Fixed Asset Accountant

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 Fixed Asset Accountant and be a part of something bigger—where your unique skills and passions can make a real difference. Together, we are superpowered.

As a Fixed Asset Accountant, you’ll take ownership of the Fixed Asset Register and related General Ledger accounts, ensuring accuracy, control, and alignment with National Grid’s policies. You’ll manage asset commissioning, support month-end close and reconciliations, and produce clear, insightful capex reporting (actuals, budgets, and forecasts) for stakeholders including Finance Business Partners. Acting as a key point of contact, you’ll also drive continuous improvement by reviewing and enhancing end-to-end processes.

This is a high-profile role in a capital-intensive business where stakeholder management, accounting understanding and high-quality delivery on time is paramount. This role requires a dynamic and focused individual who is both able and keen to maintain and improve upon high standards across several ongoing deliverables, while engaging with key stakeholders on a high level.

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. 

What You’ll Do:

• Own and maintain the Fixed Asset Register, ensuring accuracy and policy compliance.
• Process fixed asset transactions accurately and on time. 
• Lead month-end and year-end close for fixed assets. 
• Maintain chart of accounts, cost centres, profit centres, and WBS elements. 
• Deliver capex cashflow forecasting and balance sheet reconciliations (FAR vs GL). 
• Produce and analyse reporting, including forecasts and variance reviews. 
• Lead period-end outputs (depreciation, actuals, balance sheet movements). 
• Act as key contact for audit queries (Deloitte) and support interim/full-year audits. 
• Provide capex insights and ad-hoc reporting (e.g. NOMs, RoE, FBP queries). 
• Support system changes, SOX controls, and continuous process improvements.
• Contribute to ad-hoc projects and wider finance priorities.

What You’ll Have:

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA, or CIMA) or near qualified with strong experience in financial reporting and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Experience working with fixed assets would be beneficial or experience in a complex finance environment
• Confidence partnering with stakeholders and explaining financial insight.
• Clear communicator with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to stay organised in a fast-paced setting. 
• SAP (or similar ERP) experience. 
• Experience supporting external audits and managing audit requirements. 
• Strong attention to detail with a proactive, problem-solving mindset.

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:

£50,000 - £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 11 June 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.