Project Finance Analyst

South East Water; Snodland; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stakeholder pension

Holiday entitlement

Flexible annual leave

Volunteer days

Cycle to work

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

South East Water is seeking a Project Finance Analyst to support senior delivery managers with financial data management, model construction and investment evaluation. You will help optimise daily expenditure while forecasting long-term financial benefits.

You will work with PMO processes, perform in-depth modelling, and provide insights that drive accountability and cost efficiency across the business.

Qualifications

• Part Qualified Accountant with PMO experience and practical accounting knowledge.
• Ability to build financial models and evaluate ROI/NPV.
• Strong verbal and written communication for senior leaders.
• Familiar with IFRS related to capital expenditure.

Responsibilities

• Support financial planning using standard PMO templates and processes.
• Develop insightful financial models to influence decisions.
• Track KPIs and analyse cost vs benefits for projects.
• Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to optimise expenditure.
• Provide financial advisory to senior management.

Skills

Part Qualified Accountant

PMO experience

Financial modelling

ROI/NPV analysis

Stakeholder communication

Cost tracking

Cost reduction knowledge

Job description

Summary

Reporting to the Financial Performance Manager, as our Project Finance Analyst you will serve as a supporting analyst to senior delivery managers, assisting with financial data management, financial model construction, investment opportunity evaluation, and cost tracking against investment budgets. In this position, you will be accountable for helping transformational departments analyse cost efficiency, challenging return-on-investment assumptions, and collaborating with project managers and key stakeholders to deliver optimised financial management solutions. Additionally, you will ensure delivery departments optimise daily expenditure while effectively forecasting and tracking long-term financial benefits.

Main responsibilities

Support financial planning via standardised PMO templates and processes whilst adhering to accounting standards. Provide financial analysis with insightful modelling to influence key business decisions, enhance operational efficiency and optimise financial performance across the business. Support value creation by providing financial and commercial support during contract negotiations and the execution of commercial deliverables with SoWs. Track and analyse financial key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics, supporting insights that drive accountability and continuous improvement. Support key business transformation initiatives, including IT/OT Asset projects, to enhance reporting capabilities and operational financial efficiency. Act as a trusted financial advisor to senior management and cross-functional teams, translating complex financial data into manageable financial actions. Advise and educate the finance team and wider business, fostering a culture of innovation, continuous improvement and professional growth. Supporting the finance team in adapting processes with new tools & technology to optimise and drive productive ways of working. Help support the management of costs for continuous commercial efficiency in collaboration with project managers, procurement, and external suppliers to effectively manage costs. Elevate the organisation's financial acumen by helping to design and deliver targeted training programs.

Skills / Qualifications / Experience

You'll need: Part Qualified Accountant is preferred with relevant practical experience within a PMO environment. Recommended that the candidate is on the Accountancy Pathway (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) with study package to support for ongoing completion. The ability to review financial data to conduct in-depth modelling to then translate the analysis into clear actionable business insights for senior project & programme managers. Good verbal and written communication skills to present financial information with authority and confidence, enabling you to clearly and concisely convey key variance commentary that is transparent for senior leaders. Awareness of IFRS's related to capital expenditure. Ability to accurately perform NPV and ROI assessments. An ability to track both cost and benefit commitments against quantifiable types such as cost reduction, cost avoidance and revenue growth. Experience in supporting projects within a PMO environment to improve efficiency and help reduce costs, whilst helping to support multiple process improvement initiatives. An ability to collaborate and synergize within the transformational departments whilst supporting a high-performance culture across the programme of work. Employees are required to be flexible and to be prepared to perform duties and other tasks within their capabilities. The nature of our business is such that the contents of any job profile are subject to change from time to time. Grow a career with a meaningful purpose. We know the communities we serve are diverse. We recognise creativity comes from diversity not similarity. That's why we are enthusiastic about creating inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. You will experience our dedication to equal opportunities and fair treatment for all: through your recruitment, employment and career progression with South East Water.

Be you, belong and valued. Grow a career with a meaningful purpose.

Benefits package

• Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution.
• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service.
• Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave.
• Paid volunteering days.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Health cash plan.
• Life assurance.
• Wellbeing related benefits.

Compensation package

Starting from £45,000 p.a.

Company description

We supply top‑quality drinking water to 2.3 million customers in the southeast of England. Through a network of 9,000 miles of pipe, we deliver 544 million litres of water every day. It's the skill and expertise of our employees that ensures our water meets the highest standards. We make sure we can meet the needs of our customers both now and in the future. Grow a career with a meaningful purpose.

Cultural values

• Come to work to be safe, valued, and trusted.
• We'll encourage you to create and pursue new opportunities for personal growth.
• A place to be the real you, build deeper connections and enjoy a sense of belonging.
• Be invested in helping us to create a sustainable water supply for now, and in the future.