Director of Capital & Investment - SI (Strategic Infrastructure)

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual to take on the roles of Director of Capital & Investment for SI (Strategic Infrastructure). This position will be responsible for the overall ownership, review, and challenge of processes, investment numbers, and performance for the SI delivery vehicle. The individual will be the key contact for Senior Finance and Business stakeholders with regard to process, output and delivery within the delivery vehicles. The role will be managing a large team (15+) based across the UK and India.

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

• Lead the ownership and oversight of processes related to SI, ensuring accuracy and quality in output and reporting.
• Providing financial leadership for all finance related matters, financial challenge and support across the SI Investment Accounting team.
• Serve as the primary contact for Senior Finance and Business stakeholders regarding process, output, and delivery within the delivery vehicles.
• Produce and delivery of accurate and complete forecasts across projects and capital accounting.
• Delivery of insight and commentary to the Lead/Entity Controllers, Lead/Senior Business Partners, FP&A, UKFC and other relevant leaders within the organisation.
• Drive process improvements, by challenging the status quo, to enhance efficiency and effectiveness across the team.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and high-quality reporting to support decision-making and performance evaluation.
• Collaborate closely with the finance leadership team to align on priorities, deliverables, and overall output.
• Build, manage, and develop a high performing team, building strong development and succession.
• To support the delivery of change across finance and the business, role-modelling new ways of working and owning delivery of key outcomes to drive the improvement of long-term business capability.
• Proactively seek opportunities to drive continuous improvement in processes through the implementation of best practice, drawing on external sources and internal references, in order to drive increased value for National Grid
• Delivery of on time and high-quality inputs to the regulatory reporting pack through liaison with the Regulation team, the RIIO Optimisation team within Finance and FBPs to ensure smooth integration of deliverables into business submissions
• Responsible for defining and executing appropriate financial controls
• Responsible for driving a culture of 'continuous improvement' and 'doing the right thing' within the team.

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 system experience e.g. SAP.
• 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 Compensation dependent 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. 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.

Further Information

This is a hybrid working role from our Warwick office with circa 2 days in the office. The closing date for this vacancy is Midnight 13 October 26, with interviews due to take place thereafter. We encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

About us

At National Grid, we light up the world by harnessing the unique strengths of our people. Join us as a Director of Capital & Investment to be part of a team that's driving forward the energy transition, creating a brighter, more sustainable future for all. Unleash your superpower and bring energy to life. At National Grid, we’re committed to net zero for our own emissions by 2050, and so we have a huge ambition ahead of us to deliver the Energy Transition within our jurisdiction to achieve net zero ambitions.

We want a charismatic and strong leader to join our team in this exciting role, that encompasses managing a team, partnering with a fast paced and detail orientated business area, forecasting & reporting, driving change. The role work will hand in hand with Directors and Leaders of National Grid’s Electricity Transmission business, responsible for delivering the biggest upgrade that National Grid has seen in decades.

In other words, this is a job that really matters. Net zero cannot happen without connecting new, green generation and the demand customers who need it. If you’re a brilliant, lively leader with a strong desire to help others flourish, have a passion to create a great experience for our customers and have a deep commitment to achieving Net Zero, it could be just the job for you.

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