Financial Performance Analyst

at  Severn Trent

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 growing, 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 to 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.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

We have an opportunity for you to join our Finance team as a Financial Performance Analyst (Capex) where you’ll provide high quality and insightful financial reporting and analysis to support board, executive committee and business decision making.
In this exciting new role, you’ll also lead the monthly project forecast process facilitating a cross-team discussion across various finance and non-finance stakeholders. Working closely with our Business Partners, this will allow you to get under the skin of the budgeting process to ensure budgets are underpinned and deliverable. We’re looking for a knowledgeable, trusted and challenging financial advisor to stakeholders. Each day will be different and you’ll get exposure across all business areas.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Key point of contact for any capital and infrastructure renewal expenditure (IRE) queries, working closely with the Tactical asset planning and business partnering teams.
• Monitoring of the capitalisation rates on a regular basis with detailed analysis to explain any deviations
• Business partner for Group corporate functions including Investor relations and Tax.
• Identifying opportunities for costs efficiencies, leading on projects to drive improvements and supporting the creation and review of business case efficiencies.
• Key role in the year end process, co-ordinating financial and performance reports and analysis for Investor Relations, the CFO and STEC.
• Dedicated contact for depreciation working closely with the capital accounting team to understand in month actuals position and full year forecast as well as any risks and opportunities.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

To be considered for this role, you’ll need:

• Financial qualification in ACCA, ACA or CIMA
• Substantial experience within Finance, including exposure to business operations
• Demonstrable track record of taking the lead in diagnosing business issues and delivering performance improvements
• Experience using Tagetik, SAP ECC and SAP BW.

In addition, you should have the ability to articulate a position and make recommendations which will enable leadership teams to make strategic decisions based on reliable and accurate information.
Having the ability to build strong and credible working relationships across the organisation is a must. You should be adept at influencing stakeholders and having a long-term strategy in mind.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Key point of contact for any capital and infrastructure renewal expenditure (IRE) queries, working closely with the Tactical asset planning and business partnering teams.
• Monitoring of the capitalisation rates on a regular basis with detailed analysis to explain any deviations
• Business partner for Group corporate functions including Investor relations and Tax.
• Identifying opportunities for costs efficiencies, leading on projects to drive improvements and supporting the creation and review of business case efficiencies.
• Key role in the year end process, co-ordinating financial and performance reports and analysis for Investor Relations, the CFO and STEC.
• Dedicated contact for depreciation working closely with the capital accounting team to understand in month actuals position and full year forecast as well as any risks and opportunities