FP&A Analyst

Thames Water Utilities Limited; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water and wastewater company in the UK seeks an FP&A Analyst to support financial planning activities associated with budgeting and forecasting. This role includes managing the annual timetable, ensuring clear communication across finance teams, and delivering timely financial analysis. The ideal candidate will be part-qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA with strong Excel and PowerPoint skills. The position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working arrangements, and numerous benefits including a generous pension scheme.

Benefits

26 days annual leave increasing to 30

Performance-related pay plan

Generous Pension Scheme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Must have strong coordination abilities across teams.
• Experience presenting financial analysis to senior management is significant.
• Attention to detail and assurance mindset are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support FP&A Manager in reporting and consolidations.
• Play a key role in budgeting and forecasting cycles.
• Drive continuous improvement within the finance team.

Skills

Qualified or part-qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Significant communication experience

Proactive and ambitious

Exceptional organisational skills

Strong coordination abilities

Attention to detail

Proficient in Excel

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Qualified or part-qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SAP

HFM

Job description

Job title FP&A Analyst Ref 43483 Division Finance & Commercial Location Hybrid - Clearwater Court - RG1 8DB Contract type Permanent Full/Part-time Full-time Salary Competitive salary up to £70,000 per annum, depending on experience Job grade B Closing date 31/12/2025

This role will support the FP&A Manager in preparing reporting, consolidations, timetables and communications, with strong financial controls and critical evaluation embedded in the processes.

What you’ll be doing as an FP&A Analyst

• Play a key role in budgeting and forecasting cycles, including rolling forecasts and long-term business plans, ensuring timely consolidation of Retail and submission from Retail, Digital, and Group Services.
• Manage the local annual timetable, aligning with central requirements and providing clear communication, guidance and support to the local team throughout forecasting and budgeting.
• Work closely with Integrated Business Planning team to ensure development of robust long-term business plans.
• Work closely with the wider finance teams to ensure clarity pf performance drivers and all requirements for forecast and budget met.
• Gain clear understanding of divisional forecasts and budgets, including cost drivers, KPIs, cashflow and expected outcomes, challenging where required.
• Support delivery of financial plans through timely and accurate analysis and reporting – highlighting trends and analysing causes of unexpected variances.
• Drive continuous improvement within the finance team, including automation, efficiency, and standardisation, and support wider plans to upgrade or change financial systems.
• Regularly influence and present to senior finance management, sharing key findings from financial analysis.
• Provide inputs into key finance initiatives and support with ad-hoc queries.

Hybrid - Reading

36 hours a week

What you should bring to the role

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

• Qualified or part-qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA.
• Significant communication experience – presenting financial analysis to senior management.
• Proactive and ambitious – sets high goals for self and continuously strives to improve.
• Exceptional organisational skills to manage multiple deadlines and priorities effectively.
• Strong coordination abilities to align activities across Retail, Digital, and Group Services teams.
• Attention to detail and assurance mindset, ensuring accuracy and integrity in financial packs and submissions
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint, with advanced skills in financial modelling, reporting templates, and presentation design
• Ability to work under pressure during crunch periods, maintaining quality and timeliness.

Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring:

• Extensive experience in the FP&A function with a proven track record of ‘adding value’.
• System experience with SAP and HFM.
• Financial calendar planning expertise, ensuring timely delivery of forecasts, budgets, and reporting cycles.
• Excellent engagement and communication skills, building trust and clarity with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Proactive problem-solving and process improvement, with the ability to drive change and embed best‑in‑class forecasting and budgeting procedures.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary up 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 company performance measures and targets.
• 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.

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.

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 meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

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.

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. 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.