Finance & Regulation Graduate

## Finance & Regulation GraduateApply: Huntingdon: Peterborough: Full time: Posted Today: R39597**Salary:**£33,000, Permanent role. **Start date:**September 2027**Location:**Based within the Anglian Water Huntingdon area with occasional visits to Peterborough. Please note your placements and final role may vary across the region and departments, so flexibility is essential.**Help shape the future of water, the environment and the communities we serve**With a plan worth over £11 billion of investment, we're building for better — for you, for the communities we serve, for our environment. As part of this we are looking for you to join Anglian Water's Graduate Programme and tackle some of the biggest environmental and infrastructure challenges facing the region. From climate resilience and major engineering projects to digital innovation and customer experience, you'll develop the skills, experience and support needed to become one of our future leaders or specialists.**Your career path**The water industry is changing rapidly, creating exciting opportunities for the next generation of talent. At Anglian Water, you'll work on real challenges that matter, developing expertise across your chosen profession while contributing to projects that support customers, communities and the environment.You'll learn from experienced colleagues, take on meaningful responsibility and build the skills, knowledge and confidence to shape your future career, while helping us shape the future of water.To find out more from our recent graduates please visit our Anglian Water careers page:Careers - Anglian Water - Join us and be part of the change**Professional Development & Memberships**We're committed to helping you build a career, not just gain a job. Through our two-year graduate programme, you'll experience different placements, work on real business challenges and learn from experienced colleagues across the organisation. You'll have access to a wide range of development opportunities, support towards professional qualifications and funded membership of a relevant professional institution, helping you grow your expertise and achieve professional accreditation where appropriate.**Your programme**As part of our Finance and Regulation Graduate Programme, you'll help shape the future of water services across the East of England. Working at the centre of some of the industry's biggest challenges, you'll support decisions that balance customer affordability, environmental ambition and long-term investment.Whether you join our Finance or Regulation pathway, you'll gain exposure to strategic decision-making, complex business challenges and projects that have a lasting impact on customers, communities and the environment. From day one, you'll work on real projects that influence how Anglian Water invests billions of pounds to improve services, protect the environment and deliver long-term value.Finance Graduates will develop their commercial and analytical expertise through exposure to areas such as financial controls and accounting, financial planning and analysis, treasury, investment appraisal and business planning. You'll help assess financial performance, evaluate investment opportunities and provide insights that support key business decisions.Regulation Graduates will build an in-depth understanding of how the economic regulation of a water company operates in practice. The Regulation team sits at the heart of the business, connecting government policy, regulatory frameworks, business planning and investment delivery. Joining at a particularly exciting time for the water sector, you'll gain exposure to major regulatory reform, contribute to shaping the future of regulation, and support the development of our business plan for the 2029 Price Review.Through a series of structured placements, you'll develop a broad understanding of Anglian Water while building the analytical, commercial and leadership skills needed to become one of our future experts and leaders. Supported by experienced colleagues and mentors, you'll take on meaningful responsibility, expand your professional network and develop the skills needed for a successful career in finance, regulation or wider business leadership.**What you will bring**We are looking for people who are curious, ambitious and ready to learn. Individuals who enjoy solving problems, working collaboratively and bringing different perspectives to the challenges we face. Most importantly, we're looking for graduates who want to help shape the future of water while developing a successful and rewarding career of their own. . We welcome applicants who are excited about securing investment in vital infrastructure upgrades for future generations and passionate about the water industry.You'll have achieved, or be on track to achieve, a minimum 2:2 degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Geography, Engineering, Environmental Science, Natural Sciences, or a closely related discipline by September 2027.For this role, you’ll need to have obtained in the last 3 years or be studying towards a minimum 2:2 in the preferred degree disciplines and have graduated by September 2027 for the 2027 intake.**Benefits**Alongside a competitive salary, you'll receive a comprehensive health and wellbeing package, private healthcare, 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, and a double-matched pension scheme with up to 21% total contribution. We also offer an excellent family leave package, including enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave, helping you balance your career with the moments that matter most.**Closing Date:** 27th September 2026**Site Tour:**14th or 15th October 2026 – date tbc**Assessment Centres (in Person)**: Thursday 29th October 2026### Similar Jobs (13)#### Commercial Graduate: 2 Locations: Full time: Posted Today#### Digital Data and Technology Graduate: 2 Locations: Full time: Posted Today#### Operational Service Leadership Graduate: 2 Locations: Full time: Posted Today### About UsWe are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential.We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment. If you need any support, please get reach out to our team resourcing@anglianwater.co.uk’To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV, we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date.If you are offered a job with us, you’ll be subject to the relevant employment checks for your role, which could include references, driving licence check, DBS Check as well as your right to work in the UK. More information about how we look after and use your information can be found in our Privacy Notice.Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region. #J-18808-Ljbffr