Cost Administrator

Circa 26000 - 30000 salary depending on skills and experience

Permanent

Lincoln and or Peterborough Office / Hybrid working

Full time with flexibility for part-time

Anglian Water offers a flexible approach; this role offers you the flexibility to work from home and from an Anglian Water office. We are building new teams both in Lincoln and Peterborough so based location would be Thorpewood House in Peterborough or Enterprise House in Lincoln.

Central Services is a newly formed team at Anglian Water committed to delivering safe professional collaborative and cost-effective maintenance and engineering support across the business. We play a vital role in helping the company achieve its strategic objectives by providing a wide range of servicesfrom facilities and estate management to engineering project delivery and technical support for both capital and planned or reactive maintenance projects. Our portfolio also includes fleet and logistics management plant services and a strong focus on continuous learning and collaboration. At the heart of everything we do is a commitment to excellence and high standards.

What youll be doing

As a Cost Administrator you will play a crucial role in supporting the financial and commercial management of projects and contracts. Youll be responsible for creating and processing SAP requisitions managing invoices and ensuring timely payments while verifying that all works are completed accurately and in line with framework pricing and contractual terms.

Youll assist the Cost Manager and Cost Analyst with cash flow monitoring financial tracking and reporting helping to maintain accurate records for audits and cost assurance. Youll also support the Purchase-to-Pay processes supplier payments and compliance with contractual obligations.

In addition youll help maintain a safe working environment by promoting health and safety standards participating in audits reporting near misses and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

As a valued employee youll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care

• 25 days annual leave rising with length of service

• Flexible working

• Competitive pension scheme Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%

• Bonus scheme

• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

What does it take to be a Cost Administrator

• Strong prioritising and decision-making skills ability to work well under pressure and process high volumes of costs daily to meet deadlines

• Extensive IT knowledge (high proficiency on MS Excel)

• Familiarity of the AW IT systems including M2i SAP power BI and the (P2P) transactional processes: PR PO GRN AP Be a team player

• The ability to maintain effective control systems

• Have excellent communication skills and the ability to build good working relationships throughout the team

• Have good organisational skills and have the ability to prioritise works

• Positive attitude and ability to work well independently but to integrate into teams.

• Skills in Excel Word and PowerPoint

What Were Looking For:

Were looking for a highly organised and analytical individual with strong numerical and financial skills capable of managing high-volume workloads and meeting strict deadlines. Youll have excellent communication and customer service skills with experience in budgeting forecasting reporting and familiarity with systems such as SAP M2i Power BI and Purchase-to-Pay processes (PR PO GRN AP). Attention to detail verbal and numerical reasoning and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively are essential for success in this role.

Why Anglian Water

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career in finance and commercial management while playing a key role in supporting capital projects and service delivery. Youll gain hands-on experience in financial processes reporting and supplier management working closely with a collaborative team to ensure projects are delivered efficiently accurately and on budget.

If you enjoy analysing data problem-solving and contributing to high-profile projects this role offers both responsibility and excellent opportunities for learning and career progression.

Closing date: 11 January 2026

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