Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner

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 (£55,000 - £65,000)
• 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!

This role will initially be based in Bradford but we're moving our office to Leeds Valley Park in summer 2026, so you'll be based there in the future
- Hybrid Working (2-3 days in the office a week and occasional travel to operational sites within the Yorkshire region)

Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday
- Friday.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Business Partner to join the Wholesale Finance 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 Finance team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Finance Business Partner team supporting Yorkshire Water to deliver their business plan across the Asset Management function. The team drive performance with insight led analysis and develop plans to align with our Regulatory Requirements.

• Take ownership of the day-to-day financial performance of the Asset Management function, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting and insight.
• Deliver high-quality financial support across statutory, regulatory and commercial reporting, ensuring decisions are informed, robust and value focused.
• Act as a key member of the Management Team, constructively challenging and collaborating with the team to drive performance and continuous improvement.
• Support the development of challenging but deliverable financial plans, balancing risk, affordability, efficiency and long‑term asset performance.
• Provide financial insight to support totex decision‑making, investment prioritisation and the delivery of key performance and regulatory commitments.
• Ensure strong governance and financial controls remain effective and efficient.
• Support long term investment planning and price review processes to ensure operational and investment plans submitted to Ofwat are robust, evidence based and aligned to business priorities.

• A recognised professional accounting qualification (or currently studying towards one), or equivalent experience within a commercial, financial or regulatory environment.
• Bring at least 2 years' experience partnering within complex organisations or operating across intricate business…