Finance Business Partner

Pertemps; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water utility company in the UK is looking for a Finance Business Partner to lead financial reporting and forecasting processes. This role requires strong management accounting skills and expertise in business partnering within complex organizations. The ideal candidate will have advanced Excel skills and experience with financial software like SAP. A competitive salary, hybrid work options, and extensive benefits package are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual leave of 26 days

Performance-related pay plan

Generous pension scheme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in business partnering, management accounting, and project/capital accounting.
• Ability to translate numbers into actionable insight.
• Confident communicator able to influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver robust financial reporting, forecasting, and analysis.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Produce performance reports linking financial results with operational outcomes.
• Review investment business cases for affordability and strategic alignment.

Skills

Business partnering

Management accounting

Project/capital accounting

Analytical skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Advanced Excel

SAP

Experience in complex environments

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Power BI

HFM

SAC

Job description

At Thames Water, our purpose is simple but vital: to deliver life's essential service, so our customers, communities, and the environment can thrive. Every day, we supply clean, safe drinking water to over 10 million customers and treat the wastewater of 16 million more.

What you'll be doing as a Finance Business Partner

• Partnering with senior leaders across Waste and Bioresources to deliver robust financial reporting, forecasting, and analysis.
• Leading budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring plans align with business ambitions and financial constraints.
• Producing timely and insightful performance reports that link financial results with operational outcomes, supporting effective decision-making.
• Challenging and supporting operational teams to achieve efficiencies and identify risks and opportunities.
• Reviewing and supporting investment business cases, ensuring affordability, accuracy, and strategic alignment.
• Maintaining and developing financial models to support planning, forecasting, and scenario analysis.
• Supporting key business activities, including regulatory returns, project tracking, and pan-finance initiatives.

Base location: Hybrid (Reading - Clearwater Court, with site visits across South and West London)

Working hours: 36 hours, Monday to Friday

What you should bring to the role

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you'll need is:

• A qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
• Strong experience in business partnering, management accounting, and project/capital accounting
• Excellent analytical and data manipulation skills, with the ability to translate numbers into actionable insight.
• Confident communicator, able to influence and challenge stakeholders across all levels.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, comfortable working in complex environments.
• Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office skills; experience with SAP, HFM, Power BI or SAC is desirable.
• Experience in large or complex organisations is an advantage.
• A Driving Licence is required

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £65,000 to £70,000 per annum, depending on experience
• Annual Leave: 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to both company and individual performance measures and targets
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON
• Access to benefits to support health, wellbeing and finances - from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

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.

We're committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that's extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know, 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.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.