National Grid Looking for Director, Global Accounting Operations (50791) at New York, New York, United States Full Time

Join National Grid’s digital transformation! We are
digital creators, continuous learners and daring innovators. We
leverage digital innovative ways to create products and catalyze the
transformation of National Grid’s business units into more agile and
digitally

Reporting directly to the VP,
Record to Report & EPO, the Director of Global Accounting Operations
for R2R will be responsible for the leadership, strategy, compliance
and execution of Accounting Operations needed to execute all aspects
of the financial close and consolidation processes, including
developing policies, and continuous improvements that focus on process
efficiencies and effectiveness that support best-in-class processes
for these area.  This role will  oversee a diverse global mix (US &
UK) of accounting activities on the team, including Revenue
Accounting, Balance Sheet Accounting, General Ledger Accounting,
Commodity Accounting, Regulatory Accounting, Account reconciliations,
Monthly Close, and administrative management of our professionals and
staff. This is a Hybrid role expected to be in the office 3 days per
week. Role can be based in either our Syracuse & Brooklyn office. 

•    Support the
organization’s financial objectives by providing financial analyses
and recommendations and directing staff.
•    Develop accounting
organizational strategies by contributing accounting and financial
information, analysis, and recommendations for strategic thinking and
direction, and establishing functional objectives in line with
organizational objectives.
•    Directs internal and external
audit engagements. Reviews and approve financial transactions and
ensures compliance with monthly and fiscal year end close
requirements
•    Establish accounting operational strategies by
evaluating trends, establishing critical metrics, determining
productivity, quality, and customer-service strategies, designing
system efficiencies, hiring quality resources, resolving problems, and
implementing change.
•    Implements a system of appropriate
controls to manage business risks and maintains responsibility for the
fiscal integrity of all financial reporting and operations.
•  
Provide analytics to key business stakeholders for decision making;
execute month end accounting close, prepare quarterly corporate
submissions and reporting for the Controllership; provide support on
both statutory and financial audits and requests from participations
and internal operational audits.
•    Oversee the day-to-day
accounting operations performed by both on & offshore teams.
•  
Responsible for the process and performance outcomes of both on &
off-shore accounting functions, ensuring the compliance with SLAs,
developing, distributing and monitoring KPIs, leading and motivating
teams, ensuring continuous improvement of processes, providing
excellent customer service to business units and driving effectiveness
through Enterprise Business Service (EBS). 
•    Oversee monthly,
quarterly and annual accounting activities to ensure compliance with
generally accepted accounting principles, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements
and corporate policies as well as play a key role in implementing
process improvements, integrating new systems and businesses into
EBS
•    Support the strategic transformation and change
requirements across US & UK R2R and work collaboratively with
cross-functional leaders to shape the portfolio and prioritise
investment and resources that will deliver the greatest benefit for
the function and the business.
•    Develop best-in-class process
design (to a minimum of upper Q2 in the short to medium term) and
identify initiatives to achieve the target state design for R2R.
•
Drive change through technological innovations, organization design
changes, process mapping, defining required processes, identifying key
areas for improvements, implementing improvement initiatives, and
monitoring and measuring performance.

•    Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting;
MBA and/or CPA is highly preferred 
•    Qualified accountant with
10+ years or relevant experience in a business facing role with
evidence of assuming roles of greater complexity, responsibility and
accountability
•    Significant experience of Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, US GAAP, SEC reporting, UK GAAP and IFRS and how these relate
to R2R process and the related regulatory compliance
•    Strong
process improvement background. 
•    Previous Business Service
experience preferred, but not essential
•    Proven record of
senior stakeholder management and experience of working for C-suite
executives
•    Significant experience and track record of
building, leading and delivering large, diverse, global operations and
multi-disciplinary projects and transformations 
•    Proven track
record of managing large global teams that achieve consistent upper
quartile employee engagement scores or have demonstrated a significant
step change in developing a high performing team culture
•  
Experience in strategic portfolio management 
•    Expert level
experience and understanding of R2R process redesign and industry best
practice
•    Strong communication, facilitation, presentation and
creative problem-solving skills
prior to publishing your
requisition.