Overview
This is a high‑impact leadership role combining strategic Finance Business Partnering with end‑to‑end FP&A ownership across Retail, Digital and Group Services. You’ll work closely with senior leaders and Exec members to drive performance through insight, influence and robust financial planning. Leading budgeting, forecasting and management reporting, you’ll ensure timely, high‑quality outputs while partnering across Finance to strengthen controls, enhance decision‑making and support delivery of our Finance Transformation agenda.
Responsibilities
* Group Services Performance Management: Develop a deep understanding of Group functional cost drivers, risks, opportunities and efficiency levers across the Group cost base to drive improvements in operational and financial performance. Deliver quality performance reporting and robust projections of future performance, incorporating quality insight underpinned by cost drivers. Work collaboratively with operational, procurement and strategy teams to add financial value and drive improved performance outcomes in year and over the long term plan.
* Financial Planning, Analysis, Accounting & Reporting management: Lead the consolidated budgeting, forecasting and management reporting process across the Retail, Digital & Group Services Directorates, ensuring outputs are delivered to time and quality. Lead the consolidation and delivery of performance reporting and forecast/budgeting discussions with the Retail Director and leadership team.
* Financial Leadership: Provide leadership accountability for creating an engaging and positive working environment in collaboration with the wider Finance Leadership team, proactively identifying and developing talent. Model collaborative ways of working and innovative problem resolution techniques across retail, digital and group services finance and wider business teams.
Location
Hybrid, Reading
What you should bring to the role
* Fully Qualified ACCA/ACA/CIMA
* Substantial experience of financial and business partnering experience
* Experience with planning systems and technology improvement
* Experience with business intelligence tools and data visualisations
* Excellent knowledge of providing financial insight, preparing annual plans, forecasts and knowing what good looks like
* Very strong analytical and forecasting abilities
* Highly effective communication and influencing skills across all levels of operational leadership
* A proven ability as a finance business partner, with a track record of creating value and driving financial process and insight improvements
* Collaborative work style which also takes ownership to complete tasks independently
* Ability to multi-task and prioritise own and team members work
* Strong attention to detail whilst being able to see broader picture
What’s in it for you?
This is an exciting time to join Thames Water as we continue to deliver on our turnaround plan, offering the opportunity to become part of our strategic journey.
* Competitive salary of up to £80,000 - £95,000 per annum, depending on experience
* Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
* Car Allowance - £5,800
* Annual Bonus
* Private Medical Health Care
* Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution
* Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year
* Access to benefits for health, wellbeing and finances – includes health MOTs, physiotherapy, counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, vouchers and life assurance
* Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets
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