Bank Controller in Newport

We are a gas distribution business that services the gas infrastructure across Wales and the south‑west of England. We serve our customers and communities with safe, reliable, and affordable energy services whilst investing to create a sustainable future to deliver our carbon‑free vision for 2050.

We’re looking for a proactive and detail‑driven Bank Controller to join our Finance team. In this key role, you’ll take ownership of the daily management of all company bank accounts, overseeing receipts, payments, and ensuring accurate posting of all transactions into SAP. You’ll also play a vital part in supporting our Treasury function by delivering clear, reliable Management Information (MI) that underpins accurate cashflow forecasting.

We’ll trust you to:

• Upload and post bank transactions to appropriate bank control accounts within SAP
• Clear down bank control accounts and leave reconciling items, as open items
• Process bank messages received through the banking file gateway into SAP
• Maintain accurate and reliable short term cashflow forecasts with future receipt and payment estimates
• Confirm treasury deposit deals to third party confirmations
• Maintain current account and treasury mandates for all bank accounts actioning any updates in a timely manner

You’ll need to have:

• Significant attention to and control of detail to very high levels of accuracy
• Highly organised and methodical, comfortable with delivering high quality outputs across multiple deadlines
• Ability to adapt and manage workload and priorities without compromising quality of work outputs
• Highly numerate – existing accountancy qualification preferable, but not required on appointment provided there is a commitment to achieve a suitable accountancy and/or treasury qualifications over time

As we are a safety critical organisation, all offers of employment are subject to pre‑employment drug & alcohol screening.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary starting at £34,691 rising to £39,645
• Flexible working opportunities
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays which can be tailored to celebrations that reflect your beliefs
• Retirement Savings Plan (pension) with Aviva: 5% employee contribution, with WWU doubling your contribution at 10% - totalling 15%
• 14 x salary Life Insurance linked to membership of the Retirement Savings Plan
• “Choices” flexible benefit scheme options including corporate gym memberships, dental insurance, and health cash-plans
• Access to our Financial Wellbeing Programme - allowing you to manage your benefits flexibly to suit your financial needs
• Enhanced pay for parental leave
• Retail discounts and cashback scheme
• Friends & Family Discount for Three Mobile and Broadband
• Colleague recognition including Annual Celebrating Excellence Awards
• Living Wage Accredited Employer
• Award winning employer for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Workplace Health and Wellbeing’ and leading the industry in championing equality, diversity and inclusion
• Annual salary review
• Discretionary annual bonus
• An opportunity to earn a monthly bonus via our incentive scheme
• Company Sick Pay
• In‑house Occupational Health Team
• Employee Assistance Programme

The way we do things Our Ambition, Priorities and Values inform everything we do as a business – from our strategic planning to the performance management of our colleagues. Our values underpin everything we do and we are committed to creating a working environment that supports and fosters diversity, inclusion and equity, where all of our colleagues feel valued and supported to contribute to their full potential. We are focused on creating a culture where it doesn’t matter about gender, race, sexuality or disability; it’s about our colleagues’ skills, the way we do things and how we live our values.

If you think you’d make a good addition to the team, we would love to hear from you! To apply, click the link below. If you would prefer to complete your application form in an alternative format such as Microsoft Word or would like to discuss the role in a little more detail, please contact us at recruitment@wwutilities.co.uk or on 07971 038 982. You can also ask us about flexible working practices that may be available or tell us if you have any special requirements during the application process.