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Accountant - Associate Finance Business Partner, Bradford
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Bradford, United Kingdom
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Job Reference:
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Posted:
02.06.2025
Expiry Date:
17.07.2025
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Job Description:
Accountant – (Associate Finance Business Partner)
Salary & Benefits: £41,679 - £52,099 per annum dependant on experience, annual bonus, attractive pension scheme (Up to 10% company contribution), life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary and 25 days annual leave, bank holidays plus a wellness day and development opportunities in line with the accountant progression plan. We also offer a fantastic flexible benefits package, where you can choose from benefits such as health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover. Colleagues also have access to a retail savings scheme, online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!
Location Bradford, Buttershaw, BD6 2SZ/ Hybrid Working
Work type: Permanent. Flexible 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Accountant to join the Finance Team at Yorkshire Water, developing into a Finance business partner role and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?
You’ll need to be a qualified accountant (or training) with excellent stakeholder engagement experience to be that “critical friend” to the business.
Your commercial acumen will enable you to challenge Leadership Teams to ensure all costs are spent wisely with our customers in mind;
Working effectively in a matrix team you’ll showcase improving processes and insight across finance;
You’ll build relationships across finance teams, questioning and challenging, ensuring the data makes sense before being shared;
Presenting key trends and performance through clearly written reports will be a key skill.
We’re looking for someone who is passionate about commercial delivery, enjoys building strong relationships across the business and is curious about trends and insights.
You’ll be a part of the Finance Business Partner team which provides support and challenge to Wastewater delivery operations.
What we do:
Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.
We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.
Where you fit in:
As our Accountant (Associated finance business partner) you will
Gradually becoming an integral member of the Wastewater process and pumping leadership team
Providing support and challenge to the leadership team to ensure delivery of financials budgets whilst maintaining performance
Responsible for support maintenance of financial ledger activities to ensure all reporting deadlines are achieved, with continuous improvement working with budget managers to getting costing correct right first time
Responsible for support of best practice processes associated with above
Responsible for support of financial controls
Ensure accounting transactions are completed to meet deadlines (accruals / journals and financial close etc)
Ensure financial processes are adhered to and they are all documented in a consistent format and level of detail
Lead and support and/or deliver ad hoc finance projects
Lead and support the delivery of the Business Planning process for your respective business area, with best practice shared
What skills & qualifications you will need:
Part qualified or qualified by relevant experience to the role
Ability to work flexibly within a team
Ability to develop, maintain and leverage value from an internal & external network
Good communication skills, both oral & written, including the ability to communicate financial information to non-financial specialists
Initiative to work unsupervised and prioritise in order to meet tight deadlines regularly
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a good attention to detail
Experienced, in use of financial systems, SAP
Good excel skills and knowledge
Although our assets are operational 24 hours a day, 365 days a year the company is committed to support flexible work patterns and job share options, where possible, to give you more control over your time and responsibilities. Whether you have child-care responsibilities or are looking for the ideal work-life balance our flexible options can offer work patterns that suit your needs.
If you’re an experienced accountancy & finance professional and want to help us deliver exceptional service for our customers whilst protecting the environment, then apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer for you.
We are proud to serve the Yorkshire region and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply.
If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.
Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
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