Business Planning Analyst

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.

We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst to join on a 6-month contract.

You will be required to support a rigorous and efficient Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process, working closely with the IBP business partners, business functions, and Regulation and Finance teams to translate strategy into robust business plans for our AMP8 regulatory Price Review submission.

This role will play a key part in challenging Thames Water’s overall performance position against our agreed business targets (control frameworks for opex, capex and outcomes), and analyse deltas between plan baselines

Key responsibilities will incorporate -

• Delivering a fully integrated and optimised corporate business plan – spending, performance and risks on an annual basis.

• Driving a ‘business-case’ mindset and performing critical reviews of business cases as part of cross-functional investment prioritisation

• Modelling critical planning assumptions and ensuring they are used consistently across the organisation

• Building high-quality supporting materials to present annual business plans to senior executives and Board

• Developing key relationships within the business (e.g. finance, delivery office / PMO, operational planning and asset management) and serve as best-in-class business partners

• Contributing to building a high-performing Integrated Business Planning team

• Preparing our business plan in the format required by our regulator for the Price Review.

What you will bring to the role?

• High level of analytical ability and good project management skills, with a proven ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously

• Microsoft Office software proficiency (particularly EXCEL and PowerPoint), exposure to planning software (e.g. Anaplan) would be beneficial but not essential

• Strong oral and written communication skills, and must be able to work well in a cross-functional and virtual team environment

• An accounting qualification or project management qualification is desirable but not essential

What’s in it for you?

Our competitive salary and package include a bonus, car allowance, private healthcare, an excellent contributory pension and 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with length of service.

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, flexible working arrangements and a wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

We’re also proud to embrace and promote diversity and believe that creating a workforce that reflects the communities we serve will help us to thrive. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.

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, that when a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of your role, you’ll be required to participate in a rota to provide Customer Incident Support, as requested by the Company from time to time. This may be by supporting our customers on the frontline as an Ambassador or being part of the team managing the incident as a Control Tower Lead. This is incredibly rewarding, and you’ll be given full training – it’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is so we can manage all the applications properly and give candidates a positive experience. Once closed, we can’t consider any further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.