PART-TIME- Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner

Severn Trent Water; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Severn Trent Water is seeking a part-time Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner to drive financial performance and provide strategic insights. This role involves collaborating with operational teams and senior stakeholders to exceed business targets, alongside a flexible working arrangement. The company offers a supportive culture, competitive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

31 days holiday + bank holidays

Annual bonus scheme

Leading pension scheme

Dedicated training and development

Car allowance

Private medical cover

Electric vehicle scheme

Family friendly policies

Two volunteering days per year

Qualifications

• Experience working at a senior finance level in a competitive environment.
• Strong experience of partnering with senior business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement plans to exceed budget and business targets.
• Provide accurate forecasts and insights for operational teams.
• Prepare and present reports to strategic leadership.

Skills

Communication

Influencing

Financial Analysis

Education

Fully qualified finance professional

Job description

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PART-TIME- Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner

At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re in the top 5% of utility companies Worldwide when it comes to employee engagement and ranked as the Top 50 Best Places to Work in the UK by Glassdoor.

Join us to make a positive impact to our people, our environment and our communities

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

As we start our next 5-year regulatory period (known as AMP8), delivering efficiently for our shareholders has never been more important.

Our Finance function plays a fundamental role in achieving this and so we are looking to make a step change in how we provide partnering and financial decision-making to support to the business.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner to partner our operational arm of the business, where you will drive financial performance, on a flexible, part-time basis.

Further responsibilities include:

• Design and implement plans to exceed budget and business targets.
• Challenge departmental budgets and forecasts to ensure credibility and identify improvement opportunities.
• Provide accurate, timely forecasts and insights to help operational teams meet their targets.
• Deliver monthly, annual, and AMP performance analysis against financial and output targets.
• Identify and manage risks and opportunities to meet annual and AMP commitments.
• Build and motivate a skilled team to support operational decision-making and improve financial controls.
• Offer clear insights to the CFO and Head of Operations Finance to shape financial and operational strategy.
• Prepare and present reports to strategic leadership, capital boards, and other approval bodies.

ABOUT YOU

You’ll be a fully qualified finance professional with experienceworking at a senior finance level in a fast-paced, highly commercial and competitive environment, where you have performed robust investment analysis.

You’ll have excellent communication and influencing skills with strong experience of partnering senior business stakeholders with competing deliverables to hold them to account for delivery of financial and operations targets.

HOW WE WORK

You'll join a caring culture that collaborates to achieve, grow, and develop. Our employee engagement scores are among the highest globally in energy and utilities. That’s why, we value in-person moments to keep our culture alive but also understand the flexibility working from home can bring. So, you'll usually find us in the office, but working from home is supported, when you need it.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

It’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too. We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live. Here’s some of our favourites:

• 31 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to 20% of salary dependent on company performance)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate.
• Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
• Car allowance of £5,208 pa (pro-rata where appropriate)
• Private medical cover, life assurance, income protection and personal accident cover
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers.
• Family friendly policies
• Two volunteering days per year

WHAT’S NEXT

We can’t wait to hear from you.

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare.We’ll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date - so keep an eye on your phone and emails!

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