Cost Planner Analyst

6 days ago


Reading, United Kingdom Thames Water Full time

**Who are we?**
Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km of pipes, keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing.?
At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to life, so our business is always open.
**What you’ll be doing**
This unique opportunity as a Cost Planner for our Project Management Team allows you to play a major part in the operation of the new market arrangements, providing essential and integral support in this exciting area. You will be working in a fast, dynamicteam with ample opportunity to make a difference in the way we operate.- Travelling to various Water and Waste sites to meet with engineers and the team
- Providing financial support to Project /Programme Managers
- Month-end, forecasting, budget management and variance analysis activities, along with other ad-hoc duties
- Ensuring accurate and timely financial records are kept for relevant projects
- Ensuring projects within your area of responsibility meet the requirements of the monthly forecast process
- Supporting the Finance Lead in ensuring a high level of financial control is in place
- Ensuring monthly variances on the project's actual spend and movements in forecast outturn costs are understood
- Responsibility for the SAP maintenance of your projects, including project set-up, milestones, budgets and asset commissioning
- Supporting the project teams on the use and analysis of earned value (EV) data
- Monthly collation and analysis of financial data such as schedule-derived ‘estimates to complete (ETCs)
- £30,000 to £35,000 per annum depending on skills and experience
- 36 hours, Monday-Friday, Working Hours: 08.00 am-6.00 pm, Core Hours 10.00 am-4.00 pm but flexibility is crucial to support business needs
- Hybrid working - Typically 3 days per week in Clearwater Court, 4-5 days per week for initial training

**What you should bring to the role**:

- Hold a full UK driving licence and have your own transport
- Be willing to travel 1-2 times per month
- Come from a project accounting / PMO background
- Experience dealing with month-end reporting, forecasting & variance analysis
- Experience with financial reporting & budgeting
- Good communication skills
- Experience with working on multiple projects with conflicting priorities
- Exceptional attention to detail and capability of handling complex data

**What’s in it for you?**
Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with length of service and a wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you moneyand support your well-being.
Thames Water is a dynamic, rewarding, and diverse place to work, with opportunities around every corner.If you join our team, you’ll enjoy a fulfilling career and flexible working arrangements.
Find out more about working at Thames Water.
We deliver life's essential service so our customers, communities and the environment can thrive. This means, when a crisis happens, we all rally round to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customerson 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, meet colleagues and a earn bit of extra money along the way.



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