Director of Capital & Investment - 12 Month Fixed-Term

At National Grid, we keep people connected and society moving. But it’s so much more than that. National Grid provides the environment for our teams to thrive and make a real impact. As we drive momentum in the energy transition for all, we are committed to ensuring that every employee feels empowered and engaged. So, join us as a Director of Capital & Investment - ET (Electricity Transmission) 12 Month FT, and find your superpower.

We’re looking for an engaging and credible leader to step into a role with real scale and purpose. This role combines leading a large, diverse team with close partnership across a fast paced, data driven business area, driving forecasting, reporting and meaningful change. You’ll work closely with Directors and senior leaders in National Grid Electricity Transmission, helping deliver the biggest infrastructure upgrade the organisation has seen in decades.

This is a role that genuinely matters. Connecting new green generation and supporting customer demand is critical to achieving Net Zero. If you’re an energising leader who thrives on developing others, cares deeply about customer outcomes, and is motivated by making a tangible difference, this could be the role for you.

As Director of Capital & Investment for Electricity Transmission, you’ll have end to end ownership of investment performance across our delivery vehicles. You’ll provide assurance, challenge and insight on processes, investment numbers and delivery outcomes, acting as a key interface with senior finance and business stakeholders. You’ll also lead a team of 35+ colleagues across the UK and India, creating a high performing, inclusive environment.

The role is based in Warwick, with an expectation of at least two days a week in the office. We’re open to flexible working arrangements and happy to discuss what you need to be successful in the role.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead a high impact finance function, combining strategic oversight with hands on partnership across a fast paced, data driven business. 
• Work closely with Directors and senior leaders in Electricity Transmission to help deliver the biggest infrastructure upgrade in decades. 
• Play a critical role in enabling Net Zero by supporting the connection of new green generation and customer demand. 
• Take end to end ownership of capital and investment performance across Transmission delivery vehicles. 
• Provide strong review, challenge and assurance of investment numbers, processes and delivery outcomes. 
• Act as a key interface between senior finance and business stakeholders, influencing at the highest level. 
• Lead and develop a large, diverse team of 35+ colleagues across the UK and India, fostering an inclusive, high performing culture. 

What You’ll Have:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with post qualified experience at a senior level.
• 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.
• You have experience working within a Record to Report/Business Services function, understanding the various upstream and downstream data and processes.
• 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:

Competitive Salary dependant on experience.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance with on target being 20% (with a maximum of 40%) and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%, Private Medical Insurance, A company electric vehicle or cash alternative, plus many more flexible benefits. 

More Information

This role closes on 29 May 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. 
  
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About Us:

As one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world, National Grid is at the centre of a clean, fair and affordable energy future, where tackling climate change and reaching net zero is a key priority. National Grid is pioneering ways to decarbonise the energy system; from building interconnectors to allow the UK to share clean energy with our neighbours in Europe, to investing in renewable energy generation in the United States.