FP&A Analyst

At National Grid, our commitment to a cleaner, greener energy future is powered by the dedication and ingenuity of our people. Join our team as a FP&A Analyst and be a part of something bigger—where your unique skills and passions can make a real difference. Together, we are superpowered.

We’re looking for a passionate FP&A Analyst to provide essential insight for our Business stakeholders and Group Finance team. You’ll contribute to the delivery of high-quality forecasts, provide useful analysis, insights and commentary each month, liaise with the business partners, taking ownership of reporting processes and controls. 

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. 

If you are passionate about making a difference in the energy sector and ready to take on this exciting challenge, we want to hear from you!

What You’ll Do:

• Review and challenge Entity performance to provide insightful reporting, aligned to group and entity targets
• Prepare insightful financial analysis and draft narrative for Group, Executive and Board reporting. 
• Coordinate and deliver the Quarterly Rolling Forecast in partnership with Finance Business Partners.
• Prepare key financial inputs to support entity and functional requirements. 
• Act as a trusted business partner across the organisation, collaborating with specialist managers, wider finance teams, and the business. 
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis, investigation, and resolution of complex or challenging issues.
• Proactively build own knowledge of RIIO T3 and its impact on the industry and the business to support key decisions and advise and guide own business area
• Proactively seek out opportunities to improve processes through best practice and new technologies such as advanced use of Microsoft Excel, including Power Query & Power Bi, to create and improve internal financial models.
• Lead and support the transformation of AI capabilities, embedding AI-enabled insights and automation to improve financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting.

What You’ll Have:

• Qualified or near Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA).
• Experience across planning, forecasting, budgeting and financial reporting—you know how to turn numbers into something meaningful.
• A solid understanding of core financial processes and how they fit together.
• Strong financial modelling skills, with advanced Excel capability—and if you’ve used Power BI or Power Query, even better. You enjoy finding smarter, more efficient ways of doing things.
• A strong grounding in management accounting and the ability to provide clear, insightful support to the business.
• A proactive, self driven approach—you’re comfortable owning your workload and delivering quality work on time.
• A practical, adaptable mindset. You stay calm in a changing environment and can flex your style to suit different stakeholders and needs.
• Some exposure to business partnering and the confidence to engage with teams across the organisation.
• Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills—you know how to build relationships, influence decisions and work well with others.
• Desirable: Knowledge of regulatory funding mechanisms. 

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:

Up to £57,000– dependent on capability.
 
As well as your base salary you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.
 
You will also have access to a number of 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.

More Information

This role closes on 12 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:

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.