Management Accountant Reporting Lead

TN United Kingdom; Reading; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water and wastewater company in the UK seeks a Management Accountant Reporting Lead to enhance management reports and provide key financial insights. This role involves collaboration with FP&A teams and requires strong analytical and communication skills. The position offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including generous annual leave and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual Leave

Contributory pension

Personal Medical Assessments

Wider benefits scheme

Qualifications

• In-depth experience in Management reporting function.
• Experience in implementing new reports and reconciliations.
• Strong analytical skills with large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Provide monthly reports to CO-CEOs, CFO, and Board.
• Create high-quality reports and analysis on performance.
• Support budgeting and forecasting analysis.

Skills

Analytical

Communication

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Qualified accountant

Tools

SAP

HFM

Job description

Job Description:

This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic Management Accountant Reporting Lead to be responsible for all group management reports, including Group financial performance, Board report, cash flow report, and Forecast/Budget books. You will be key to providing partnering for the wider FP&A and financial reporting teams in the business while providing key analysis and insights.

This role will help drive forward the development of management reports and analysis across the group, ensuring best practice processes are implemented to deliver improved insight, accountability, and understanding of Thames management results.

What you'll be doing as a Management Accountant Reporting Lead

• Responsible for providing monthly reports to the CO-CEOs, the CFO, the Board, and shareholders to the standard required by the audience.
• Creation of high-quality reports, analysis, and commentary on performance.
• Own and manage relationships to understand drivers of performance and business cost trends, producing insights to support decision-making.
• Understanding of P&L and cash flow performance and providing insights on overall position, improving Thames' understanding of its cost trends and drivers, with the support of Business FP&A teams.
• Work together with the Financial Reporting team to ensure alignment.
• Support the Head of FP&A on budgeting and forecasting analysis and ad hoc requests.

What you should bring to the role?

• Qualified accountant with in-depth experience in Management reporting function with a proven track record in 'adding value'.
• Solid experience in implementing new reports, analysis, and good quality reconciliations.
• Prepared to lead projects such as Forecast/Budget books, bringing improvements and automation.
• Able to deal with large sets of numbers and build a database of one version of the truth.
• Able to multi-task, prioritize own work, and effectively handle ad-hoc tasks and projects.
• Strong analytical, Excel (including financial modeling), and PowerPoint skills.
• Attention to detail while maintaining a view of the broader picture.
• Solid communication skills – capable of preparing concise presentations and supporting the drafting of papers for Group Executive level.
• Proactive and ambitious – sets high goals and continuously strives for improvement.
• System experience with SAP and HFM is preferable.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary – Up to £65,000 per annum depending on experience.
• Annual Leave – 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution, up to 12% (2x employee contribution).
• Personal Medical Assessments – available once a year to all employees.
• Wider benefits scheme including benefits hub with offers to support wellbeing and save money.

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, serving over 16 million customers. We aim to build a better future for all by helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. We seek passionate, skilled individuals committed to making a difference.

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water offers a diverse, rewarding environment where every day provides a new opportunity to make a difference. We provide fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and excellent benefits. Join us if you want a sustainable, impactful career that helps protect the world's water for future generations.

We promote diversity and inclusion, welcoming applications from everyone and providing support throughout the recruitment process. We also offer opportunities to support our customers directly, including training and earning potential.

Disclaimer: Due to high application volume, the advert may close early. We encourage early applications.