Management Accountant

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

Job summary

A leading water services company seeks a Management Accountant for a 12-month contract, based in Peterborough or Huntingdon with home-working options. The role involves compliance, financial planning, and management accounting, requiring a qualified accountant with analytical and communication skills, and offers a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Full private healthcare with no excess

26 days leave plus Bank Holidays

Flexible working culture

Double-matched pension contributions up to 6%

Personal Accident cover up to 5x salary

Bonus Scheme

Various discounts

Flexible wellbeing and lifestyle benefits

Paid time off for health reasons

Excellent Family Leave package

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant or significant equivalent experience.
• Proficient in modern management accounting techniques.
• Ability to meet deadlines and adapt in a changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain compliance with financial controls and policies.
• Deliver business planning and management accounting processes.
• Manage budget areas of moderate to high complexity.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder relationship-building

Education

Qualified Accountant or extensive equivalent 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, providing the flexibility 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 a fantastic opportunity for a Management Accountant to join our Finance team at Anglian Water on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves maintaining compliance with financial controls policies and procedures, escalating control issues, and communicating key financial controls messages across the virtual finance teams for your designated business area.

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

You will use your business knowledge to provide process advice, analysis, and support statutory and regulatory reporting. You will be the primary contact for Business Partners and the Management Accounting Manager for your designated area. Throughout, you will promote standardisation, automation, efficiency, compliance, and innovation through technology.

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

• Full private healthcare with no excess
• 26 days leave, increasing with service, plus Bank Holidays, with options to swap holidays for those celebrated by your religion
• A flexible working culture
• A competitive pension scheme – we double-match contributions up to 6%
• Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary
• Bonus Scheme
• Various discounts
• Flexible benefits supporting wellbeing and lifestyle
• Paid time off for health reasons
• An excellent Family Leave package to support your family

What does it take to be a Management Accountant?

• Qualified Accountant or extensive equivalent experience
• Knowledge of modern management accounting techniques
• Excellent analytical skills, adaptable and able to challenge
• Good organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Proficient in IT, especially Microsoft Excel and Word
• Strong communication skills and stakeholder relationship-building abilities

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Join us and make a difference. We value diversity and strive to create an inclusive workplace where everyone feels they belong and can succeed. We are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge, Business in the Community’s Race at Work charter, the Armed Forces Gold Covenant, Disability Confident accreditation, and supporting women in utilities.