Regulatory Finance Analyst

Great new opportunity for a Regulatory Finance Analyst to join our team in Exeter or Bristol at a salary of £35,00 - £42,000 plus benefits.

The role

In this role you will support the Regulatory Finance Accountant in the delivery of our regulatory reporting on behalf of the Pennon Group. You will be working closely with the wider Finance team to ensure consistency between the statutory and regulatory reporting, as well as being highly knowledgeable in the Water Regulatory subject matter to be able to provide support to the business, to support strategic and operational decisions.

This is a great opportunity where you will have opportunity to work closely with senior members of the company and members of the wider business, building trust and assurance, and ensuring robust controls and processes are in place for regulatory financial reporting.

You will support both our external financial and regulatory reporting and will form strong relationships between Finance and the wider business.

What you’ll be doing

• Support the production of the monthly Regulatory Finance performance report
• Support for the delivery of our Annual Performance Report (regulatory reporting for three regions, South West, Bristol and Sutton and East Surrey), including but not limited to, the data hosting platform SharePoint, the approval software DocuSign, the document designers, and c.120 data table owners/senior manager/directors
• Stakeholder engagement and management for reporting requirements, including but not limited to External auditors, Regulators, key Senior Management and Director and Designers
• Supporting the management of the collation, monitoring and audit of Financial Control Operating Requirements across the business
• Supporting the Project Management and analysis of the new Regulatory accounting guidance / reporting requirements, control environment reviews, additional reporting requirements and change initiatives
• Ad hoc analysis to support regulatory submissions, shareholder requirements, and financing events.
• Operates as a key member of the Price Review Programme contributing to regulatory and finance strategies designed to influence Ofwat policy and yield the best outcome for the company from price control decisions
• Support the management of the delivery of our Price Review tables (for three regions, South West, Bristol and Sutton and East Surrey), including but not limited to, the data hosting platform SharePoint, the approval software DocuSign, and c.120 data table owners/senior manager/directors for c.250k data points
• Ensure robust systems in place to monitor and internally communicate the company’s performance against Final Determinations
• To complete ad hoc analysis to support regulatory financial submissions, shareholder requirements, and financing events.

What we’re looking for

• Educated to degree level standard or equivalent experience and ideally part ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified (or equivalent) or AAT qualified level 4
• Experience of working in a regulatory environment
• Working as part of cross functional management team
• Experienced in improving financial procedures, controls and management information
• Articulate and able to present strong business cases
• Ability to influence and strong communication skills
• Sound knowledge of financial reporting and ability to consistently deliver accurate and timely financial information
• Well-developed analytical and critical thinking skills