Financial Accountant

We’re looking for a passionate Financial Accountant to join to join our Controllership team! The overall aim of the Financial Accountant is to protect the value of our business by ensuring the integrity of our external reporting and control environment and to collaborate with the CFO team and interact with business stakeholders to influence successful business outcomes.

This role is based out of our Warwick office, and we’d hope to see you at least two days per week but you’re welcome to be in the office more often if that would work best for you. We’re happy to discuss any additional flexibility in working patterns or requirements that you feel could help to make this job work for you!

What You'll Do

• Involved in the month end close and reporting processes of the NGET business, including preparation of adhoc journals for posting into our SAP S4 system, investigating and resolving any discrepancies.
• Support teams and inputs to develop a comprehensive and consistent view of the financial position of the Business Unit.
• Support an effective control environment, regarding financial, management and regulatory reporting, to include both SOx and Non-SOx controls.
• Support with the audit of the statutory accounts, including liaising with the external auditors.
• Support preparation of the externally reported semi-annual group financial reporting packages.
• Provide guidance, and assist where necessary, the wider team with queries.
• Ability to bring together commercial and technical acumen (accounting, tax, ESG, regulatory, etc)
• Ensure maintenance of financial records for compliance with policies and procedures.
• Support the development of technical training to ensure compliance to policy standards.
• Maintain close liaison with other Centres of Expertise, developing business knowledge and technical acumen. Support on Financial Control related projects and transactions.

What You'll Have

• A Qualified Accountant, ideally with an external audit or financial accounting or statutory background.
• Experience with Financial Statements, statutory accounts, SOx controls.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Reporting financial information and accounting principles knowledge.
• Being able to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Planning, forecasting and budgeting
• Ability to challenge the status quo.
• Experience in Financial Modelling
• Ability to work within a team to execute end to end financial reporting processes.

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

Up to £55,000 dependent on experience.

Plus:

• Annual Bonus (based on personal and company performance) and annual salary review.
• Competitive contributory pension scheme (we double-match your contribution to a max company contribution of 12%.
• 26 days holiday (plus the opportunity to buy more each year)
• Life Insurance at 10 x your basic salary.
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave – relevant to your role.
• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days).
• Access to apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing.
• Career development, ongoing training and support, career progression and plenty of opportunity to progress!

Further Information

This is a hybrid working role from our Warwick office with circa 2 days in the office. The closing date for this vacancy is Midnight 14 May 25, with interviews due to take place w/c 19 May 24 onwards. We encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

About us

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business

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. Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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