Assistant Accountant - 15 Month FTC

We're looking for a passionate Assistant Accountant – 15 Month FTC (maternity cover) to join our Interconnectors Finance Team! Nemo Link is a joint venture between National Grid and Elia Transmission Belgium, operating a 1,000 MW HVDC sub-sea electricity interconnector link connecting the UK and Belgium electricity systems via sub-sea cables, allowing customers to trade electricity between the two countries.

As part of the Nemo Link finance team, this role will support the smooth running of key finance processes including accounts payable, accounts receivable, banking, cashbooks, month-end reporting and budget holder support. You will report into the Head of Finance for Nemo and support the Management Accountant in their role, as well as working closely with colleagues across Commercial and Operations in the UK and Belgium, helping to maintain strong financial controls and supporting process improvements across the team.

This role is based out of our Warwick office, and we’d hope to see you at least 1-2 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

• Take ownership of accounts payable and receivable processes including invoice and PO management and processing, payment management, customer and supplier administration and finance mailbox management.
• Take ownership of banking activities including maintaining cashbooks, preparation of payment runs and credit card management.
• Contribute to elements of monthly accounting and reporting (closing ledgers, accruals & prepayments, reconciliations, FX translations, audit deliverables, etc).
• Provide support for a number of Nemo budget holders, providing insights on spend and managing purchase orders.
• Support the wider Nemo team with finance administration activities.

What You'll Have

• Experience of financial processes including accounts payable, accounts receivable, banking and month end processes.
• A confident individual with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships across the business, whilst embracing cultural differences.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial data, accounting systems, financial controls, reconciliations and reporting deadlines.
• Able to use initiative, manage competing priorities and identify practical ways to improve processes in a changing environment.
• Experience supporting financial reporting and budget holder reporting.
• Focused on the detail with a high level of accuracy, with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• AAT or equivalent would be advantageous.

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 £43,104 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.

Further Information

The closing date for this vacancy is Midnight 26 August 26, with interviews due to take place w/c 14 September 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: Interconnectors is the UK competitive division of National Grid plc, one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world. It operates outside of National Grid’s core regulated businesses in the UK and US where it develops, operates and invests in sub-sea interconnector projects and partnerships to accelerate the development of our clean energy future.