Financial Accountant

1 month ago


Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom National Grid Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Financial Accountant to join our Capital Accounting Business Process team. As an Investment Accountant, you will provide finance support to a number of Electricity Transmission Projects and proactively support the management information, forecast and financial reporting on Electricity Transmission projects.

Key Responsibilities
  • Ensure suitable financial reports are built and maintained, detailing spend by project for the ET portfolio.
  • Ensure that following approvals projects are set up in a timely manner to accurately account for project costs in accordance with the approved ET investment proposal papers.
  • Ensure that project costs are recognised in the books based on value of work done principles, where possible provided directly from our partners.
  • Provide accurate, timely and consistent month end reporting in accordance with Finance timetables to project managers and to programme delivery managers.
  • Run forecast, consolidation, and review processes to provide robust monthly forecasts for in-flight and unsanctioned projects, accurately allocated, and including risks & opportunities.
  • Support processes to ensure that approved forecasts and annual budgets and business plans are input into local financial systems in an efficient and accurate way, in accordance with financial timetables.
  • Ensure that the regional financial controls in operation are efficient and effective and in conjunction with Shared Services teams ensure compliance with accounting policies and regulatory requirements.
  • Work in partnership with UK Shared Services accounting teams, ensuring the accuracy, completeness and appropriateness of all management accounts and reporting statements.
Requirements
  • A Qualified Accountant, ideally with project accounting experience with multiple stakeholders.
  • Experience of major accounting systems, budgeting and forecasting, financial performance reporting and engagement with business management, preferably in a large, international corporate setting.
  • Business Capabilities - Commerciality/Customer/Data management/Stakeholder management.
  • Strong ownership to support implementation of the new financial processes through to successful conclusion.
  • Ability to positively influence behaviours of all involved in the electricity projects financial processes, both finance and non-finance.
  • Good levels of Excel and data manipulation skills.
What We Offer
  • 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.
  • Career development, ongoing training and support, career progression and plenty of opportunity to progress.
About Us

At National Grid, we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. 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.

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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