Director of Risk, Control, and Compliance

We’re looking for a passionate Director of Risk, Control and Compliance to join our Group Finance Risk, Controls and Compliance team! You will be accountable for Finance risk, Controls and Compliance framework and developing appropriate processes to support active risk management and coordinating the activities of the CFO Function second line of defence teams. Champion a strong and mature culture of risk management ensuring that CFO Function effectively manages the risks it needs to take to deliver its mission.

This role is based out of our Strand or 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

• Preparing and presenting in various Group Finance Committees such Global Controls Forum, FLT Risk Committee and coordinate reporting and governance process.
• Applies detailed knowledge and understanding of risk management and assessment techniques to develop risk assessments across a variety of financial processes and an awareness of their broader use in non-financial areas.
• Key point of contact and SME for all Finance compliance returns, Certificate of Assurance, Fraud & Bribery etc.
• Lead SME conversation and technical conversations on risk management topics.
• Lead specific assurance reviews in the CFO function including APMs, RBR etc.
• Provide assurance to National Grid management that sufficient controls are appropriately designed and operated to mitigate key CFO Principal risks.
• Driving continuous improvement, innovation and effective risk, control, compliance, and assurance transformation as well as defining and enabling best practices across the Finance function.
• Providing risk management and controls advisory support to develop the first line processes and control environment, risk management training awareness and drive a strong controls culture.  Being responsible for coordinating our risk and compliance frameworks.

What You'll Have

• Professional qualification / membership of a professional body such as CPA, ICAEW, ACCA, CISA, CISM and possess a detailed understanding of enterprise risk management and compliance activities within a regulated environment.
• Strong stakeholder experience - engage with stakeholders at all levels to achieve desired outcome and effectively manage key internal/external stakeholder relationships extracting maximum value for National Grid.
• Demonstrate detailed knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management and its best practice and impact on financial reporting.
• Good working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA and SAP GRC tool highly desirable.
• Detailed understanding of the “three lines” model and experience of driving meaningful partnerships across the three lines.
• Experience of a regulated utility.
• Knowledge of Internal Controls best practices and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) environment.

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

Competitive Base Salary dependent on experience.

Plus:

• Up to 20% Annual Bonus (based on personal and company performance).
• 28 days annual leave, plus eight statutory days in addition.
• A full electric company car or cash alternative.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• The option to buy additional or sell holiday days every year.
• A generous contributory pension scheme - we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions.     
• Life Insurance 10 x base salary.
• Access to 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

This is a hybrid working role from our Strand or Warwick office with circa 2 days in the office. The closing date for this vacancy is Midnight 26 Mar 25, with interviews due to take place w/c 31 Mar 2025 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.

Further Information

• This is a Band C role.

• Location: The Strand or Warwick with hybrid working

• Role closes: 26 Mar 25

• Interviews: 31 Mar 25 onwards

• Manager: Muhammad Nadeem Sohail – Group Head of Finance Risk and Controls

• Recruiter: Raj Bhanji

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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