Our people are what makes Severn Trent a truly exciting and inclusive place to work. We’re a team of over 9,000 people with a purpose to deliver one of life’s essentials, and we do it all while thriving in our unique culture.
We’re a Midlands based FTSE100 plc and welcome people from all walks of life, celebrating their individuality, as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us learn and better serve our customers and the communities we represent.
It’s an exciting time to join, as we have a huge ambition to deliver bigger and better than ever before over our next 5-year regulatory period. If you’re seeking an exciting and thoroughly rewarding career in Finance, Severn Trent is the place to be.
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We have a fantastic opportunity for you to join our Finance team as an
Commercial Finance Business Partner . You will deliver information and help drive improvement in Capital Delivery and enable improved programme performance. This will include providing a robust, insightful and balanced view across regulatory, performance and financial objectives. You will ensure a high-quality monthly reporting rhythm and challenge existing practices to identify improvements in both the short and longer term. Reporting to the Senior Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for monitoring and reporting the capital spend, delivery outcomes through partnering Capital Delivery Business Leads. This is a great opportunity to broaden your skill set further as you will be analysing and communicating capital outputs, performance against regulatory, financial and efficiency targets to key stakeholders to provide a holistic view over programme delivery. Key Responsibilities
Partnering Business Leads to ensure delivery of Capital Programmes through insightful analysis and challenge. Lead on month-end reporting for key business areas and providing regular forecasts / budgets. Supporting the Capital Delivery MI strategy by leading on projects to drive improvements in reporting. Facilitate the production of robust forecasts for CAPEX, IRE, and OPEX. Provide analysis and insight on monthly, annual and AMP performance against targets on outputs and finances and drive action within delivery areas where activity is off track. Supporting continuous improvement of all capital performance and regulatory reporting to drive business delivery of strategic objectives. Robust challenge of departmental forecasts to ensure credibility and deliverability, challenge of existing practices and identification of opportunities to improve performance and drive efficiencies. What You’ll Bring to the Role
Financial qualification in ACCA, ACA or CIMA. Be commercially minded with experience of understanding performance and driving improvements. Demonstrable track record of taking the lead in diagnosing business issues and delivering performance improvements. Having the ability to build strong and credible working relationships across the organisation is a must. The successful candidate will have the ability to understand linkages between complex data sets, focusing on priorities to deliver company objectives. What’s in It for You
Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognize great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live. 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. Two paid volunteering days per year. At Severn Trent, you’ll be joining a culture that cares, one that works together to achieve, grow, and develop. And when it comes to our employee engagement scores – they’re some of the highest of energy and utility companies globally and we believe that is down to our wonderful culture, created by our wonderful people. What’s Next?
We can’t wait to hear from you. Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare. We’ll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date too - so keep an eye on your phone and emails.
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We have a fantastic opportunity for you to join our Finance team as an
Commercial Finance Business Partner . You will deliver information and help drive improvement in Capital Delivery and enable improved programme performance. This will include providing a robust, insightful and balanced view across regulatory, performance and financial objectives. You will ensure a high-quality monthly reporting rhythm and challenge existing practices to identify improvements in both the short and longer term. Reporting to the Senior Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for monitoring and reporting the capital spend, delivery outcomes through partnering Capital Delivery Business Leads. This is a great opportunity to broaden your skill set further as you will be analysing and communicating capital outputs, performance against regulatory, financial and efficiency targets to key stakeholders to provide a holistic view over programme delivery. Key Responsibilities
Partnering Business Leads to ensure delivery of Capital Programmes through insightful analysis and challenge. Lead on month-end reporting for key business areas and providing regular forecasts / budgets. Supporting the Capital Delivery MI strategy by leading on projects to drive improvements in reporting. Facilitate the production of robust forecasts for CAPEX, IRE, and OPEX. Provide analysis and insight on monthly, annual and AMP performance against targets on outputs and finances and drive action within delivery areas where activity is off track. Supporting continuous improvement of all capital performance and regulatory reporting to drive business delivery of strategic objectives. Robust challenge of departmental forecasts to ensure credibility and deliverability, challenge of existing practices and identification of opportunities to improve performance and drive efficiencies. What You’ll Bring to the Role
Financial qualification in ACCA, ACA or CIMA. Be commercially minded with experience of understanding performance and driving improvements. Demonstrable track record of taking the lead in diagnosing business issues and delivering performance improvements. Having the ability to build strong and credible working relationships across the organisation is a must. The successful candidate will have the ability to understand linkages between complex data sets, focusing on priorities to deliver company objectives. What’s in It for You
Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognize great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live. 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. Two paid volunteering days per year. At Severn Trent, you’ll be joining a culture that cares, one that works together to achieve, grow, and develop. And when it comes to our employee engagement scores – they’re some of the highest of energy and utility companies globally and we believe that is down to our wonderful culture, created by our wonderful people. What’s Next?
We can’t wait to hear from you. Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare. We’ll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date too - so keep an eye on your phone and emails.
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