Finance Administrator
Circa £25,875 dependent on skills & experience
Permanent - full time, with flexibility for part time
Peterborough
Make every drop of your potential count, join our team!
As a Finance Administrator, you will play a vital supporting role within the finance team, ensuring the accurate processing, recording, and reporting of financial transactions for the Reservoirs Programme. Reporting directly to the Finance Manager, you will help maintain financial controls, assist with budgeting and forecasting, and support management reporting processes.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their finance career within a complex infrastructure programme, working alongside experienced finance professionals in a collaborative environment.
Key responsibilities
- Accurately enter and code financial transactions in SAP, including CATS.
- Support purchase order and invoice processing, including supplier account checks and cost allocation.
- Reconcile financial records and escalate discrepancies to the Finance Manager.
- Assist with budget data collection, template completion, and maintaining budget tracking sheets for CAPEX and OPEX.
- Compile data and run reports to support monthly finance packs, including aged debt reporting.
- Support financial queries from directorates and suppliers, providing timely and accurate responses.
As a valued employee you’ll be entitled to:
- A competitive pension scheme where we double-match your contributions up to 6%
- Private healthcare for your peace of mind
- An annual bonus scheme
- The opportunity to volunteer in your local community
- 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), increasing with service, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter for religious holidays
- Life cover (8x your salary) and personal accident cover (up to 5x your salary)
- Flexible benefits to support your well-being and lifestyle
- Paid time off for illness, both physical and mental
- Free parking at all office locations, sites, and leisure parks
- Excellent family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of full pay for maternity/adoption leave and 4 weeks of paternity/partner pay, with the opportunity for shared parental leave
What does it take to be successful?
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
- Good communication skills and ability to work with non-financial stakeholders.
- Proactive, team-oriented, and eager to learn.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with SAP or other major ERP systems (desirable).
- I take ownership, deliver on commitments, and flag early if unable to meet promises.
- I seek and use feedback to improve performance and deliver information concisely.
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: Sunday 14th December
Interviews: from 19th December onwards
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