Finance Analyst

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the water and wastewater sector is seeking a Financial Planning and Performance Analyst to join their Operations Finance team. This role involves business partnering, performance reporting, and driving optimal financial performance, making a meaningful impact on service delivery. The position offers competitive salary, career growth, and excellent benefits in a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30

Generous Pension Scheme through AON

Access to health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Essential: Accounting Qualification, Business partnering experience.
• Desirable: Knowledge of SAP and PBI; experience in large organisations.

Responsibilities

• Business partner with operational teams and prepare budgets and forecasts.
• Support in tracking financial performance and identifying risks.

Skills

Analytical skills

Business partnering

Management Accounting

Project accounting

Information system skills

Planning and Organisational skills

Education

Accounting Qualification

Tools

Excel

HFM

SAP

PBI

Job description

Salary Competitive salary offering up to £70,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.

This is a Financial Planning and Performance Analyst role within the Operations Finance team and reports to the Head of Finance for Waste and Bioresources.

The role will business partner with the members of the Waste and Bioresources Senior Leadership team and is responsible for performance reporting, forecasting and analysis. The key purpose of the role is to drive optimal performance at the best value for money across both opex and capex investments.

What you'll be doing as a Finance Analyst

• Building/maintaining strong partnerships with the Operational teams AND Working with the Management Accountants (Opex) and Cost planners (Capex) as part of the Monthly reporting cycle.
• Leading and assisting in setting a business plan that achieves all operational and financial objectives.
• Preparing and uploading budgets and forecasts for operational expenditure, measuring and understanding performance against these metrics.
• Work with the business to track financial performance and tease out forward-looking risks and opportunities.
• Support the development of capital investment papers as required by the business.
• Ensure that investment cases have been reviewed and that all key financial information is complete and accurate, and is affordable within budget constraints.
• Support the business in developing new models as appropriate, ensuring these are robust and aid decision-making.
• During the year, there will be specific and ad-hoc activities that are pan-finance and you may be asked to support with key analysis and insight into these processes.

Base location - Hybrid - Clearwater Court, Reading.

Necessary requirement - Full UK driving licence as travel around the Thames Valley region is required.

What you should bring to the role

Essential

• Accounting Qualification.
• Business partnering, Management Accounting, Project / Capital accounting experience
• Analytical skills.
• Information system skills such as Excel or HFM.
• Planning and Organisational skills in order to work effectively.

Desirable

• knowledge of SAP and PBI.
• Experience in large/complex organisations.
• Worked in the waste sector.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary offering up to £70,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family's health and wellbeing, and your finances - from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Find out more about our benefits and perks

Who are we?

We're the UK's largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It's a big job and we've got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you'll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

Whether you're interested in a role in one of our call centres or science labs, we're looking for people like you with real passion and a burning desire to make things better.

So, if you're looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people's lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we'll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

Our overarching aim is to ensure that Thames Water is great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process . Our aim is to remove any real or perceived barriers to success, so if you need assistance, we're here to help and support .

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you'll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It's also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.

Disclaimer: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.