Finance Manager (Capital Projects)

National Grid; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company is seeking a Finance Manager (Capital Projects) for a dynamic role in Warwick. Overseeing a team of Investment Accountants, you will enhance financial performance and drive change in project delivery. Ideal candidates will hold an accounting qualification and possess extensive experience in financial management and stakeholder engagement. Competitive salary up to £70,000 plus bonus and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Bonus based on performance

Competitive contributory pension scheme

Flexible benefits including share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with post qualified experience.
• Experience in planning, forecasting, and budgeting across various projects.
• Strong experience in managing stakeholders and delivering financial objectives.

Responsibilities

• Manage a project accounting team of 6-8 Investment Accountants.
• Provide comprehensive financial support and drive financial performance.
• Lead on accounting cycles, stakeholder meetings, and deliverables.

Skills

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)

Strong experience in MS Excel

Strong stakeholder management

Experience in reporting financial information

Tools

SAP

Job description

Do you want a role that encompasses managing a team, partnering with a fast paced and detail orientated business area, forecasting & reporting, driving change?

We're hiring for Finance Managers (Capital Projects) either on a 12 month fixed term contract or in a permanent capacity to join our UK Finance department. This is an exciting opportunity to join us in a period of growth! Our Portfolio is gaining pace and projects are moving to delivery so join us today and show us your superpower!

As a Finance Manager (Capital Projects), you will be managing a project accounting team of 6-8 Investment Accountants, you'll support the team to provide comprehensive financial support, drive the financial performance and maximise regulatory returns of the National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) investment portfolio across the business.

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:

• You'll be the contact for the Portfolio Management Teams, ensuring that project portfolio forecasts are always thorough, comprehensive, and fully considered to incorporate accurate risk, and is consistent with the programme.
• You'll provide accurate reporting of Project actuals, forecast and budget costs as well as undertake trend, variance analysis and critical evaluation to drive improved project performance.
• Managing a project accounting team of 6-8 Investment Accountants, you'll support the team to provide comprehensive financial support, drive the financial performance and maximise regulatory returns of the ET investment portfolio across the business.
• You will lead on monthly accounting cycles for the team, manage stakeholder meetings and deliverables, provide insight into performance and partner with the business area to drive value and change.
• Supporting Senior Projects Manager and Project Directors, you'll help them understand and interpret their portfolios, it's regulatory outcomes and finance performance.
• Leading on the implementation of standardised UK Business performance, you'll ensure fit for purpose financial processes, forecasts, and reports.
• As a critical trusted partner, you'll utilise your financial expertise and project knowledge to provide support to the wider business. Continuous improvement and developing processes are key to the role, as we work in an evolving environment.

What You'll Have:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with post qualified experience.
• You have significant experience in reporting financial information, as well as planning, forecasting, and budgeting across a variety of projects.
• You've interacted and managed a broad range of stakeholders and have experience working across multiple teams to deliver objectives and commercial decisions with relevant financial information.
• You're comfortable leading and working as part of a virtual team and are prepared to travel to sites on an adhoc basis.
• Strong experience in MS Excel and SAP is key to the role.
• Good understanding of core financial processes.
• Proactive self-starter with ability to manage own workload, to time and desired levels of quality.
• Pragmatic can adapt quickly to a changing environment and can adapt approaches and utilise and align skills to different customer groups.
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing and collaboration skills.
• Strong results orientation.

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 an on target of 15% (maximum 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 a number of 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.

More Information:

This role closes on 17 October at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

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.