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Investment Accounting Manager

National Grid -
Warwick

Job details

Up to £75,000 a year
2 days ago

Benefits

Company pension
Car scheme

Qualifications

Microsoft Excel
ACA
CIMA

Full job description

Team

Finance

Business Unit

Finance and Enterprise Business Services

Requisition No.

9429

City

Warwick, GB, CV34 6DA

Date posted

19 June 2026

Investment Accounting Manager

Are you looking for a role that encompasses managing a team, partnering with a fast paced and detail orientated business area, forecasting & reporting, driving change? We’re hiring for 2x Investment Accounting Managers (Finance Managers) to join our UK Finance department.

As an Investment Accounting Manager (Finance Manager) you will be managing a project accounting team of 6-8 Investment Accountants, you’ll support the team to provide comprehensive financial support, drive the financial performance and maximise regulatory returns of the National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) and National Grid Ventures (NGV) investment portfolio across the business.

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! Join us today and show us your superpower!

What You’ll Do:

You’ll be the contact for the Portfolio Management Teams, ensuring that project portfolio forecasts are always thorough, comprehensive, and fully considered to incorporate accurate risk, and is consistent with the programme.
You’ll provide accurate reporting of Project actuals, forecast and budget costs as well as undertake trend, variance analysis and critical evaluation to drive improved project performance.
Managing a project accounting team of 6-8 Investment Accountants, you’ll support the team to provide comprehensive financial support, drive the financial performance and maximise regulatory returns of the ET investment portfolio across the business.
You will lead on monthly accounting cycles for the team, manage stakeholder meetings and deliverables, provide insight into performance and partner with the business area to drive value and change.
Supporting Senior Projects Manager and Project Directors, you’ll help them understand and interpret their portfolios, it’s regulatory outcomes and finance performance.
Leading on the implementation of standardised UK Business performance, you’ll ensure fit for purpose financial processes, forecasts, and reports.
As a critical trusted partner, you’ll utilise your financial expertise and project knowledge to provide support to the wider business. Continuous improvement and developing processes are key to the role, as we work in an evolving environment.

What You'll Have:

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with post qualified experience.
You have significant experience in reporting financial information, as well as planning, forecasting, and budgeting across a variety of projects.
You’ve interacted and managed a broad range of stakeholders and have experience working across multiple teams to deliver objectives and commercial decisions with relevant financial information.
You’re comfortable leading and working as part of a virtual team and are prepared to travel to sites on an adhoc basis.
Strong experience in MS Excel and SAP is key to the role.
Good understanding of core financial processes.
Proactive self-starter with ability to manage own workload, to time and desired levels of quality.
Pragmatic can adapt quickly to a changing environment and can adapt approaches and utilise and align skills to different customer groups.
Strong stakeholder management, influencing and collaboration skills.
Strong results orientation.

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:

Up to £75,000 dependent on experience.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance with an on target of 15% (maximum 30%) 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.

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This role closes on 3 July 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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We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates – we make appointments purely on merit, assessed against objective selection criteria. We support flexible working and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process should you have any physical or mental impairment which may affect your ability to participate in the process.

Please note that in most cases, National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points-based immigration system. As such, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future under the UK points-based immigration system. However, in exceptional circumstances where there is a clear and demonstrable need for specialist skills that cannot be sourced from the local labour market, National Grid may consider offering sponsorship. All applications are welcome from candidates who meet these requirements, regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic origin.

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