Technical Accounting Manager

We're looking for a passionate Technical Accounting Manager to join our Group Financial Control Team!

The role provides technical accounting expertise for National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), ensuring robust accounting judgements, high-quality external reporting, effective financial controls and clear advice to senior stakeholders on complex accounting matters. This is an opportunity to play a key role in the financial reporting and control environment of a major UK infrastructure business, advising senior stakeholders on complex accounting matters and supporting high quality external reporting during a period of significant investment and growth.

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!

What You'll Do

• Responsible for technical accounting guidance and support for the business - including complex areas of accounting and reporting. This includes advising on large, complex contracts and offering support to business areas (such as commercial) through finance business partners.


• Liaise with Finance stakeholders (including Business Unit CFOs) to provide subject matter expertise to the business on accounting principles and accounting impact. 


• Overseeing the implementation of new accounting requirements such as accounting standards, reporting requirements and disclosures for NGET. Ensuring that the business remains up to date and compliant and is demonstrating best practice. This includes supporting on the implementation of IFRS 18 and IFRS 20.


• Acting as a key contact on technical discussions with the external auditors, presenting the business position, support and associated technical arguments.


• Maintain key accounting policies and judgements for the business.


• Support the completeness, integrity and accuracy of the external financial statements for NGET and assist with the overall UK statutory reporting process working with the Controller, CFO (Accountable) and EBS.


• Ensure relevant technical accounting SOx and non-SOx controls are designed, operated and evidenced effectively, including supporting remediation of control recommendations and embedding lessons learned into future reporting cycles.


• Test and help to develop the linkages between the regulatory framework, financial plans, managerial performance and statutory reporting. 


• Maintain close liaison with other Centres of Expertise, developing business knowledge and technical acumen.


• Support on Financial Control related projects and transactions.


• Operate as a highly proactive self starter, able to independently progress and close out complex areas by identifying, engaging and influencing key stakeholders and sourcing necessary information.

What You'll Have

• Advanced ability to research, interpret and apply accounting standards to complex business issues, including preparing clear technical accounting papers.


• Ability to articulate complex financial topics into clear and actionable advice, to aid commercial decision making.


• Ability to bring together commercial and technical acumen (accounting, tax, ESG/RBR/EU Taxonomy, regulatory, etc).


• Financial statement reporting, preparation of Statutory Accounts and technical accounting principles (IFRS).


• Accounting and Reporting Pronouncements.


• Being able to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders including internal and external auditors.


• Support teams and inputs to develop a comprehensive and consistent view of the financial position of the Business for Financial Reporting.


• Knowledge of governance, risk and controls and compliance standards, ideally Sox.


• Business Software and Applications (ideally including SAP, ICON and Workiva).

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 on target being 15% (with a maximum of 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 several 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.

Further Information

The closing date for this vacancy is Midnight 24 August 26, with interviews due to take place w/c 31 August 26 onwards. We encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

About us

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

At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office. Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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