Finance Analyst - Finance Business Partner

As a nation, we’re working towards the goal of net zero carbon by 2050. At National Grid, we’re committed to helping Britain reach this target by building a cleaner, greener energy system. But we can’t do this alone. We're looking for people who are brimming with enthusiasm and bursting with ideas to help us build and run a cleaner energy system for the future. Are you up for the challenge?

We’re looking for a passionate Finance Analyst – Finance Business Partner to join our Strategic Infrastructure (SI) business. You’ll join a team of Finance Business Partners who work hand in hand with Directors of National Grid’s Strategic Infrastructure business, responsible for delivering the biggest upgrade the National Grid has seen in decades. These projects will together enable 50 Gigawatts of offshore wind to deliver substantial decarbonisation of our energy system. This is a new business unit which presents an exciting opportunity to build new solutions and create new ways of working.

Our team works across the SI business to ensure business leaders understand their financial performance in the context regulatory framework and the commitments we have made to our shareholders. We are accountable for ensuring the business’s plans are ambitious and deliv-erable. We support the business to find opportunities to embed efficiencies that drive value for shareholders and consumers, and we provide insight and challenge where we see risks to per-formance. Critical to success will be a high-quality forecast that finds innovative ways to re-port and manage material uncertainty and risk across a complex portfolio with tight deliver schedules.

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

What You’ll Do:

• Develop relationships with business management team and Finance Business Partners to enhance business performance through financial insights.
• Collaborate with Finance Business Partner colleagues to foster a financial performance culture, identifying process weaknesses and implementing balanced solutions.
• Serve as a trusted partner, leveraging your financial expertise and project knowledge to support the wider business.
• Ensure investment decisions are made with financial rigor, clarifying the accounting and regulatory impacts on financial targets.
• Participate in ad-hoc projects to build the financial and operational infrastructure for a national-scale transformative program.
• Support with the delivery of key business projects by developing business cases, assessing risks, and tracking opportunities across the project portfolio.
• Provide commercial insights on contracts and assist in managing value delivery from supply chain partners.
• Understand business contexts related to value opportunities and translate information into financial business cases.
• Proactively enhance knowledge of RIIO and its industry impact to support key decisions.

What You’ll Have:

• Qualified Accountant  (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, etc.) with financial planning, budgeting,  forecasting and reporting experience.
• Experience at a business partner level, you’re comfortable balancing support for financial performance with necessary challenging conversations.
• Comfortable with juggling various tasks and able to focus on priorities in a demanding environment.
• Commercial mindset with strong stakeholder management skills for building trusted relationships.
• Relationship builder, facilitating collaboration to achieve goals.
• Engaged and adaptable individual, capable of leading or supporting as needed.
• Problem solver, you’re curious and willing to dig deep to solve things. 
• Continuous improvement mindset with a track record of effective, sustainable enhancements and stakeholder buy-in.
• Regulatory experience preferred but not essential.

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 £58,000– 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 9 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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