Finance Manager

Finance Manager – Water Recycling Operations
Circa £77,973 dependent on skills and experience
Permanent – full time (37 hours) with flexibility for part time
Huntingdon / Peterborough / Lincoln

Dive into a world of opportunity, and join our team!

As Finance Manager for our Water Recycling Operations remit, you will play a pivotal role in driving financial planning, performance, and strategic decision-making across your business area. Operating at the heart of the business, you will support Director and senior leader level stakeholders by delivering high-quality financial insight, robust planning, budgeting and forecasting, and commercial analysis that enables informed decision-making in a complex regulated environment.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will lead a team of finance professionals, combining business partnering, financial planning and analysis, and financial controls for your assigned business area. You will be accountable for overseeing the delivery of accurate actuals, forecasts, and budgets. Your work will deliver insight, ensure financial integrity, mitigate risks, identify opportunities, and support the long-term sustainability and operational efficiency of your assigned business area, including embedded delivery routes and alliances.

Key responsibilities

• Lead financial strategy, planning, and budgeting processes to ensure alignment with strategic goals and financial targets.

• Act as a trusted business partner to Director and senior leadership, providing robust financial reporting, analysis, and recommendations.

• Deliver accurate forecasts, budgets, and actuals, and provide financial insights to support monthly reviews with the Executive Board.

• Maintain compliance with financial controls, governance, and statutory/regulatory requirements.

• Drive continuous improvement in planning accuracy, forecasting methodology, and financial reporting.

• Champion a culture of commercial awareness, innovation, and continuous improvement across the Finance function.

We invest in our people - as a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:  

• Personal private health care   

• Generous double match pension – contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%

• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household 

• 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more  

• Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)  

• Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)

• Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay 

• Bonus scheme    

• Flexible benefits and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

What does it take to be successful?

• Strong leadership skills and ability to inspire and support a high-performing team.

• Commercial and business acumen, with the ability to challenge and influence at all levels.

• Senior stakeholder and relationship management skills.

• Collaborative working across finance and the wider business.

• Ability to deal with complexity and ambiguity, presenting complex information with clarity.

• Financial consolidation, planning, forecasting, and reporting, including variance and cost analysis.

• Commitment to health, safety, and wellbeing, championing a ‘Safer Every Day’ culture.

• Role modelling trust, openness, and inclusion, and supporting innovation and continuous improvement.

• Qualified Finance professional (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or equivalent experience.

• Experience influencing Director-level stakeholders.

• Proven track record in leading teams and performance management.

• Strong background in planning, forecasting, and providing insight on performance against plans.

• Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality reporting and analysis to support decision-making.

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

Closing date: 4th August 2026

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