Reports to the Manager, Project Financial Analysis, Complex Capital Delivery
Position Responsibilities (including but not limited to):
- Act as a trusted advisor to the project managers on a day to day basis
- Review actual project costs incurred to ensure they are accurately represented in National Grid's financial systems (SAP and PowerPlan) in line with accounting principles and project manager's view
- Assist the project managers in understanding key value drivers of cost to help drive, influence and support operational decision making
- Proactively identify performance gaps and create innovative opportunities
- Support and challenge project managers in the creation of monthly forecasts
- Support project review meetings and address follow-up requirements
- Support project managers with completion of fixed asset additions and project closures in line with governance requirements
- Liaise with internal and external auditors for all financial matters relating to projects
- Ensure proper support to meet business requirements of financial and non-financial controls
Knowledge and Experience:
- Project management
- Capital reporting and analysis
- Capitalization rules and accounting
- Ability to analyse and provide insight on capital spending financial performance
- Cross-functional business partnering
Qualifications Required:
- Bachelor's Degree; with a minimum of 5 years in finance roles with increasing scope and leading financial processes
- Experience in financial management and financial and performance reporting
- Strong ability to build cross-functional relationships to create and implement financial metrics and budgets
- Finance systems and business process
- Financial acumen and analytic skills
- Strong ability to work across department and geographic boundaries
- Ability to manage competing priorities through effective planning and execution skills
- Advanced computer skills in MS Excel, MS Work, MS PowerPoint and MS Access; SAP knowledge required; PowerPlan knowledge preferred
- Proficient written and oral communication skills
Job ID 20173250
National Grid USA
40 Sylvan Rd
Waltham
Massachusetts United States
www.nationalgridus.com