Management Accountant

Anglian Water Services; Costessey; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Anglian Water Services as a Management Accountant on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will be responsible for financial compliance, business planning, and stakeholder communication, all within a flexible hybrid working environment. The role offers a competitive salary with various benefits aimed at promoting a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits

Full private healthcare with no excess

26 days of leave, increasing with service

Flexible working culture

Competitive pension scheme with up to 6% employer match

Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary

Bonus Scheme

Various discounts and benefits

Paid time off for health and wellbeing needs

Family Leave packages

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in management accounting techniques required.
• Focus on meeting deadlines with strong organisational skills.
• Proficient in stakeholder relationship building and communication.

Responsibilities

• Maintain compliance with financial controls and escalate control issues.
• Deliver business planning and management accounting processes focused on OPEX and CAPEX.
• Act as main contact for Business Partners and support statutory reporting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Adaptability

Education

Qualified Accountant or equivalent extensive experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

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Salary Circa £45,000 - £50,000 per annum, dependent on skills and experience

Full-time/12 Month Fixed Term Contract starting early January 2025

Hybrid: Huntingdon or Peterborough & Home-working

Anglian Water offers a flexible approach, allowing you to work from home and from an Anglian Water office. Your base location will be Lancaster House in Huntingdon or Thorpe Wood House in Peterborough, with occasional travel to either location.

Join our team and make a difference

We have an exciting opportunity for a Management Accountant to join our Finance team on a 12-month fixed term contract. You will be responsible for maintaining compliance with financial controls, escalating control issues, and communicating key financial controls across virtual finance teams for your designated business area.

This role involves delivering business planning and management accounting processes for your designated area, focusing on OPEX and CAPEX, driving process improvements, and communicating with stakeholders. You will manage budget areas of moderate complexity.

You will provide process advice, analysis, and support for statutory and regulatory reporting, acting as the main contact for Business Partners and the Management Accounting Manager. You will promote standardisation, automation, efficiency, compliance, and leverage technology and innovation.

As a valued employee, you'll be entitled to:

• Full private healthcare with no excess
• 26 days of leave, increasing with service, plus Bank Holidays, with options for holiday swaps based on your religion
• A flexible working culture
• A competitive pension scheme with up to 6% employer match
• Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary
• Bonus Scheme
• Various discounts and benefits supporting wellbeing and lifestyle
• Paid time off for health and wellbeing needs
• Family Leave packages to support your family

What does it take to be a Management Accountant?

• Qualified Accountant or equivalent extensive experience
• Knowledge of modern management accounting techniques
• Excellent analytical and adaptive skills
• Strong organisational skills with deadline focus
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder relationship building

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

We value diversity and inclusion. Our workplace reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to social mobility, race equality, supporting armed forces, disability confidence, and promoting women in utilities.