Strategic Management Accountant: Budgets & Forecasts

Anglian Water Group; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Pension scheme (21% total)

Virtual GP 24h

26 days annual leave

Life assurance

Personal accident cover

Family friendly policies

Bonus scheme

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Anglian Water Group is seeking a finance professional to lead budgeting, forecasting and management accounting within a designated business area. You will deliver accurate actuals, forecasts and budgets, partner with budget holders, and drive continuous improvement in financial processes.

This role emphasizes governance, collaboration with the Financial Controller, and the delivery of insightful commercial support in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum Part-Qualified Finance professional (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or equivalent experience
• Experience in managing stakeholders
• Experience in producing actuals, forecasts and budgets
• Experience with management accounting
• Experience of compliance with financial controls and processes

Responsibilities

• Produce financial budgets and forecasts for your designated business area
• Act as single point of contact for budget holders for provision of all financial data
• Collaborate with Financial Controller to embed milestones and objectives in the timetable
• Ensure compliance with the budget timetable and process
• Drive standardised continuous improvement in the budget process
• Utilise financial reporting/analysis tools (Power BI, SAP) to deliver high quality outputs
• Deliver the forecasting process reflecting risk and opportunity balance

Skills

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & forecasting

Management accounting

Financial controls

Financial analysis

Education

Part-Qualified Finance Professional (ACCA/CIMA/ACA)

Tools

Power BI

SAP Analysis

Job description

Anglian Water Group is seeking a finance professional to lead budgeting, forecasting and management accounting within a designated business area. You will deliver accurate actuals, forecasts and budgets, partner with budget holders, and drive continuous improvement in financial processes.

This role emphasizes governance, collaboration with the Financial Controller, and the delivery of insightful commercial support in a regulated environment.