Project Accountant

National Grid; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 56,000; Full time

Job description

We’re looking for a passionate 5x Project Accountant to join our Capital Accounting Business Process team to provide finance support to a number of Electricity Transmission Projects and proactively support the management information, forecast and financial reporting on Electricity Transmission projects.

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

1. Ensure suitable financial reports are built and maintained, detailing spend by project for the ET portfolio.
2. Collaborate with stakeholders including finance business partners and project teams to ensure that actual and forecast project costs are thorough, comprehensive and reflect project progress.
3. 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.
4. Ensure that project costs are recognised in the books based on value of work done principles, where possible provided directly from our partners.
5. Provide accurate, timely and consistent month end reporting in accordance with Finance timetables to project managers and to programme delivery managers.
6. Run forecast, consolidation, and review processes to provide robust monthly forecasts for in-flight and unsanctioned projects, accurately allocated, and including risks & opportunities.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Work in partnership with UK Shared Services accounting teams, ensuring the accuracy, completeness and appropriateness of all management accounts and reporting statements.

What You'll Have

1. A Qualified Accountant, ideally with project accounting experience with multiple stakeholders.
2. Experience of major accounting systems, budgeting and forecasting, financial performance reporting and engagement with business management, preferably in a large, international corporate setting.
3. Experienced with SAP/S4 and SAP analytics Cloud would be advantageous.
4. Business Capabilities - Commerciality/Customer/Data management/ Stakeholder management.
5. Strong organisational skills.
6. Strong ownership to support implementation of the new financial processes through to successful conclusion.
7. Strong communication skills including ability to clearly articulate what is required by whom and by when.
8. Ability to positively influence behaviours of all involved in the electricity projects financial processes, both finance and non-finance.
9. Ability to work well under own initiative and within wider team.
10. Good levels of Excel and data manipulation skills.

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 £56,000 dependent on experience.

Plus:

1. Annual Bonus (based on personal and company performance) and annual salary review.
2. Competitive contributory pension scheme (we double-match your contribution to a max company contribution of 12%.
3. 26 days holiday (plus the opportunity to buy more each year)
4. Life Insurance at 10 x your basic salary.
5. 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.
6. 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).
7. Access to apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing.
8. 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 April 25, with interviews due to take place w/c 21 April 25 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.