthly reporting and assisting and supporting the team with the management of c£1.5bn annually of capital construction projects, including; advising on correct accounting treatment, fixed asset record creation, project cost settlement, capital allowances assessment, processing and analysis using the SAP system and Microsoft applications such as Excel and Outlook. The important work you do contributes to Anglian Water's statutory accounting, regulatory accounting and capital allowances tax claims, so your attention to detail will be key.

Gaining exposure to lots of different parts of the business, you will get to spend some time out on site, as well as working with a variety of people in the investment planning and delivery teams, and external audit. There may also be potential for personal development in the role with further training and qualifications.

We invest in our people - as a valued employee, you'll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care
• Generous double match pension - contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%
• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household
• 26 days annual leave - rising with length of service and the ability to buy more
• Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)
• Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)
• Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay
• Bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

What does it take to be successful?

Our team is passionate about what we do, so if you have an interest in finance, engineering or operational assets, we would love you to apply. Our candidate will also ideally be:

• Keen to learn, with financial or engineering awareness or qualifications (preferably but not essentially educated to degree level)
• A good relationship builder, with the confidence to influence others as and when required
• A self-starter, with the ability to challenge and change working practices to progress the team
• Conscientious, with a strong emphasis on achieving deadlines with the ability and desire for accuracy and attention to detail
• An all-round good communicator and creative thinker
• Logical and able to apply policies/rules to real world situations
• Be "I.T. literate", preferably with experience in the use of Microsoft Excel and the enthusiasm to learn to use new systems.
• A full UK driving licence is desirable due to the requirement to travel across office locations and to operational sites. This requires appropriate insurance.
• Knowledge of water industry/utilities operational assets would be beneficial but is not essential.

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Don't meet every requirement on the job advert? Please still apply! Having a wealth of people from different backgrounds and with different experiences introduces new ways of thinking which transforms how we work. Challenging our thinking and decision-making helps us to continually improve. It also better reflects our region and the customers and communities that we serve every single day. Even if you are not successful for this particular role, your application could open other opportunities.

Closing date: 8th September 2026

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