Job Description

You’ll provide advisory support to develop the first line processes and control environment, risk management awareness and drive a strong controls culture. Being responsible for coordinating our Sarbanes-Oxley (SOx) approach and testing; including liaising with internal / external auditors and other assurance teams, you’ll provide assurance to National Grid management that sufficient controls are appropriately designed and operated to mitigate risks.

You’ll have responsibility for ensuring that processes operate within a control and compliance framework including, internal policies, regulatory reporting standards, external compliance standards and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002.

What we can offer:

• Highly competitive salary – dependent on experience.
• Annual Bonus, up to 20%
• Full electric company car or cash alternative
• Competitive contributory pension scheme (we double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12% - for every £1 you put in we put in £2)
• 28 days holiday, plus 8 statutory days (and the option to buy more holiday days)
• Life Insurance at 10 x your basic salary
• Private Medical Insurance
• You’ll 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.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

We’re looking for a Qualified Accountant or Audit Specialist with significant management experience - likely to have operated at a Senior Manager or Director level. Membership of a professional body (e.g. IIA, CIMA, ACCA, ICAEW, ICM, CPIM, CPM or equivalent) is essential.

You’ll have extensive experience of implementing and managing ongoing compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (Sox), plus strong leadership and influencing skills. You will have robust understanding of IT General controls and the impact on financial reporting, and strong understanding of IFRS. In addition, if you have good working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA and/ or experience in leveraging technology to improve overall control environment would be highly regarded.