Senior Regulatory Accountant

Anglian Water; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A major water services company in Huntingdon is seeking a Senior Regulatory Accountant to lead the financial regulatory reporting process. The role involves ensuring performance aligns with the regulatory framework, preparing key reports, and transiting complex financial matters for stakeholders. Candidates must have a professional accountancy qualification and a strong understanding of IFRS and regulatory standards. Benefits include a competitive pension scheme, private healthcare, flexible working, and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Private healthcare

Annual bonus scheme

26 days holiday

Life cover

Flexible benefits

Paid time off for illness

Free parking

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Professional accountancy qualification (e.g. ACCA, CIMA).
• Strong understanding of IFRS and regulatory accounting standards.
• Excellent IT skills, especially in SAP, Tagetik, and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the financial elements of the APR.
• Translate IFRS accounts to align with RAGs.
• Develop and implement a cost allocation methodology.

Skills

Professional accountancy qualification (e.g. ACCA, CIMA)

Strong understanding of IFRS and regulatory accounting standards

Excellent IT skills, especially in SAP, Tagetik, and Microsoft Office

Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders

Education

Professional accountancy qualification

Tools

SAP

Tagetik

Job description

Senior Regulatory Accountant
Circa £58,000 dependent on skills and experience
Permanent, full time (37 hours) with flexibility for part time
Huntingdon

Dive into a world of opportunity, and join our team!

We’re seeking a Senior Regulatory Accountant to lead financial regulatory reporting process and ensure our performance aligns with the regulatory framework. This is a pivotal role in preparing for PR29 and understanding the impact of PR19 and PR24 on our forecasts and reconciliations.

You’ll take ownership of the Annual Performance Report (APR) financial tables and work closely with Finance Business Partners to bridge the gap between International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Regulatory Accounting Guidelines (RAGs). Your ability to translate complex financial matters into meaningful insights for senior stakeholders will be key to success.

Key responsibilities

• Own and lead the financial elements of the APR, ensuring high-quality, timely outputs
• Translate IFRS accounts to align with Regulatory Accounting Guidelines (RAGs)
• Develop and implement a cost allocation methodology using Tagetik to populate APR tables
• Collaborate with Finance Business Partners to produce internal reporting that supports regulatory understanding
• Support the development of quarterly APR reporting to enable in-year performance tracking
• Project manage the annual APR production and share knowledge across the finance team
• Work with the wider business to understand outputs against budgets and regulatory expectations

As a valued employee you’ll be entitled to:

• A competitive pension scheme where we double-match your contributions up to 6%
• Private healthcare for your peace of mind
• An annual bonus scheme
• The opportunity to volunteer in your local community
• 26 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), increasing with service, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter for religious holidays
• Life cover (8x your salary) and personal accident cover (up to 5x your salary)
• Flexible benefits to support your well-being and lifestyle
• Paid time off for illness, both physical and mental
• Free parking at all office locations, sites, and leisure parks
• Excellent family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of full pay for maternity/adoption leave and 4 weeks of paternity/partner pay, with the opportunity for shared parental leave

What does it take to be successful?

• Professional accountancy qualification (e.g. ACCA, CIMA)
• Strong understanding of IFRS and regulatory accounting standards, particularly around capital expenditure and asset accounting
• Experience with operational assets and capital investment processes
• Financial awareness, including capitalisation policy and capital allowances
• Excellent IT skills, especially in SAP, Tagetik, and Microsoft Office
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate complex financial matters clearly

Inclusion at Anglian Water

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

Closing date: 11th January 2026

For more information and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button below.