Finance Administrator

Job Introduction
Working within NGED IT’s new Performance and Planning team, an exciting opportunity has become available for a Finance Administrator working in the IT, Project Management Office (PMO), based at either Exeter or Plymouth.

Accountable to the PMO Manager, you will be responsible for assisting the PMO team to provide finance & expenditure admin services for all IT & core PMO functions & services, across the NGED IT Projects, Programmes & Portfolios.

If you are offered a position, you will be required to undertake and successfully complete a BS7858 security screening check.

Our hiring managers will have no access to your name, age, gender or other diversity information until after shortlisting has taken place. This detail will become visible before interview to allow managers to prepare.

Main Responsibilities
- Reviewing the current IT GLC structuring/categories to assist with providing greater clarity and understanding of the revenue budget
- Identifying & monitoring expenditure variances from IT price review submissions and departmental plans
- Assisting in the on-going development of budget planning/submission templates to be used by the ITMT in order to provide a clear and consistent way of budgetary planning
- Review significant areas/items of expenditure to provide data assurance underpinning expenditure control and authorisation processes
- Raising and tracking project sanctions as directed by the PMO/ITMT
- Analysing and recording IT revenue postings and invoices to ensure that Purchase Orders are raised and closed in a timely manner
- Assisting with providing detail to support the IT price review period financial forecast and justification.
- Producing contracts renewal and ordering/payments schedule
- Providing the successful delivery of the PMO Service Desk finance & expenditure services and associated requests
- Working flexibly within the PMO team, assisting to provide additional admin services for:

- General PMO admin functions and services, throughout the Project Management Lifecycle
- NGED IT training, tools, recruitment and resource on-boarding needs
- IT project & cloud financial and budget reporting
- IT tool and process evaluation
- NGED IT’s EAM Solution
- IT Business Operations
- Identifying and resolving both routine and non-routine problems within own level of competence
- Continually evolving IT & PMO finance processes, services & tools, in line with industry & business best practice

Educated to NVQ level 2 / 3 and/or or AAT qualified and/or appropriate experience in Finance Administration in an IT focused environment.

You will be fully PC Literate, with excellent Administration & IT skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office tools inc. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, or similar.

Being successful in the role will require exceptional communication skills with ability to converse with internal and external stakeholders, both written and verbally along with a great attention to detail and excellent planning and organisational skills.

You will need to have the ability to work well as part of a team and individually with a flexible approach to support Project Managers and the PMO team.

National Grid Electricity Distribution embraces a fully inclusive culture and is passionate about its people, we are motivated to get the best out of one another. In return we simply ask for your commitment and enthusiasm to our core values and goals.

About The Company
If this is your opportunity to join us, you’ll find we offer a supportive, rewarding and friendly working environment where you’ll be empowered to build a career. Along the way, you’ll be invested in, be enabled by the latest technology and find that we’re always interested in evolving our systems and processes so that we get even better, every day.

Our extensive benefits package includes:

- A competitive salary between £36,148 - £40,203
- 26 days paid leave plus 8 bank holidays, up to 28 days with continuous service
- Competitive contributory pension scheme (maximum company contribution up to 10%)
- Annual Share Save plan
- Contributory private healthcare scheme
- Flexible and Hybrid working available for this role:

- Flexible working hours - will be required to work 37 hours per week and cover set core hours
- Progression & career opportunities
- Close mentorship and regular feedback
- Training and development opportunities
- Support via our Employee Assistance Programme, including musculoskeletal and physiotherapy services
- Home working kit including laptop, monitor & headset provided
- Free On-Site Parking

**Additional Application Information**

About Us
We’re National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), the owner and operator behind the electricity distribution systems for the Midlands, the Southwest of England and South Wales. Serving communities of more than 8 million people, our expert teams deliver heat, light and power for homes and businesses.

We are an equal opportunities empl