FP & A Accountant

Yorkshire Water; Bradford; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking an experienced FP&A Accountant to deliver efficient financial reporting for the Kelda group. Key responsibilities include maintaining financial control, supporting the Finance team with comprehensive reporting, and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements. This maternity cover role offers a competitive salary, generous pension, and opportunities for professional development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Generous pension

25 days holiday per annum

Qualifications

• Fully qualified Accountant with previous experience in planning and forecasting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Good communication skills for interacting with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial reporting service and analysis for specified units.
• Ensure reporting meets all management, statutory, and regulatory requirements.
• Manage financial processes while ensuring compliance with financial controls.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Education

Qualified Accountant

Tools

SAP

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Salary: £41,000 to £50,099, dependent on experience + generous pension + 25 days holiday per annum

4 Month Maternity cover

Who are we looking for?

Are you an experienced FP&A Accountant looking for a new challenge? Want to deliver an outstanding (efficient and effective) Financial Reporting service to the whole of the Kelda group? Then this role may be for you.

You will play an active part in the team responsible for providing a high-quality accounting and reporting service, ensuring financial control is maintained across the business. You will work closely with the Accounting and Control and Finance Business Partner (FBP) teams to ensure reporting is delivered on time and to a high standard. Within specified units, you will ensure accurate reporting to meet all management, statutory, and regulatory requirements and deadlines.

What will you be doing in the role?

As our FP&A Accountant, you will provide a reporting service to our Finance BPs, ensuring all presentation and analysis of financial information (actuals and forecasts) for specified units/companies are comprehensive and agreed prior to submission. Supporting and deputising for the Senior FP&A Accountant when required, you will also:

• Support the broader Department in delivering the Department Business Plan and financial outperformance
• Ensure all material budget variances are identified and explained, and all financial forecasts are robust and challenged
• Maintain and improve financial processes, documenting them consistently and ensuring compliance with financial controls
• Be accountable (with line manager) for the consolidation of group entities across the Kelda Group in line with UK and IFRS GAAP as appropriate
• Provide (with line manager support) the month-end Company reporting, including analysis and commentaries to a high standard for Yorkshire Water and Kelda Holdings
• Consolidate and present (with line manager) the planning and forecasting for the Group
• Be accountable (with line manager) for reporting month and year-end results to Shareholders and investors, along with any ad hoc requests
• Ensure accounting records are maintained to meet all management, statutory, and regulatory reporting requirements and deadlines
• Develop and maintain best practice processes related to the above points
• Manage and/or participate in ad hoc finance projects
• Support the team in building organizational capability through self-development and creating opportunities for growth, development, and learning
• Demonstrate company values, appropriate behaviors, and standards as defined within the Responsible Leader Framework
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety policies and promote a safety-conscious culture
• Proactively identify and remove waste from processes and activities.

Knowledge and Skills Required

A fully qualified Accountant with broad business knowledge and previous experience of the planning and forecasting process. You should have:

• The ability to develop, maintain, and leverage value from internal and external networks
• Good communication skills, both oral and written, able to converse with key stakeholders at all levels of the business
• The initiative and ability to work unsupervised, prioritizing workload to meet tight deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with good attention to detail
• Experience in the use of financial systems, preferably SAP