Treasurer

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for managing financial risk? Join our Finance team as Treasurer, to support us on a 6-month FTC, where you’ll play a critical role in shaping our financial strategy, leading bond documentation, and driving impactful relationships with investors and credit rating agencies. This is an exciting opportunity to make a tangible difference within Affinity Water.

We are the UK’s largest Water-Only business, with over 1400 employees and 4 million customers, our dedicated workforce are ensuring that fresh drinking water is delivered to over 1.5 million properties per day across Herts, Beds, Bucks, London and the Southeast.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cultivate and manage relationships with banks, bond investors, debt analysts, and credit rating agencies.
• Lead updates to bond documentation, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Oversee the daily operations of the Group's complex funding structure.
• Organise reports and investor/agency meetings, maintaining consistency across disclosures to third parties and the Board.
• Provide treasury expertise to support the Group's financial budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including tax, finance, and legal, on various matters.
• Assist the Head of Corporate Finance in driving improvements and efficiencies across Treasury Management.

Key Capabilities and Qualifications:

• Proven treasury experience in a corporate environment, particularly in debt financing.
• Experience working with credit rating agencies (preferred).
• Strong leadership and facilitation skills, combined with the ability to thrive in a team-oriented setting.
• Relevant accountancy or treasury qualifications (e.g., ACT, ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).

What We Offer:

• Salary c£85,000 per annum (dependant on skills and experience)
• Company Annual Bonus (pro-rata)
• Hybrid role, with the expectations of a minimum two days a week in the office.
• Annual leave from 26 days rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days.
• A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.
• A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%)
• We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers Leave.
• Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best.
• Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health.
• Discounts at a Range of Retail Outlets and on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme.
• Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community.
• Life Assurance.
• Disability Confident

If you need any reasonable adjustments and would like to apply in a different format, please do let us know.

You can find out what it’s like to work at Affinity Water through our career site https://www.affinitywatercareers.co.uk/ where our colleagues share their career development stories and you can get a feel for our company culture.

Affinity Water recognises the benefits of greater diversity in our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a more inclusive culture where every member of our workforce can thrive.