About the role:
This unique opportunity allows you to play a major part in the operation of the new market arrangements, providing essential and integral support in this challenging area. You will be working in a fast, dynamic team with ample opportunity to make a difference in the way we operate.
As a project finance analyst you will be responsible for the preparation of accurate and timely financial information to support and enable the analysis and reporting of Thames Digital’s financial position. Developing and managing the relationship with the programme managers and the delivery team will be key to this role.
Key Accountabilities:
- Providing financial support to Project /Programme Managers.
- Month-end, forecasting, budget management and variance analysis activities, along with other ad-hoc duties.
- Ensuring accurate and timely financial records are kept for relevant projects.
- Ensuring projects within your area of responsibility meet the requirements of the monthly forecast process.
- Supporting the Finance Lead in ensuring a high level of financial control is in place.
- Ensuring monthly variances on projects actual spend and movements in forecast outturn costs are understood.
- Responsibility for the SAP maintenance of your projects, including project set-up, milestones, budgets and asset commissioning.
- Supporting the project teams on the use and analysis of earned value (EV) data.
- Monthly collation and analysis of financial data such as schedule derived ‘estimates to complete (ETCs)’.
To be successful you will have the following skills and experience:
- You will have experience with financial reporting & budgeting.
- You come from a project accounting / PMO background.
- You have experience working on multiple projects with conflicting priorities.
- You can handle month-end reporting including forecasting & variance analysis.
- You will be proficient in the use of MS tools - Advanced MS Excel (pivot tables, v lookups, macros) PowerPoint, SharePoint.
- You will have a working knowledge of SAP.
- You will have a high attention to detail and capable of handling complex data.
- Desirable but not necessary experience and skills include: working knowledge of earned value management (EVM). Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in finance, accounting or another financial discipline.
What’s in it for you:
Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service and a wider benefits scheme. This includes an annual pay review, season ticket loans, voucher scheme giving you money off in major retail outlets, loyalty awards for continuous service plus much more, including our referral scheme, where you can receive £750 for helping someone get a permanent position within the company.
We’re also proud to be here for our local community, offering everyone two days paid volunteer leave a year, as well as proudly supporting a lot of local events and charities.
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About us:
Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to millions of customers by supplying 2.7 billion litres of world-class water to around 10 million homes.
As our world changes, the need to take care of our most precious resource is greater than ever, both locally and globally. That’s why, at Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to daily life, and that means our business is always open. We’re passionate about providing world-class tap water, now and for the future.
We’re also turning waste into power, self-generating 20% of the energy we use and, in turn, doing our bit for the planet. We’re reducing plastic waste by celebrating our tap water and rolling out an ambitious water fountain project. We’re using our voice to lobby for change and partnering with WaterAid to provide clean water to the world’s poorest communities.
Together, we’re building a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.
Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and unparalleled benefits. We’re also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion and Disability Confident Leader, welcoming individuals from all walks of life and leading the way with award-winning mental health and well-being strategy.