Finance Business Partner

At Thames Water, we make a daily difference to the 16 million customers we serve. From supplying 2.6 billion litres of clean water every day to safely managing wastewater, our work underpins the health, wellbeing and prosperity of our communities. As the UK’s largest water company, we’re tackling the challenges of today while building a resilient water future for tomorrow.

We are looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our team and play a pivotal role in supporting logistics, inventory, fleet, contract management and capital maintenance programmes. This is a fantastic opportunity to work closely with operational stakeholders and influence real business outcomes through high-quality financial insight.

What you’ll be doing as a Finance Business Partner
As a Finance Business Partner, you’ll play a key role in supporting our Renewals & Logistics (R&L) business unit - helping drive financial performance, insight and decision-making across a critical operational area.

You’ll partner with stakeholders across Finance and the business to deliver robust planning, reporting and analysis, ensuring our teams have the insight they need to perform at their best.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting annual budgeting, Integrated Business Planning and quarterly forecasting for gross OpEx
• Delivering monthly financial reporting and analysis for senior leadership, including key drivers, trends and actionable insights
• Providing clear recommendations to support business decision-making and performance improvement
• Acting as a trusted finance partner to operational teams, improving financial awareness and end-to-end processes
• Supporting and challenging the business through risk and opportunity analysis
• Developing reporting standards, KPIs and models, with a focus on automation and efficiency
• Contributing to the financial control framework and ensuring robust reporting processes
• Validating and tracking efficiency initiatives, ensuring benefits are accurate and deliverable
• Supporting ad hoc analysis, business cases and financial investigations
• Maintaining key financial models that underpin planning and performance

Base location: Hybrid - Clearwater Court - RG1 8DB, with occasional travel to other sites for meetings as required
Working hours: 36 hours, Monday to Friday

What you should bring to the role
We’re looking for someone who is analytically strong, commercially aware and confident working with stakeholders across a large organisation.

Essential
The essential criteria to help you succeed in this role are:

• Experience in financial planning, forecasting and reporting
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to turn data into insight
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills
• Experience with financial systems (e.g. SAP, SAC, HFM or similar)
• Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and effectively
• A collaborative approach, with the ability to work independently and take ownership
• Significant experience in a finance or analytical role

Desirable

• Accounting qualification (e.g. ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Degree-level education in a relevant field
• Experience within logistics or operational environments
• Exposure to business intelligence tools and data visualisation

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary up to £65,000 per annum, depending on experience
• Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to both company and individual performance measures and targets
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Find out more about our benefits and perks (Please note different T&Cs apply if on secondment)

Who are we?
We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water
Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

If you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know, we’re here to help and support.

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 and meet colleagues.

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.