Financial Accountant - FTC

Team Finance Business Unit Finance and Enterprise Business Services

Requisition No.
11306 City Warwick, GB, CV34 6DA
Date posted 7 September 2026

We’re looking for a passionate Financial Accountant – 15 Month FTC to join our Controllership team! The overall aim of the Financial Accountant is to protect the value of our business by ensuring the integrity of our external reporting and control environment and to collaborate with the CFO team and interact with business stakeholders to influence successful business outcomes.

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. We’re happy to discuss any additional flexibility in working patterns or requirements that you feel could help to make this job work for you!

• Support teams and inputs to develop a comprehensive and consistent view of the financial position of the Business Unit.
• Involved in the month end close and reporting processes of the NGET business, including preparation of adhoc journals for posting into our SAP S4 system, investigating and resolving any discrepancies.
• Support an effective control environment, regarding financial, management and regulatory reporting, to include both SOx and Non-SOx controls.
• Support with the audit of the statutory accounts, including liaising with the external auditors.
• Support preparation of the externally reported semi-annual group financial reporting packages.
• Provide guidance, and assist where necessary, the wider team with queries.
• Ability to bring together commercial and technical acumen (accounting, tax, ESG, regulatory, etc)
• Ensure maintenance of financial records for compliance with policies and procedures.
• Support the development of technical training to ensure compliance to policy standards.
• Maintain close liaison with other Centres of Expertise, developing business knowledge and technical acumen.
• Support on Financial Control related projects and transactions.
• Operate with an AI-supported mindset to drive efficiency and improved quality

• A Qualified Accountant, ideally with an external audit or financial accounting or statutory background.
• Experience with Financial Statements, statutory accounts, SOx controls.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Reporting financial information and accounting principles knowledge.
• Being able to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Planning, forecasting and budgeting
• Ability to challenge the status quo.
• Ability to work within a team to execute end to end financial reporting processes.

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.

Salary between £48,374 - £57,000 dependent on experience.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance and competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to several flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

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