Capital Finance Business Partner

Full job description
Capital Finance Business Partner

Date: 29 Jul 2026
Company: DWR Cymru Cyfyngedig Welsh Water Plc
City: Cardiff
Address: Cardiff, Wales, GB, Cf3 0LT
Job Requisition Number
7873

Work Type
Permanent / Hybrid 2 days a week in office

Job Function
Finance

Salary Range
£50,958 - £59,877
+ annual cost of living increase

Base
Newport / Cardiff

Closing Date
23:59 on 05/08/2026

What you’ll be responsible for

Working with those involved in the Capital Programme you will oversee strong controls while providing relevant and reliable financial information and analysis used for budgetary management. You will develop relationships in the business working to support strategic plans. Responsibilities include;

Work closely with the Asset Managers, Capital Delivery and Regulation team to prepare and complete financial plans (budgets, ‘best estimates’, regulator reports).
Ensure financial reporting controls are adhered to on a monthly basis including cost allocations (e.g. ensuring costs are definitely capital), fixed assets are setup and timeously set as complete (TECO’d).
Overseeing of some monthly team processes such as job completion (TECO’ing), work breakdown structures (WBSs) are set up promptly and that budget allowances are correct. Budget allowances are signed off by the Asset Investment Group and held in ‘investment delivery plan stage’ (IDP) documentation.
Provide the Regulation team with regulatory tables for Price Review (PR) purposes and Annual Performance Reporting (APR).
Output requirements are provided by Regulation but requires the job holder to manage systems, processes and documentation to these requirements.
Production of accurate and timely management accounts for the Asset Investment Group (AIG) and to provide variance analysis to the Financial Controller that will be presented at the AIG.
Challenge the integrity of business budget by review of committed expenditure (e.g. what does have and what does not have Purchase Orders raised). This takes take place during periods 10-12.
Oversight of the monthly routines performed in the team, such as fixed asset completion (Teco’ing), job creation, cost reallocation, accruals and
Support the annual audit. The audit will principally sample large numbers of fixed assets to ensure the integrity of costs capitalised.
Adhoc reporting and duties to support the finance team and business as required.
Work within your team to identify and deploy continuous improvement to drive efficiencies in processes.

Who you’ll work with

Internal
Business Unit Financial Controller
Heads of Service
Central Management Accountant team
Financial & Regulatory Accountant
Strategy and Regulation
Finance Projects, Planning and Process Manager
External
Audit

About you

Experience, qualifications, knowledge & skills required:

ACCA or CIMA qualified
Commerciality and the ability to understand and assimilate business strategy with operations and cost drivers with a demonstratable track record of supporting a business to improve financial performance.
Managing and undertaking Financial Planning and Analysis working with a variety of budget holders with different needs (e.g. commercial areas and overhead areas)
3 Years post qualified experience in a similar role requiring cost analysis and different forecasting techniques.
Comfortable working independently with operational teams and as part of a finance department.
Proficient user of MS Office and in particular MS Excel with demonstrable experience of manipulating large volumes of data accurately and efficiently.
Self-starter able to manage ambiguity in a complex and commercially oriented environment, operating flexibly, showing accuracy and attention to detail in all work.
Team orientation, collaborative and tactful with good presentation skills.
Exceptional interpersonal skills able to build effective relationship and clearly communicate results with senior level executives both verbally and in written form.