Capital Delivery Management Accountant

Wales & West Utilities; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK gas distribution company in Wales is seeking a Management Accountant to deliver financial support and analysis to the Capital Delivery business. Responsibilities include preparing MI reports, forecasting, and consolidating budgets. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills, Microsoft application proficiency, and relevant experience. This role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Retirement Savings Plan with employer contribution

Flexible benefit scheme options

Financial Wellbeing Programme

Enhanced pay for parental leave

Retail discounts and cashback scheme

Annual salary review

Company Sick Pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Comprehensive training

Qualifications

• Strong people skills, confident communicator with all levels of staff.
• Previous relevant work experience in a similar or related role.
• Full UK driving license for visiting depots and offices.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed MI reports with financials and variance analysis.
• Attend project meetings and challenge forecast variations.
• Produce yearly budgets and consolidate for each business area.

Skills

Verbal communication skills

Written communication skills

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Microsoft Word

Education

Part qualified accountant or relevant financial training

Job description

Location: Permanent Full Time

Salary: £42,856 rising to £48,976

Contract: Newport

Closing date: 01 December 2025

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Who are we?

We are a gas distribution business that services the gas infrastructure across Wales and the south-west of England. We serve our customers and communities with safe, reliable, and affordable energy services whilst investing to create a sustainable future to deliver our carbon-free vision for 2050.

What we’re looking for?

We’re looking for a Management Accountant to deliver full financial support, analysis and business partnering to the Capital Delivery business areas.

This role works alongside and in support of the Capital Delivery operational managers by producing and explaining their MI to help them understand their financial position.

This role also includes delivering typical financial processes (i.e. budgeting, month end, forecasting, regulatory reporting) related to this business area.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed MI reports with monthly and YTD financials, variance analysis and supporting commentaries.
• Attend and contribute to individual project meetings (bespoke projects that require particular focus).
• Challenge and agree the forecast variations to ensure accurate year end outturn.
• Ensure all related month end accruals are reviewed and posted correctly.
• Working with Operations and support teams, produce yearly investor and internal budgets within a longer term 5 year rolling budget view.
• Consolidate budgets for each business area.
• Prepare variance analysis/Year on Year walkdowns and commentaries on all movements.
• Delivering the planning and completion of the regulatory tables/schedules each regulatory year-end.
• Roles and responsibilities are a guide and dependent on Ofgem's framework decision on future work.

What you’ll need

You’ll need to have:

• Strong people skills - verbal and written communication skills – be a confident communicator with the Senior Management team and all levels of staff
• Strong Microsoft applications skills (e.g. Excel/Power BI/Word)
• Ideally, part qualified accountant or completed relevant financial training
• Previous relevant work experience in a similar or related role
• Full UK driving license – this role will require visiting depots and offices around the network to work alongside and support the operational managers

Additional Information

We would also love to hear about anything else you feel you could add or bring to the role!

As we are a safety critical organisation, all offers of employment are subject to pre-employment drug & alcohol screening.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary starting at £42,856 rising to £48,976
• Hybrid working
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays which can be tailored to celebrations that reflect your beliefs
• Retirement Savings Plan (pension) with Aviva: 5% employee contribution, with WWU doubling your contribution at 10% - totalling 15%
• 14 x salary Life Insurance linked to membership of the Retirement Savings Plan
• “Choices” flexible benefit scheme options including corporate gym memberships, dental insurance, and health cash-plans
• Access to our Financial Wellbeing Programme - allowing you to manage your benefits flexibly to suit your financial needs
• Enhanced pay for parental leave
• Retail discounts and cashback scheme
• Annual salary review
• Company Sick Pay
• In-house Occupational Health Team
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Comprehensive training

The way we do things

Our Ambition, Priorities and Values inform everything we do as a business – from our strategic planning to the performance management of our colleagues. Our values underpin everything we do and we are committed to creating a working environment that supports and fosters diversity, inclusion and equity, where all of our colleagues feel valued and supported to contribute to their full potential.

We are focused on creating a culture where it doesn’t matter about gender, race, sexuality or disability; it’s about our colleagues’ skills, the way we do things and how we live our values.

How to Apply

If you think you’d make a good addition to the team, we would love to hear from you!

To apply, click the link below.

If you would prefer to complete your application form in an alternative format such as Microsoft Word or would like to discuss the role in a little more detail, please contact us at [e-mail] or on 07971 038 982.

You can also ask us about flexible working practices that may be available or tell us if you have any special requirements during the application process.