Location
Hybrid, Reading

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary of circa £45,000 per annum, depending on experience

About the Role
This is a key supporting role within the Investor Relations team, helping to deliver a high-quality and effective Investor Relations programme. You’ll gain hands-on experience across a broad range of activities, including supporting financial results and annual report production, contributing to financial analysis and desk-based research, organising investor events and roadshows, and maintaining the CRM system and share register analysis. You’ll also provide essential logistical and administrative support, including assisting with the management of the IR budget. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated candidate looking to develop their career in Investor Relations, offering exposure to senior stakeholders, the capital markets, and the inner workings of a listed company.

Key Responsibilities
Support the Investor Relations team in the delivery of financial results and annual report processes, including production of materials, overseeing verification/assurance, and quality control. Deliver accurate financial and comparative analysis such as peer group analysis and prepare internal reports. Assist the Investor Relations Manager with logistics around IR events and overall IR programme including roadshows, results presentations, Capital Market Days, and site visits. Maintain and manage the CRM system, ensuring it is kept up-to-date, perform share register analysis post equity raise, produce investor profiles, maintain distribution lists, and send email communications. Support the Investor Relations Finance Manager in managing analyst relations, answering questions, checking research reports, and inputting into consensus models. Manage invoicing, expenses, subscriptions, memberships, raise purchase orders, and monitor spend against budget.

Benefits
Annual leave of 26 days per year, increasing to 30 with length of service (plus bank holidays). Contributory Defined Contribution pension scheme with a maximum of 12% employer contribution (2x employee contribution). Personal medical assessments available annually. Access to a wider benefits scheme including a benefits hub with offers and wellbeing support. Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.

About Thames Water
We are the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, serving over 16 million customers daily. Our mission is to build a better future for our customers, communities, people, and the planet. Thames Water offers a unique, rewarding, and diverse workplace with meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and excellent benefits. Join us to make a real difference to millions of lives while helping to protect water resources for future generations.

Inclusion and Support
We are committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and provide support throughout the recruitment process, including adjustments for accessibility needs. As part of Team Thames, you can also volunteer as a frontline ambassador to support customers during crises, gaining valuable experience and insight into our business.

Experience
Previous experience working in investor relations, PR/communications, finance, or regulatory functions within a corporate setting is preferred.

About You
- Degree educated, ideally in a numerate discipline.
- Financial acumen and strong analytical capabilities demonstrated through previous roles or accounting qualifications.
- Excellent communicator with strong writing skills.
- Some working knowledge of equity markets, corporate reporting, share register analysis, and stock market regulations.
- Highly organised and able to work under pressure to tight timescales.
- Positive ‘can do’ attitude and motivated to develop a career in Investor Relations.

Qualifications
Degree qualification preferred, ideally in a numerate discipline. Accounting qualifications or relevant certifications are advantageous but not essential.