Business Partner, Finance Business Partnering

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.

About the Role

This position can be located in Syracuse or Brooklyn, NY.

Finance Business Partners ensure that National Grid makes sound financial decisions. As a Senior Analyst, your work, whether it's modelling business scenarios or tracking performance metrics and then communicating it clearly, is used by our leaders to make strategic company decisions. While working on multiple projects, you find creative ways to solve big picture challenges through detailed analysis, strategic thinking, and cross-functional teaming.

What You'll Do

- Support department leaders and other key stakeholders to make sound financial and operational decisions through effective reporting, comprehensive analyses, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and effectively communicating key takeaways.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop financial models and evaluate the financial impact of various initiatives, projects, and operational changes.

- Develop strong, collaborative working relationships across teams, functions, and levels.

- Apply analytical skills, judgement, attention to detail, and creativity to effectively solve problems.

- Navigate ambiguity, take initiative, and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, balancing the needs of multiple stakeholder groups.

- Pivot to address ad hoc requests as they arise in an effective and efficient manner.

- Proactively build relationships and drive accountability.

- Present the monthly results in a style suitable for both a finance and non-finance audience, delivering insight and highlighting priority areas of focus, ensuring efficiencies are optimize for the longer term.

- Influence and challenge business to ensure processes and activities are geared for maximum performance.

- Identify risks and opportunities to ensure the accountable stakeholder are supported in developing mitigation plans

What You'll Need

- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or equivalent practical experience;

- 2+ years of Finance related experience, public accounting experience is a plus

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Ability to collaborate, iterate, and influence

- Ability to thrive in a matrix type environment

- Demonstrated critical thinking skills with an ability to identify key issues and recommend solutions to complex problems using data, logic, and financial insight

- Strong attention to detail

- Inquisitive and self-starter

- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills

- Experience with SAP (PowerBI is a plus)

- Financial modelling, data consolidation, data analysis (MS Excel) experience

- Planning, forecasting, and budgeting knowledge

More Information

Annual Salary

Syracuse and surrounding area: $69,000-$81,000

Brooklyn and surrounding area: $83,000-$98,000

Salary commensurate with experience and location.

National Grid utilizes an assessment that evaluates the job qualifications/characteristics using AI or statistically based scoring. For more information, please view NYC Local Law 144.

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.