Finance Business Partner – GGP

Overview

In this Finance Business Partner role, you’ll support the Great Grid Partnership (GGP) within National Grid’s Strategic Infrastructure division. You act as the primary finance partner to senior leadership, translating complex financial information into actionable insight to drive decarbonisation projects. You’ll lead budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting, while promoting continuous improvement and governance, including AI-enabled productivity. This is a high‑impact role shaping major UK energy infrastructure.

Pay / Benefits

• Bonus up to 30%
• Flexible benefits
• Pension with company match (12%)
• Share incentive plan
• Salary sacrifice car and technology schemes
• Hybrid working options

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary finance partner to the GGP senior leadership team
• Communicate complex financial matters to senior leaders and challenge constructively
• Advise on financial considerations and risks for business proposals to GGP Boards
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial performance analysis for central GGP cost base
• Oversee financial performance reporting of GGP project spend and provide insights
• Promote continuous improvement within GGP and Finance teams, including AI to improve productivity and governance

Key requirements

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Experience working in a matrix team structure
• Experience communicating finance and non-finance matters to senior management
• Experience reporting complex financial information and leading planning, forecasting and budgeting
• Commercial mindset with ability to identify financial risks
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
• Motivation to contribute to the UK Net Zero energy transition

• Confident communicator
• Constructive challenger
• Proactive problem solver
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Financial reporting and analysis
• Financial governance and risk awareness

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