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At Thames Water, we make a daily difference to the lives of 16 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000km of pipes - keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing. We deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and the environment can thrive. We are looking for a driven and detail-oriented Management Accountant to join our Waste Finance team. In this role, you’ll take ownership of core financial processes and play a key role in delivering accurate, insightful financial information to support decision-making across the business.
Job Responsibility:
Leading the posting of Waste accrual journals and providing assurance and insightful commentary for the Home Counties region
Supporting period-end close activities, including recording, reconciliation, and analysis in line with agreed timetables
Performing reconciliations across key control data such as accruals, provisions, prepayments, inventory, and general ledger balances
Preparing and reviewing journal entries, with a focus on automation and efficiency improvements
Providing insight into financial results and key cost drivers to FP&A and Business Partnering teams
Collaborating across finance teams to document, standardise, and improve processes
Supporting the preparation of audited financial statements and responding to external audit requests
Preparing accounting papers and control documentation for internal and external audits
Contributing to regulatory accounting returns, including cost allocation across price controls and upstream services
Ensuring compliance with accounting standards and internal control frameworks
Identifying and resolving control weaknesses and process inefficiencies
Supporting ad hoc financial analysis, business cases, and performance investigations
Playing a key role in the Chemicals end-to-end process, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
Requirements:
Qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA) or qualified by experience
Strong understanding of accounting principles and standards
Excellent financial analysis and data manipulation skills
Advanced Excel skills
Ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines
Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance stakeholders
Experience working with auditors or within an audit environment
Strong business partnering capability
Nice to have:
Experience with SAP and/or HFM
Experience in utilities or construction sectors
Regulatory reporting or audit experience
What we offer:
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 company 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