Graduate Development Program, Associate Analyst, Treasury

Find your superpower with the Graduate Development Program

National Grid’s Graduate Development Program (GDP) is a year-long development program for recent college graduates who aspire to take on future leadership roles in a dynamic, ever-changing industry. Graduates will shape the future of National Grid. Bringing fresh thinking, new perspectives, and exploring with energy, we’ll give you real responsibility and an opportunity to move with purpose from day one – putting the power to supercharge your career in your hands.

Graduates start their careers at National Grid with an in-depth 3-week in-person Orientation which gives you exposure to all parts of the company, allows you to network with your Graduate cohort, GDP alumni, and senior leaders, and provides you with the opportunity to travel throughout our service territory in the northeast US. Following Orientation, you’ll begin working in full-time position outlined below and take part in ongoing development activities including quarterly development sessions, active mentorship, and a Hackathon Project.

Group Function Rotations

Graduates in our Finance teams will take part in a 12-month exploration. Your first 6 months will be in the role outlined below and you will return to this role following a broadening 6-month placement designed to provide you with a breadth of experience within your functional area and accelerate your progression at National Grid. This placement will provide you with the opportunity to solve complex problems and focus on growth that will transform the energy sector as we know it.

About the Position

If you are the kind of person who loves solving problems, spotting risks before they become an issue, and streamlining processes to make life easier- this role is for you.

In this role, you’ll be joining our Middle Office within Treasury, where you will play a key role in keeping our financial systems tight, compliant, and running smoothly. This isn’t your typical “finance grad” role- it’s a mix of governance, risk, compliance, process innovation, and project work. Every day will be different.

You’ll learn (a LOT):

• How a global Treasury team runs behind the scenes
• What real financial risk looks like and how we manage it
• How to collaborate with stakeholders across the Front Office, Back Office, Finance & Investor Relations

This is a hybrid role with 2 days of work in the office per week (flexible depending on meetings, training, etc.).

What You’ll Do

You will have exposure across different Treasury area, but your focus will mainly be on the Middle Office, where your work will involve:

Governance & Compliance

• Helping make sure we’re ticking all the boxes on internal and external rules (think sanctions, policies, SOX).
• Responding to sanctions and questionnaires.
• Updating banking/dealing mandates and reviewing policies.

Risk Management

• Supporting liquidity modelling and counterparty risk monitoring.
• Using tools like Bloomberg & TriOptima to deep dive into our exposure to banks and financial institutions.
• Making sure we meet key KPIs/KRIs and stay on top of regulatory reporting.

Process Improvement & Projects

• Working across Front Office, Middle Office, Back Office, and Treasury Finance to identify where we can improve things.
• Collaborating with our Systems Team on making tech/process changes.
• Involved in business continuity planning and testing- making sure we’re ready for anything.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor or Master’s degree from an accredited institution preferably in finance, accounting, economics, or related a related field. 
• Graduated between May 2025 and June 2026   
• Ability to begin the National Grid Graduate Program on June 8, 2026, or July 13, 2026
• Valid driver’s license required with a safe driving history that meets National Grid’s Safe Driver policy
• Work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (such as sponsorship for an H-1B, TN, O, L, STEM OPT, or other employment-based work authorization) 

At National Grid, we’re Superpowered

The world of energy is changing faster than ever. At National Grid, we keep people connected and society moving. But it’s so much more than that. We’re dreamers, big-thinkers, innovators, and builders. We’re shaping the current, to change the future. We know that a clean, fair, and affordable energy future is in our hands. So, we explore with energy, with innovation and technology powering our progress, and helping us to find a better way to deliver energy to all. National Grid supplies us with the environment to make it happen – inspiring us, giving us time to recharge and providing a safety net on tougher days. But it’s our people that provide our true superpower. They drive and sustain our growth, their unique differences only making us stronger. So join us, and power the future of energy. Find what makes you Superpowered.

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