National Grid Looking for Director Finance Business Partner – EBU at Waltham, MA Full Time

National Grid is hiring a Director, Finance Business Partner – New England Electric, for our Finance department, located in Waltham, MA.

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

Job Purpose

As Director, Sr. Finance Business Partner Performance, act to:

• support, challenge, and drive the strategic and financial decisions and priorities of the New England electric business helping to drive financial performance under the regulatory framework and and through NG’s transition to the clean energy future, and to
• work as a key member of the Finance team to continually improve finance processes, and to
• Develop talent within the Finance team

Key Accountabilities

a. Support the CFO NE in leading the Massachusetts business through the long term business & financial planning, budgeting and forecasting processes with an aim to drive financial performance.

b. Support the implementation of cost saving, continuous improvement and performance excellence activities, consistently achieving strong results in the Massachusetts business.

c. Support the delivery of the relevant business area’s financial response to regulatory arrangements and maximise future allowances for ongoing investment in infrastructure and services. – Deliver the best possible outcome so as to meet and/or outperform targets.

d. Act as the finance lead on investment appraisal process for the business area, guiding decision making with insight and optimisation opportunities, to ensure that all current and future investments are made in line with the business strategy and value requirements

e. Play an active role in developing and maintaining a cohesive team across Finance including contribution to the successful implementation of US Finance strategic priorities, to create & embed a high performing community. Support the implementation of continuous improvement and performance excellence activities within Finance.

f. Present the monthly results in a style suitable for both a finance and non-finance audience, delivering insight and highlighting priority areas for focus, ensuring efficiencies are optimised for the longer term. Provide action plans to address issues and ensure corrective actions are delivered on a timely basis.

g. Develop and manage a highly motivated, capable and adequately resourced team, driving a performance management culture that delivers value through employee engagement .

h. Actively contribute to the business to impact the shape of commercial and non-financial performance related decisions. Drive the management of performance, financial risks and the implementation & maintenance of controls.

Qualifications

• Finance related degree (finance, accounting, economics, etc.)
• Minimum of 8+ years of progressive growth in business support roles
• Broad range of financial, management and business modelling experience
• Excellent written / oral communications skills and follow-up
• The ability to influence and impact the decisions and financial performance of senior stakeholders and their teams throughout the relevant business area
• Strong commercial skills
• Good strategic outlook. Joins the dots between long term strategy and financial performance, whilst dealing with ambiguity
• Proven ability to adapt style of financial information presentation to suit a range of stakeholders, both financial and non-financial.
• Extensive experience in Financial analysis and investment appraisal, with track record of successful delivery
• Planning, forecasting and budgeting expertise
• Demonstrated Business Partner experience to act as a trusted advisor using strategic insight to deliver tangible performance improvements
• Proactively maintaining continued professional development under relevant accountancy body or other recognised professional development
• Strong understanding of how value is generated and of operating within a regulated business environment

More Information

Salary

$164k – $200k a year

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.