Capital Finance Analyst

Hello, we’re Severn Trent and we think water…and people, are wonderful.

24 hours a day, 365 days a year we serve 4.8 million households and business across the heart of the UK. Each cuppa drank and every toilet flushed is only possible because of the 6,500 brilliant team members working across our patch.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality. We know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our customers and the communities where they live.

If you’re seeking an exciting and thoroughly rewarding career in Finance, Severn Trent is the place to be.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

Are you a motivated and engaging individual with a passion for driving improvement in Capital Delivery?

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Capital Delivery Finance team as a Capital Finance Analyst, where you will be responsible for improving programme performance by providing robust, insightful and balanced views across regulatory, performance and financial objectives, alongside monitoring and reporting the capital spend and delivery outcomes through partnering Capital Delivery Project Managers

Further responsibilities include:

Conduct month-end reporting and provide forecasts/budgets.
Analyse and report on performance against targets.
Prepare and present Capital Delivery reports.
Support continuous improvement in performance and regulatory reporting.
Challenge forecasts to ensure credibility and identify improvement opportunities.
Ensure robust performance reporting with supporting analysis.
Perform ad-hoc reporting for Capital Delivery.
Facilitate Regulatory reporting for OFWAT.
Manage project governance to ensure budget compliance.
Support the Capital MI Analyst in driving improvements.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

The ideal candidate will be Part-Qualified or working towards a professional Accountancy Qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc) and should have strong technical accounting knowledge, with the ability to work collaboratively across departments, and communicate effectively

You will need strong analytical skills to understand and communicate complex information to all management levels, excellent organisational skills to manage workloads and meet deadlines and have effective presentation and communication abilities

A proven track record of stakeholder engagement, MS Office, SAP ECC & BI capabilities are also essential.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent, and we’ll reward you for it too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:

28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
Family friendly policies
Two volunteering days per year

WHATS NEXT?

We can’t wait to hear from you.

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare.

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