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About the Role

Serve as a member on the Finance Risk, Controls, & Compliance team (RCC) to support the development, delivery and embedding of business processes and controls (outside scope of SOX attestation) maturity within the Global Finance function.

What You'll Do

• Providing advisory support to management to develop the first line control environment, risk management awareness and driving a strong controls culture.
• Work with key stakeholders across the organization, including finance, accounting to develop and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) that are outside the scope of SOX requirements.
• Manage day to day relationships with stakeholders, including developing and maintaining effective communication channels and providing timely and accurate information.
• Manage the day-to-day process and work with 1st line control owners and performers when control remediation is required. Work closely with 1st line control owners to ensure all deficiencies are addressed in a timely manner.
• Provide internal RCC support for delivery of change and roadmap activities including facilitation of Controls self-assessment support with stakeholder comms as well as ensuring internal RCC processes and ways of working are embedded.
• Provide advisory and consultative services to Business process and control owners on the design and implementation of controls to support the financial controls framework.
• Provide training and guidance to employees on financial controls compliance requirements, including the development and delivery of training programs.
• Preparing content and inputs in various internal Committees
• Strong stakeholder experience - engage with stakeholders at all levels to achieve desired outcome and effectively manage key internal/external stakeholder relationships extracting maximum value for National Grid

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree e.g., Business Studies or Accountancy/Finance or equivalent. a Professional accountancy qualification along with extensive experience of working in a financial control's environment within a regulated entity.
• Professional accountancy qualification along with extensive experience of working in a financial control's environment within a regulated entity (Ex. Certified Professional Accountant (CPA))
• Proactive self-starter with ability to manage own workload, to time and desired levels of quality.
• Pragmatic attitude and can adapt quickly to a changing environment.
• Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills; strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to adapt approaches and utilise and align skills to different customer groups
• Ability to set and manage customer expectations and manage key stakeholder.
• Ability to co-ordinate the delivery of initiatives with managed outsourced providers
• Strong networking and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrable passion and commitment to excellence in continuous improvement and quality
• Strong results orientation
• Openness and flexibility to change.
• Understands the different types of controls and how these operate together to create a robust internal control environment, including understanding of frameworks (e.g., COSO).
• Good working knowledge within a financial control environment across Business and financial controls
• Understanding of SAP S/4HANA and SAP GRC tool.
• Understands leveraging technology (e.g., RPA, CCMs (continuous controls monitoring) to improve overall control environment.
• Experience of implementing and managing ongoing compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley
• Pragmatic attitude and can adapt quickly to a changing environment
• Strong communication (written and verbal), leadership and partnering skills.

More Information

Annual Salary

DNY: $143,000-$168,000

MA: $133,000-$157,000

UNY: $119,000-$140,000

Salary commensurate with experience and location.

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.