Finance Graduate

Bath-times, half-times, party-times, meeting-times, and cooking-times. Our water brings Wales to life! It helps 3 million people stay healthy and clean every day. It keeps businesses running smoothly and life flowing along. 

 
We’re different. And proud of it. We’re for everyone, not for profit. We’re people from every walk of life. All with an opportunity to develop and grow amazing careers. All sharing the benefits of bringing our whole self to work. 

 
We’re the engineers and scientists, rangers and customer advisors that keep the taps flowing and keep our customers happy. And we’re thousands of other incredibly diverse roles with National responsibility. All working to the highest standards of satisfaction. In a business where safety and care for every colleague is never compromised.

 
We’re in every community. And for every community. We’re Welsh Water. The people with the passion to bring futures to life in a business that brings Wales to life! 

 
Discover the difference Welsh Water can bring to your life.

Enough about us, let's hear about you...

We are seeking interested applicants who have achieved or are expected to achieve Maths, Economics, Business Studies, Accounting or similar degree by September 2026 – that’s it!.... no prior experience needed.

 
Key skills / attributes that we’d be looking for from the successful candidate are;

 
•    Analytical - Competent in excel and Microsoft office
•    High attention to detail
•    Team oriented, collaborative, and flexible with good oral and writing capabilities
•    Comfortable with working independently and as part of a team. 

There is a requirement for the successful candidate to complete professional Accounting qualifications as a part of the role. This is a 3 year graduate role.
 

Your graduate scheme

Your role will include:

 
•    Developing an understanding of the nature and operations of Welsh Water through placement rotations across operational finance, regulatory finance and tax.
•    Working on a financial project as part of your final placement.
•    The structure of the rotation will provide understanding of the full financial calendar from budget setting through to year end disclosures. 
•    Within the programme we will support the candidate working to completion of chartered status in their chosen body, ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
 
Your Development:

Our technical graduate programme has been designed to kickstart your early career, empower you to take ownership of your future, grow your skills and show your impact. Through leadership, high impact habits, connection, growth, innovation and experience, you’ll be integral to shaping a better future for our customers, communities and our environment. 

Your professional development is at the heart of our offer, expect to attend sessions that will develop your high-impact habits, including:
•    Communicate with impact
•    Resilience
•    Personal Branding
•    Time Management

 
In addition, you will be given the opportunity to work on a variety of projects with your fellow graduates. These will allow you to develop your interpersonal and leadership skills, whilst working collaboratively with your peers. You will also be given the opportunity to work on key business projects within your specialised field. You will be encouraged to join professional bodies to hone your technical skills and optional project management qualifications.

 
Visit our graduate page to find out more information on what we have to offer. https://www.dwrcymru.com/en/careers/early-careers/graduates

Good to know

Your graduate scheme will primarily be based South-East Wales. However, on occasions and with notice you may be expected to travel to sites across the whole of Wales and its borders.

Recruitment process -  Upon application, you will receive a short behavioural assessment to complete. This should take 15-20 minutes. Should your application meet our criteria, the second stage of assessment will be an in-person assessment centre, which likely take place at our head office (Cardiff) around June 2026. Further information will be provided closer to the time.

What we bring to the table

As well as a market competitive salary, 34 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:
 

•    Variable pay schemes 
•    Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
•    Enhanced family friendly policies
•    Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
•    Reduction on high street & online shopping
•    Cycle to work scheme/Car-leasing scheme
•    Health CashBack scheme
•    An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
•    Colleague matched fundraising scheme up to the value of £500 per year for your chosen charity
•    20% off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
•    Flexible working patterns
•    Several internal employee networks including Embrace, LGBT+, Neurodiverse, Disability, Women of Welsh Water, Parents, Wellbeing and many more...
•    We also recruit our own volunteer Wellbeing Champions (on an annual basis) - successful recruits will receive full i-act and StRaW training

 
Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment.