This is a key role to support greater control, review, challenge and performance across the Capital Programme. It is a great opportunity to make a difference through continuous improvement and regular contact with some of our most senior stakeholders.
What you’ll be doing as a Capital Investment: Financial Performance Manager
- You will be responsible for the management of our Capital Programme Financial reporting, review and challenge.
- This role is fundamental in the enhancement of our Financial reporting processes to help set us up for success; including the implementation of our Programme Sponsorship model
- Develop and enhance the Performance controls and associated reporting to support proactive management of the programme; including but not limited to, forecasting accuracy and “living within our means”.
- Developing relationships with other teams across the Organisation. With a real focus on cross learning, collaboration and challenging the teams through continuous improvement to improve performance.
- Support the Business with the reporting and outcome of commercial settlements and interpretation to senior management.
- The Financial Performance Manager will be responsible for providing business performance against budget and prior periods by identifying insights across financial and customer trends.
Base Location – Clear Water Court Reading Hybrid
Working Pattern – 36 hours
What you should bring to the role
- Strong leadership skills as you will be required to engage with colleagues at all levels throughout the business on a wide range of topics.
- Qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA or equivalent)
- Experience of working in a utilities/water organisation is desirable but not essential.
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive salary up to £75000 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
- 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
- Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing
Who are we?
At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.
Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.
But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?
Working at Thames Water
At Thames Water we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.
We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, background, and differences that each individual brings.
Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.
Find out more about working at Thames Water.
When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.