CAPEX Reporting Data Analyst

The CAPEX Reporting Data Analyst is responsible for ensuring our capex reporting meets business requirements to monitor our extensive capital programme and to increase the levels of control and insight regarding the budgeting and forecasting of capital expenditure. The role is a finance data subject matter expert who will partner with the business to deliver assurance around data quality, improve accuracy and efficiency of reporting and enable self-service. They will also provide insightful data analysis to the wider finance and business functions to enable more informed decision-making and strategic analysis. This role will support the development of forecasting and analysis across the group, ensuring best practice processes are implemented to deliver improved insight and accountability.

What you’ll be doing as a CAPEX Reporting Data Analyst

• Working with the Digital SAC team to ensure monthly reports are delivered on time and accurately reflect capital position within the business.
• Managing the capex budgeting and forecasting via SAC, ensuring that the system appropriately and accurately reflects the inputs and assumptions from the business & PMO teams.
• Continual review of process improvements to identify, recommend, and implement. improvements and solutions (alongside our IT team and IT suppliers), to automate and enhance our systems and processes.
• Supporting the Central FP&A team with capex-related analysis to support more insightful decision-making and strategic analysis.
• Supporting the Central FP&A team with the assurance and challenge process for the budgeting and forecasting of capex.

Location - Hybrid, Reading up to 2 days a week

Working Pattern- 36 hours a week

What you should bring to the role

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need is:

• Strong System experience with SAP and SAC.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Experience in assurance and control of complex data sets.
• Excellent analytical and data modelling skills. (including Excel proficiency)

Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring:

• Solid experience in financial planning, including experience in coordinating rolling forecasts and consolidation.
• Able to multitask and prioritise own work, and effectively deal with ad-hoc tasks and projects
• Strong attention to detail whilst being able to see the broader picture.
• Solid communication skills – able to articulate data well across a broad scope of stakeholders.
• Proactive and ambitious - sets high goals for self and continuously strives to improve.
• A qualified accountant is seen as a bonus.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary of £65,000 per annum depending on experience.
• Annual Leave 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

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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 meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

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.

We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know, 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.

Disclaimer: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.