Finance Manager - Bio Resources

Anglian Water Group; Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water services company is seeking a Finance Manager for their Bio Resources remit. The role involves driving financial planning and strategic decision-making while managing a finance team. Candidates should display strong leadership, commercial acumen, and the ability to work with senior stakeholders. This permanent full-time position is based in the United Kingdom, offering a competitive salary and various employee benefits including a pension scheme, private healthcare, and generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Private healthcare

Annual bonus scheme

Community volunteering opportunities

26 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Life cover and personal accident cover

Flexible benefits for well-being

Paid time off for illness

Free parking at office locations

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills and ability to inspire a high-performing team.
• Experience influencing Director-level stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality reporting and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial strategy, planning, and budgeting processes.
• Act as a trusted business partner providing robust financial reporting and analysis.
• Deliver accurate forecasts, budgets, and actuals.

Skills

Leadership skills

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Financial consolidation

Education

Qualified Finance professional (ACCA, CIMA, ACA)

Job description

Finance Manager - Bio Resources

Circa £75,555 dependent on skills and experience

Permanent – full time (37 hours) with flexibility for part time

Huntingdon / Peterborough / Lincoln

Dive into a world of opportunity, and join our team!

As Finance Manager for our Bio Resources remit, you will play a pivotal role in driving financial planning, performance, and strategic decision‑making across your business area. Operating at the heart of the business, you will support Director and senior leader level stakeholders by delivering high‑quality financial insight, robust planning, budgeting and forecasting, and commercial analysis that enables informed decision‑making in a complex regulated environment.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will lead a team of finance professionals, combining business partnering, financial planning and analysis, and financial controls for your assigned business area. You will be accountable for overseeing the delivery of accurate actuals, forecasts, and budgets. Your work will deliver insight, ensure financial integrity, mitigate risks, identify opportunities, and support the long‑term sustainability and operational efficiency of your assigned business area, including embedded delivery routes and alliances.

Key responsibilities

• Lead financial strategy, planning, and budgeting processes to ensure alignment with strategic goals and financial targets.
• Act as a trusted business partner to Director and senior leadership, providing robust financial reporting, analysis, and recommendations.
• Deliver accurate forecasts, budgets, and actuals, and provide financial insights to support monthly reviews with the Executive Board.
• Maintain compliance with financial controls, governance, and statutory/regulatory requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning accuracy, forecasting methodology, and financial reporting.
• Champion a culture of commercial awareness, innovation, and continuous improvement across the Finance function.

As a valued employee you'll be entitled to:

• A competitive pension scheme where we double‑match your contributions up to 6%
• Private healthcare for your peace of mind
• An annual bonus scheme
• The opportunity to volunteer in your local community
• 26 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), increasing with service, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter for religious holidays
• Life cover (8x your salary) and personal accident cover (up to 5x your salary)
• Flexible benefits to support your well‑being and lifestyle
• Paid time off for illness, both physical and mental
• Free parking at all office locations, sites, and leisure parks
• Excellent family‑friendly policies, including 26 weeks of full pay for maternity/adoption leave and 4 weeks of paternity/partner pay, with the opportunity for shared parental leave

What does it take to be successful?

• Strong leadership skills and ability to inspire and support a high‑performing team.
• Commercial and business acumen, with the ability to challenge and influence at all levels.
• Senior stakeholder and relationship management skills.
• Collaborative working across finance and the wider business.
• Ability to deal with complexity and ambiguity, presenting complex information with clarity.
• Financial consolidation, planning, forecasting, and reporting, including variance and cost analysis.
• Commitment to health, safety, and wellbeing, championing a ‘Safer Every Day’ culture.
• Role modelling trust, openness, and inclusion, and supporting innovation and continuous improvement.
• Qualified Finance professional (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or equivalent experience.
• Experience influencing Director‑level stakeholders.
• Proven track record in leading teams and performance management.
• Strong background in planning, forecasting, and providing insight on performance against plans.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high‑quality reporting and analysis to support decision‑making.

Inclusion at Anglian Water

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we're committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

Closing date: 5th January 2025