ERP Controls Manager

National Grid plc; Warwick; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Pension

Private medical insurance

Share incentive plan

Salary sacrifice car

Technology schemes

Employee assistance lines

Matched charity giving

Job summary

National Grid plc is hiring for a role based in Warwick to manage the SAP ERP controls environment across Finance Systems and ERP Security from the UK. You will lead SAx controls, ensure SOX compliance, and oversee both onshore and offshore teams while driving continuous improvement.

You will work from the Warwick office two days a week or more as needed, with flexibility in working patterns to suit business needs. The role offers a broad, impactful control portfolio across US and NGED regions.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in Finance, IT, or related discipline.
• Desirable professional qualifications such as ACA, ACCA, CPA, CISA, SAP Certification, or SAP GRC.
• Strong managerial experience in business/financial controls, SOX compliance, SAP controls, SAP Security, and GRC environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage operation of 200+ SOX and non-SOX SAP ERP controls across access management, SoD, and related control frameworks.
• Lead Continuous Improvement including automation and AI-enabled monitoring.
• Oversee offshore third-party providers with clear priorities, SLA compliance and governance.
• Provide oversight over control design, remediation, audit readiness, and control performance quality.
• Involve in operational delivery and quality checking, reviewing evidence and resolving issues.
• Collaborate with global transformation teams to enable go-live and BAU across US and NGED regions.
• Represent ERP controls with Internal Audit, External Audit and senior stakeholders.
• Utilise KPIs, dashboards, data and analytics to monitor control performance and drive improvements.

Skills

SOX compliance

SAP controls

SAP Security

GRC

Leadership

Vendor management

Data analytics

AI monitoring

Education

Degree or equivalent experience in Finance/IT

Tools

SAP

GRC tools

Job description

Team Finance Business Unit Finance and Enterprise Business Services Requisition No. 10809 City Warwick, GB, CV34 6DA Date posted 17 August 2026

You will be responsible for managing the SAP ERP controls environment across Finance Systems and ERP Security from the UK, providing leadership, operational oversight, and assurance across the US and NGED regions. Ensures controls are effectively designed, consistently executed, quality checked where required, and compliant with SOX requirements, business and financial control expectations, and internal governance standards.

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

• Manage the operation and ongoing effectiveness of a portfolio of 200+ SOX and non-SOX SAP ERP controls across access management, Segregation of Duties, finance systems, business/financial controls, and related control frameworks.
• Lead and coordinate the Continuous Improvement agenda, prioritising opportunities for process optimisation, control simplification, automation, and innovation, including AI-enabled monitoring and analytics.
• Lead and manage the offshore third-party providers, providing technical SME support, ensuring clear priorities, effective workload management, service quality, SLA compliance, performance oversight, and strong governance.
• Provide managerial oversight, independent assurance, and constructive challenge over control design, execution, remediation, audit readiness, and quality of control performance.
• Get involved directly in operational delivery and quality checking where needed, including reviewing evidence, resolving issues, and supporting consistent control execution across regions.
• Work with global transformation and project teams to assess control impacts, shape practical control solutions, manage risks, and support successful go-live and transition into BAU across the US and NGED regions.
• Represent ERP controls with Internal Audit, External Audit, Risk & Controls, Enterprise Business Services, and senior stakeholders, ensuring clear communication, issue resolution, and alignment on control priorities.
• Use KPIs, dashboards, data, and analytics to monitor control performance, identify trends and risks, track actions, and drive measurable improvement across the full control portfolio.

What You'll Have

• Degree or equivalent experience in Finance, IT, or a related discipline.
• Relevant professional qualification or certification desirable, such as ACA, ACCA, CPA, CISA, SAP Certification, or SAP GRC.
• Strong managerial experience in business/financial controls, SOX compliance, SAP controls, SAP Security, and GRC environments, ideally within a large and complex control landscape.
• Experience managing onshore teams and offshore third-party service providers, including workload prioritisation, service performance, quality oversight, SLA compliance, and governance.
• Strong understanding of financial control principles, control design, risk mitigation, evidence standards, control operation, and quality assurance expectations across SOX and non-SOX controls.
• Proven ability to manage control design, assessment, challenge, validation, remediation, and assurance across end-to-end processes, projects, and transformation environments.
• Strong understanding of SAP roles, authorisations, access management, Segregation of Duties risk management, control frameworks, and risk mitigation approaches.
• Willingness and ability to engage directly in operational delivery and quality checking when required, while maintaining appropriate managerial oversight.
• Ability to translate AI, automation, and emerging technology opportunities into practical improvements that support organisational efficiency and control effectiveness.
• Experience managing relationships with global stakeholders, matrixed delivery teams, and third-party/offshore service providers, ideally across UK, US, and NGED environments.

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 £70,000 dependent on experience.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance with on target being 15% (with a maximum of 30%) 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 several 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

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.

National Grid operates in both the UK and US, with a broad portfolio of energy businesses dedicated to providing safe, reliable, and sustainable power.

From electricity and gas transmission to advancing clean energy and modernising grids, our work covers every aspect of the energy system.

Our energy flows through absolutely everything we do

Life here at National Grid is more than just our purpose or our values, it’s everything we put into everything we do. It’s our commitment to diversity and inclusion; how we help our employees learn and grow; and how we partner with and support the communities where we live and work. It’s all this, and so much more.

We leverage our collective strengths to do meaningful BIG work so that we can be at the heart of a fair and affordable energy future.

Your salary is reviewed each year against the market for your role, skills, knowledge and experience.

Incentive

Annual performance plan or bonus (depending on your role) rewards your contribution to our success each year.

Retirement

Generous pension plan with company contributions up to 12%.

Private medical insurance for self and family.