National Grid is hiring a Lead Finance Business Partner - New England Electric, for our Enterprise Business Partnering team, located in Waltham, MA.

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.

The Lead Finance Business Partner supports the New England Electric organization and is responsible for providing commercial acumen, challenging strategic and financial priorities, and delivering financial guidance and insight to our NE Electric business partners to enable decisions that deliver financial performance. Focus primarily on operating expenses and capital expenses.

* Support the business in developing and performance managing annual operating expenses and capital investments.
* Drive value in the business by exposing opportunities and insight to drive improvement initiatives. Manage financial risks and the implementation and maintenance of controls.
* Accountable for the NE Electric business monthly and quarterly performance results on operating expenses and capital expenditures with an emphasis on delivering insight and commentary on matters of importance and forward thinking financial and operational impacts.
* Partner with business leadership in the development of business cases and other strategic initiatives to ensure that all current and future investments are made in line with the business strategy and value requirements.
* Develop and maintain strong relationships with the New England Electric business leaders and teams, finance colleagues and other internal teams.
* Contribute to the long-term business planning for capital projects, working with stakeholders across the business, linking activity and outcomes to financial investment levels.
* Understand the regulatory structure of NE Electric operating companies (along with IFRS and GAAP accounting), collaborating with regulatory and finance colleagues on assessment of rate case changes, application to decision making, and impact to future activities.
* Collaborate with other FBPs on training and best practices to drive efficiencies in activities and improved outcomes, demonstrating continuous improvement.

* Bachelor's degree or equivalent
* Broad range of financial, management and business modelling experience
* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills - proven track record in managing conflicting stakeholder interests.
* Demonstrated critical thinking skills with an ability to identify key issues and recommend solutions to complex problems using data, logic and financial insight.
* Strong commercial acumen and ability to influence and impact the decisions and financial performance of senior stakeholders and their teams throughout the relevant business area.
* Experience in utility service business activities and systems a plus