Financial Controls Manager

​Circa £50,000​ per annum 

​​Full time/37 hrs a week/permanent​

Location: ​Huntingdon​

​​Anglian Water embraces a flexible working approach. This role offers the opportunity for Hybrid working with your office based location being our Osprey House in Huntingdon​

​​Make every drop of your potential count. Join our team!​

​​We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Financial Controls Manager to oversee the day-to-day financial transactions and ledgers for Anglian Venture Holdings and its subsidiaries. This role is crucial in ensuring that our companies maintain the highest standards of financial control and governance, driving processes to maximise working capital efficiency and shareholder value.​

As a valued employee you’ll be entitled to: 

​​-Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6% 

-Personal private health care 

-Annual bonus scheme 

-Opportunity to volunteer do unpaid work in the community 

-25 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion 

-Life Cover at 8x your salary 

-Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary 

-Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle 

-Paid time off when you’re physically and mentally unwell 

-Lots of great benefits including 20% off new EE mobile contracts, discounted cinema tickets and a Cycle2Work scheme 

-Free parking at all offices, site and leisure parks 

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

What you’ll be doing: 

​​- Oversee purchase and sales ledgers, ensuring timely and accurate financial transactions and adherence to Group policies. 

- Ensure all month-end controls and reconciliations are completed as required. 

- Review and sign off on BACS payment runs. 

- Maintain the fixed asset ledger and manage depreciation. 

- Manage the financial system to ensure maximum productivity and future readiness. 

- Ensure financial documents on QMS systems are relevant, up-to-date, and meet required standards. 

- Assist with the preparation of statutory accounts and audits 

- Handle VAT reconciliations, CIS returns, and payments. 

- Lead and motivate the financial staff and providing training​

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What does it take to be successful? 

​​- Qualified CIMA/ACCA or qualified by experience 

- Strong knowledge of financial regulations and legislation. 

- Extensive experience in all aspects of accounting. 

- Exposure to commercial operating environments. 

- Attention to detail and high levels of customer care. 

- Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously. 

- Excellent communication and IT skills.​

Inclusion at Anglian Water: 

​​Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community’s Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer and we play a leading part in the Women’s Utility Network. ​

Closing date: ​12th May 2025​

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