SAP Principal Consultant - Finance

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Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

• We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience (£72,000 - £77,000)
• A company car lease/allowance scheme (£500 per month/£6,000 per year, based on full-time employment on joining the company). You can opt to sign up to the EV Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme 6 months after joining the company.
• Annual incentive related bonus (up to 10% of annual salary, increasing to 15% in the 26 to 27 performance year).
• Private health care (self only)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary!
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus 2 extra wellness days!
• A great benefits package – choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
• Retail savings scheme
• Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

We have an exciting opportunity for an SAP Principal Consultant – Finance to join the IT team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers.
Could this be you?

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity. New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry.

The IT function are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

The SAP team is part of the IT function and plays a key role in optimising and transforming our SAP applications and associated Enterprise Systems. We support business areas such as Finance, HR, Procurement, Capital Delivery and Asset Maintenance/Management. Our team consists of functional and technical consultants, along with support related roles in Project Management, Business Analysis and Service Management, the SAP Finance Principal Consultant will play a key role in the SAP Finance, Procurement & Projects team driving business change and being a subject matter expert for the technology within this space.

• Partner closely with Finance and business stakeholders to understand strategic objectives, challenges, and operational requirements, translating them into clear, scalable functional and technical solutions that deliver tangible business value and support long-term growth.
• Lead and manage finance system change initiatives throughout the full project lifecycle, from requirements gathering, process design, and solution development through to testing, stakeholder engagement, training, deployment, and post-implementation support, ensuring successful outcomes and user adoption.
• Drive continuous improvement across finance systems and processes by proactively identifying opportunities to optimise workflows, increase automation, enhance reporting capabilities, and improve the overall user experience, helping the business maximise the value of its technology investments.
• Act as a trusted advisor and key liaison between Finance leadership, business stakeholders, technical teams, third-party vendors,…