10-12 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT

This dynamic role sits at the heart of the Purchase to Pay function, ensuring the seamless flow of financial transactions and compliance across the organisation. It requires a multi-skilled approach to manage a broad spectrum of responsibilities.

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 fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.
Whether you’re interested in a role in one of our call centres or science labs, we’re looking for people like you with real passion and a burning desire to make things better.
So, 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
Our overarching aim is to ensure that Thames Water is great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process. Our aim is to remove any real or perceived barriers to success, so if you need assistance, 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.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING AS AN INTERNAL CONTROL ADMINISTRATOR

• Provide cashflow forecasting reports and payment proposals to Finance to agreed timescales and perform the automated payment cycles. Ensuring the appropriate SoDA approvals are obtained prior to payments being made, and Treasury have funds available
• Process non-standard invoices, ensuring that correct sign-off and approvals are obtained prior to input into the system. This includes any manual postings to clear, ensuring correct accounting entries to correspond with Finance entries. Non-standard invoices, including foreign currency invoices, payment requests, direct debit invoices, proforma/pre-payment requests
• Carry out manual adjustments to the system for items that require correction and ensure supporting paperwork is attached in SAP
• Manage negative balances and duplicate payments in SAP, ensuring money owed to us is returned as quickly as possible
• Resolve court summons relative to Purchase Ledger actioning immediately on receipt to minimise costs
• Ensure purchase ledger VAT compliance
• Generate self-billing tax invoices and maintain records to satisfy audit and HMRC
• Carry out CIS assessment, make any required deductions and submit the CIS tax return to HMRC
• Identifying systems failures and ensuring their timely correction with minimal customer impact via end-to-end incident management
• Maintain a detailed understanding of the Thames Water financial interfaces – SAP, COPE, PT-X, Worldpay, RBS Bankline and Pazien

WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING TO THE ROLE

• Experience working in an accounts payable/receivable role or Purchase to Pay role
• Good Excel skills, particularly managing spreadsheet content, vlookups and writing formulas
• Effective decision making based upon a mixture of analysis, experience and judgment
• Being able to develop and maintain relationships both internally and externally
• Able to deal with difficult situations in a positive manner
• Organised and methodical approach to all tasks