FP&A Accountant

At National Grid, our commitment to a cleaner, greener energy future is powered by the dedication and ingenuity of our people. Join our team as a FP&A Accountant and be a part of something bigger—where your unique skills and passions can make a real difference. Together, we are superpowered.

As an FP&A Accountant in our Group Finance team, you will business partner with specialist managers, wider finance, and the business acting as an advisor and facilitator to deliver high-quality forecasts and provide useful insights and commentary each month. You’ll ensure the accuracy, integrity, and completeness of actuals, prepare insightful analysis and accompanying draft narrative of financial reports. You will also coordinate and prepare the Quarterly Rolling Forecast with Finance Business Partners, as well as key financial inputs for entity/ functional requirements.

This role will be based out of our Warwick office, and you can enjoy our hybrid working from office and home. 

What You’ll Have:

• Qualified or near Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA).
• Strong financial planning and analysis, forecasting, reporting, and budgeting experience.
• Capital forecasting experience. 
• Strong MS Excel skills, you can manipulate data and create visualisations. 
• Ability to build relationships across the business and influence stakeholders.
• A self-starter with an inquisitive mindset, you like to understand the numbers.
• Detail orientated, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Exposure to SAP is desirable.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At National Grid, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for everyone. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.

What You'll Get:

A competitive salary of up to £55,000– dependent on capability.
 
As well as your base salary you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.
 
You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

About Us

National Grid is pioneering ways to decarbonise the energy system; from building interconnectors to allow the UK to share clean energy with our neighbours in Europe, to investing in renewable energy generation in the United States.

As one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world, National Grid is at the centre of a clean, fair, and affordable energy future, where tackling climate change and reaching net zero is a key priority. National Grid is pioneering ways to decarbonise the energy system; from building interconnectors to allow the UK to share clean energy with our neighbours in Europe, to investing in renewable energy generation in the United States.
 

More Information:

This role closes on 24 July 2025 at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary. 

 
At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value, and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.

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