Senior Finance Business Partner

At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide when it comes to employee engagement and ranked as a Top 50 UK Employer on Glassdoor. Join us in making 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

Severn Trent is significantly increasing its capital investment programme, set to more than double over the next five years. We’re looking for an experienced Finance Business Partner to play a pivotal role in shaping, improving and optimising the financial performance of our capital programme at a portfolio level, in a fast‑paced and evolving environment.

This is a high‑impact, senior finance role requiring strong commercial judgement, the ability to manage complex and competing priorities, and the confidence to partner across the business, driving delivery to plan while identifying opportunities to outperform.

This is an exciting and varied opportunity, offering a rare mix of strategic insight, regulatory translation and hands on delivery. You will be intellectually curious, quick thinking and have a talent for making the complicated feel simple. In this role you’ll have end to end visibility across the full portfolio leading the development of insight, reporting, option development and automation needed to optimise programme affordability.

Working closely with teams across FP&A, Asset Planning, Treasury & Regulation , you’ll help drive alignment and shared understanding of key planning and delivery drivers, building a broad network and a strong understanding of how planning, funding, delivery and regulation fit together.

You’ll also establish yourself as a trusted partner, providing credible challenge, governance and oversight across high value programme spend, particularly supporting Asset Planning and Capital Commercial teams.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll provide financial leadership, partnering and governance for the financial outcomes of the Tactical Asset Planning area, delivery‑side cost oversight and reporting. You’ll also lead the development and embedding of Programme Affordability reporting and controls, while working closely with the Commercial team to drive efficiencies, improve supplier spend management and maximise value.

As a finance business partner, you’ll lead and own the construction, monitoring and reporting of programme affordability, including AMP‑level forecasts, budgets and output targets. You’ll deliver clear, accurate and insightful financial information throughout the programme lifecycle, enabling timely interventions and supporting informed decision‑making that aligns delivery and regulatory financial outcomes.

You’ll represent programme finances at senior forums, including Approval Boards and Investment Committee, as well as regular day-to-day interaction with senior leadership. You will be comfortable balancing pace and risk to ensure we remain within our cost envelope while meeting our wider commitments.

As a line manager, you’ll motivate and inspire your team across a varied and complex programme, building strong engagement and a culture of constructive challenge, control and collaboration. You’ll support the development of high‑performing finance professionals with the capability to deliver robust financial planning, high‑quality insight and value‑based decision making.

You’ll lead by example in adhering to policies, procedures and controls, while continuing to challenge non‑value‑adding activity and champion practical, solutions‑focused ways of working.

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

You’ll be an experienced finance leader who holds a recognised financial or accountancy qualification (e.g. CIMA, ACCA, ACA) and is comfortable operating both in detail and at a consolidated level. You’ll bring strong report‑writing and communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages to a wide range of audiences, including senior leaders. You’ll thrive in a complex environment, balancing pace, risk and control while enabling the business to deliver ambitious outcomes.

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:

31 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
Annual bonus scheme (of up to 20% per annum based on company performance)
Car allowance – per annum up to £5,208
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

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