Financial & Commercial Accountant
Location:
Hybrid – Leatherhead, Surrey 2/3 days a week
Are you a newly qualified ACA/ACCA accountant ready to make your mark? Join us as a
Financial & Commercial Accountant
, where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the financial landscape of our growing water business—and soon, our exciting new heat venture.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a passion for commercial finance, strong analytical skills, and the ambition to build processes and insights from the ground up.
What You'll Be Doing
* Ensure accurate revenue and cost recognition across the water business.
* Develop and maintain robust water in/water out reconciliation processes.
* Deliver insightful site-level P&L analysis to support strategic decisions.
* Collaborate with Pricing to review and challenge cost assumptions.
* Lead Ofwat financial reporting requirements.
* Oversee third-party billing providers, ensuring data accuracy and reconciliation.
* Produce ad hoc internal reports to support business needs.
* Support the setup of Heat billing systems and processes ahead of launch, replicating water business practices as the heat business scales.
What You'll Bring
* ACA/ACCA qualification.
* Strong technical skills, especially in IT, Excel, and financial accounting.
* Experience in utilities (water/heat) or consumer billing is a plus, but not essential.
Who You Are
* A proactive self-starter who thrives on solving problems and building processes from scratch.
* Able to juggle multiple workstreams and deliver under pressure.
* A confident communicator, comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels.
Benefits include:
* Holidays: 26 days, going up to 27 after 3 years and up to 28 after 5 years of employment. The company gives you the opportunity to buy/sell up to 3 days per year.
* Bonus
* Enhance Pension
* Private Medical Insurance
* Life insurance
* Employee Rewards Portal: access to exclusive discounts and flexible benefits such as Cycle to Work and EV car Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
* Enhanced Family Friendly benefits: Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and paid time off when receiving fertility treatment.
* Volunteering day: one day a year fully paid.