Financial Performance Analyst

At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide for employee engagement, and we’re equally proud of our strong Glassdoor score – reflecting how much our people love working here.

Join us to make a positive impact on the environment and our communities, while being valued and supported in a truly inclusive workplace.

If you want to do more, because you care, we want you on our team.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

We’re looking for a Performance Analyst (Finance) to join our Finance Business Partnering team and support our Water Treatment operations. Reporting to the Senior Finance Business Partner, you’ll play a key role in producing clear, accurate and insightful financial and non‑financial performance information that helps leaders make confident, well‑informed decisions.

Working closely with operational teams and senior stakeholders, you’ll take ownership of management information, continually improving its quality and usefulness to ensure it provides genuine, actionable insight.

Learn more about life in the Severn Trent Finance team here: Meet Tayo | Life at ST | Careers | Severn Trent Plc

What you’ll be doing

Producing and presenting high‑quality financial and non‑financial management information for Water Treatment, ensuring it is timely, accurate, well‑structured and decision‑focused
Delivering monthly financial and operational performance reporting, clearly explaining drivers, trends, risks and opportunities
Developing forward‑looking, multi‑year insight aligned to AMP plans, going beyond in‑year variance analysis
Owning risks and opportunities (R&O), ensuring movements are robust, evidence‑based and clearly understood
Preparing monthly forecasts, budgets and business plans for assigned cost centres, ensuring plans accurately reflect operational outputs
Ensuring cost allocation and regulatory adjustments are applied accurately and in line with regulatory accounting guidelines and price control requirements
Using data, AI and analytics to enhance forecasting accuracy, reporting efficiency and insight quality
Developing and maintaining Power BI dashboards (or working closely with BI teams) to automate reporting and surface meaningful insight
Building strong relationships with operational leaders and confidently presenting insight to senior stakeholders, translating complexity into clear, compelling stories

HOW WE WORK

You'll be based at our Severn Trent Centre in Coventry. With this being such a critical role, we’re looking for someone who can join us 37 hours a week.

You'll join a caring culture that collaborates to achieve, grow, and develop. Our employee engagement scores are among the highest globally in energy and utilities. That’s why, we value in-person moments to keep our culture alive but also understand the flexibility working from home can bring. So, you'll usually find us in the office, but working from home is supported, when you need it.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

What we’re looking for

Experience

Significant post‑qualification experience in a finance, reporting or performance role
Strong understanding of management accounting, forecasting and performance reporting
A proven ability to dig beneath the numbers, linking financial and non‑financial performance with a multi‑year perspective
Experience of regulatory frameworks, cost allocation or price controls in a highly assured environment (desirable)
Demonstrable experience improving reporting processes, controls or insight through technology or automation

Technical skills

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with strong PowerPoint capability
Comfortable working with Power BI and large, complex data sets to produce clear and insightful outputs
Experience with SAP ECC and BI tools (or equivalent systems)
An interest in, or experience using, AI‑enabled tools to support analysis, forecasting and insight generation

Personal capabilities

Highly organised, able to manage high‑volume workloads while maintaining accuracy and presentation quality
Naturally curious and analytical, with the confidence to challenge data and assumptions
Comfortable applying professional judgement rather than relying solely on process
A confident communicator, able to present clearly and credibly to senior operational leaders
Proactive and forward‑thinking, with a passion for improving ways of working through technology and innovation

Qualifications

A recognised financial or accountancy qualification (e.g. ACA, CIMA or ACCA)

Skills and experience are important, but character, positivity, and a caring attitude matter too. We welcome and celebrate diverse individuals, knowing they help us better serve our communities. We seek people who get involved, want to be part of something bigger, and make a difference because they care.

HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU

It’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too.

We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live.  

Here’s some of our favourites:

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 volunteer days per year

LET’S GO

We can't wait to hear from you! Have an updated CV ready and spare five minutes to apply. We'll let you know the outcome after the closing date, so keep an eye on your phone and emails.