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Finance Manager – Business Partner Support

 

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

 

  • We offer a competitive and negotiable salary, depending on experience
  • A company car lease/allowance scheme (£4,980 cash allowance)
  • Annual incentive related bonus (up to 15% of annual salary)
  • Private health care (Self and partner, if applicable)
  • Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
  • Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day!
  • A great benefits package – choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover. 
  • Retail savings scheme 
  • Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

 

Location: Bradford/ Hybrid Working

 

Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join the Commercial and Regulatory finance team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?

 

What we do:

 

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.

 

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

 

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. Commercial and Regulatory Finance are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. 

 

Our Finance Manager will enhance business performance and enable functional efficiencies within the Commercial and Regulatory finance team. You will be able to significantly improve business intelligence, allowing business partners to drive performance effectively using data and enterprise systems. Your team will be responsible for delivering cross-business analysis and will liaise with the Group Financial Controller for planning, reporting, and external audit activities. They also focus on areas such as energy/electricity analysis and fleet financial partnering, playing a crucial role in the commercial/procurement process.

 

You will ensure clarity, insight, and trusted data to support the business strategy. By specialising in data-driven decision support and action planning, you will promote common ways of working and support the finance function's development towards top quartile performance. 

 

Where you fit in:

 

As our Financial Manager you will

 

  • Oversee business reporting and forecasting processes to the commercial, regulatory, and group finance teams.
  • Establish and maintain consistent ways of working that provide valuable insights to finance teams, driving business performance.
  • Be accountable for cross-business analysis, including energy reporting, and supporting the regulatory team in delivering key outcomes.
  • Evaluate commercial/procurement proposals and provide insights to business partners
  • Develop and maintain data supply chains that ensure effective data controls and data-driven insights.
  • Continuously improve processes and management information
  • Conduct ad hoc data analysis to support business partners.

 

What skills & qualifications you will need:

 

  • A professional accounting qualification
  • At least 5 years of experience partnering with complex organisations or working within complex business models.
  • Experience of using data to drive insights and improve performance.
  • Ability to challenge existing ways of working to deliver better outcomes.
  • Strong skills in influencing and persuading others to achieve required outcomes
  • Experience in problem-solving and continuous improvement.

 

You will also benefit from having:

 

  • Strong ability to identify issues, analyse problems, and develop effective solutions.
  • Capability to navigate and make decisions in uncertain situations.
  • Creative and innovative ways of thinking to develop new and improve existing processes.

 

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it’s important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn’t always easy!

 

Do we sound like your cup of tea?  

 

If you’re an experienced Finance Manager and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.  

 

 

Accessibility 

 

We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

 

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.

 

Closing Date - 9th March 2025  - Just a heads-up! We might start interviewing and close the position earlier based on the response. To make sure you’re considered, please send in your application as soon as you can.

 

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

 

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

 

What's in it for you?

Career enhancement and development, colleague well-being and a genuinely positive work experience for all are key priorities. We are continuously evolving and improving our ways of working and you will support us in achieving our vision of 'taking responsibility for the water environment for good'.

If you feel this opportunity is suitable and you match the skills required, then please apply on line and complete the application process.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

The Kelda Group provides water and sewerage services to domestic and business customers across the UK, managing the following subsidiary companies: - 

Yorkshire Water, is the main subsidiary company providing water and sewerage services to 4.7 million people and 130,000 businesses in the Yorkshire region. Its activities are regulated by the Water Services Regulation Authority, Ofwat Loop Customer Management Ltd specialises in delivering customer service support to Yorkshire Water that includes billing, debt recovery and incident management. Employing more than 600 people, Loop have built up an impressive list of industry awards and achievements since being created in 2000 and is currently listed in the Sunday Times Top 100 list as being one of the best companies to work for.

Kelda Water Services (KWS) manages Kelda's non-regulated water and waste water contract operations. It is now the second biggest player in the UK market for outsourced clean and waste water services.

Kelda Water Services Retail offer quality, integrity and partnership but it is never just about the technologies behind our solutions in water. It is about the structure, delivery and even the financing of those solutions, and about giving our customers a level of convenience they never knew was possible.

KeyLand Developments Limited (KeyLand Developments) is responsible for managing, developing and disposing of the group's surplus property assets, either on its own or in partnership with outside organisations.

Kelda Group values equality, diversity and inclusion we believe that everyone should be treated with respect. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, religion or belief and trade union membership.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

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