Financial Controller (Revenue)

Warrington, England, United Kingdom

4/2/2025

Salary - Competitive Salary

Work Type - Hybrid

Job Location - Lingley Mere (UU), Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3LP

Role Type - Permanent

Employment Type - Full Time

Working Hours -

United Utilities’ (UU) purpose is to deliver great water for a stronger, greener and healthier North West of England. We are committed to providing our services in a way that respects the environment, supports the economy, and benefits society.

We value diversity, inclusion and innovation in our workplace, and we foster a culture where our people can grow, excel, and be themselves.

We uphold our ethics, values and business model to fulfil our mission and, by setting clear goals and objectives, we create sustainable long-term value for our colleagues, customers and communities. Whether you work with a team that shares your vision or join a network of peers with similar interests, you will find a welcoming and supportive organisation to be part of.

We’ve got a lot to offer. You’ll be part of a thriving FTSE 100 company and will enjoy a range of core benefits that reflect your value and value contribution.

Job Purpose

• To provide effective leadership to the Revenue Financial Control (RFC) team to ensure the timely and quality provision of a financial and management accounting service to the Customer Services Directorate. Take an active role in the development and execution of the departmental strategic business plan.
• Finance lead on all financial elements of any regulatory planning and submission for all customer service areas.
• To provide financial leadership and expertise in management accounting, financial planning, budgeting and reporting , ensuring timely, quality completion of all cyclical processes including planning, budgeting, regulatory and statutory reporting, and taking an active leadership role alongside the Customer Services Director and Senior Leadership Team.
• To demonstrate specialist regulatory understanding and insight, translating this into clear actions and deliverables for the department to ensure the timely and high quality delivery of the company business plan for all areas within customer services.
• To manage areas of significant financial judgement associated with revenue and expected credit losses, communicating assessments to senior internal and external stakeholders.
• To support the development of annual household, non-household and developer charges; working closely with the Charges and Tariffs team and operational colleagues to ensure that revenue is recovered as allowed under the regulatory contract.
• To drive long term strategic change to ensure that the business remains compliant with a changing regulatory framework.
  
  

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• Management and development of Revenue Financial Control team
• Management and reporting of annual revenues of c£2bn (£1.5bn household and £0.5bn non-household).
• Managing annual regulatory cost allowance, reviewing monthly cost forecasts and challenging budget managers where forecasts deviate from budgeted spend
• Preparation of audit committee summary papers. These should provide a summary of key judgements made within the detailed accounting papers and provide an overview of supporting methodologies applied.
• Forecasting future cash collection, considering economic outlook and the impact of operational collection strategies. Forecasts used to assess future expected credit loss and the sufficiency of bad debt provisioning rates.
  
  

Technical Skills & Experience

• Ability to synthesize information and propose solutions; to work independently and judge when to ask for advice or inputs.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral), including the ability to communicate and present to key stakeholders at all levels within the organisation.
• Excellent attention to detail, planning, management and coordination skills.
• Strategic thinker with strong influencing skills, sharp business acumen and sound judgment.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and financial modelling skills.
  
  

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications

• Accounting, commerce or business administration degree from a leading university and relevant professional qualifications (ACA/CA/ACCA/CIMA).
• Computer fluency; highly competent using MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and experience working in complex financial systems e.g. SAP.
• Experienced in preparing both Financial and Management Accounts.
  
  

Desirable Qualifications

• At least 5 years of financial management experience in complex organisations.
• Post qualification experience with financial processes.
• Knowledge of the UUW regulatory framework and understanding of the regulatory accounting guidelines
  
  

About The Team

• Competitive and Energised: Our team thrives on healthy competition and brings a high level of energy to everything we do, driving each other to achieve excellence.
• Collaborative Environment: We believe in the power of teamwork and collaboration, working together to leverage our diverse skills and perspectives.
• Flexible and Adaptive: We embrace flexibility, adapting quickly to changing circumstances and finding innovative solutions to challenges.
• Supportive Culture: Our team is built on mutual support and encouragement, ensuring everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed.
• Fun and Results-Oriented: While we are focused on delivering outstanding results, we also know how to have fun and maintain a positive, enjoyable work atmosphere.
  
  

We rely on every employee to ensure our customers receive the best possible service, day in, day out. In return, we ensure that you will be well rewarded for your efforts, from an excellent salary through to development opportunities that will really kick start a thriving career here at UU.