National Grid

Head of FP&A NGV US

National Grid • $180K — $210K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience
  • Expertise in portfolio management, corporate finance, FP&A, or strategic planning, especially within infrastructure or capital-intensive sectors
  • Proven experience in managing budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes in a multi-business environment
  • Demonstrated success in developing and mentoring high-performing finance teams
  • Strong background in IFRS with proficiency in financial statement forecasting
  • Ability to analyze how businesses create revenue, manage costs, and deliver shareholder value
  • Exceptional communication skills with a talent for simplifying complex information.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee monthly management reporting, including metrics and analytics for executive decision-making
  • Provide executive-level insights and narratives that clarify performance drivers
  • Ensure timely and quality completion of all reporting deadlines
  • Manage quarterly and annual planning and forecasting processes
  • Identify risks and opportunities affecting financial performance and foster team contributions
  • Gain insights into how each NGV US business generates value
  • Lead and mentor the FP&A team and support finance transformation initiatives.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with flexibility in work patterns
  • Opportunities for career advancement within and across organizational bands
  • Supportive company culture that values diversity and inclusion
  • Commitment to professional development and continuous improvement initiatives.
Full Job Description
Job Purpose

We're looking for an experienced Head of FP&A, NGV US to join our NGV US Finance team! The Head of FP&A, NGV US owns financial planning, reporting, forecasting, and portfolio analytics across the NGV US portfolio to help the NGV US business and its leadership team deliver their financial and strategic objectives. The role serves as the central point for consolidating financial performance and forecasts across a diverse portfolio of operating and development-stage businesses, translating complex financial information into concise, insightful, and actionable commentary for executive leadership. NGV US delivers ~$50-75M p.a. of operating profit from its operational businesses and manages a multi-year capital program of over $10B across its range of growth opportunities.

This is role based out of our Waltham or Brooklyn office. We'd hope to see you in the office at least two days per week, with flexibility to discuss working patterns that help the role work effectively for you and the team.

What You'll Do

  • Accountable for consolidated monthly management reporting, including metrics, dashboards and analytics to support storytelling and decision making.
  • Deliver concise, executive-level strategic insights and clear business narratives explaining drivers of performance.
  • Ensure reporting deadlines are met, and outputs meet the highest standards of quality and accuracy.
  • Own the quarterly and annual planning and forecasting processes across NGV US, ensuring timely and accurate completion while adhering to Group instructions and stakeholder engagement requirements.
  • Identify emerging risks and opportunities impacting financial performance and establish a "safe to say" culture where all members of the FP&A team contribute to the identification of risks and opportunities.
  • Develop an understanding of how each NGV US business and project creates value and generates returns.
  • Lead, manage, develop, and mentor the NGV US FP&A team including two managers and four analysts
  • Co-lead finance transformation initiatives, standardization efforts, and advanced analytics that improve speed, quality, and insight generation while building scalable processes that support portfolio growth.
  • Promote a culture of performance, collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  • Support impairment assessments, modelling, and audits as required.
  • Serve as the primary interface between NGV US FP&A and National Grid's central FP&A team in the UK


What You'll Have

  • 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience.
  • Significant experience in portfolio management, corporate finance, FP&A, or strategic planning within infrastructure, energy, utilities, private equity-backed, or capital-intensive businesses.
  • Experience leading budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes within a complex, multi-business environment.
  • Demonstrated success managing and developing high-performing finance teams.
  • Strong background in IFRS and fluency in financial statements forecasting.
  • Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen.
  • Demonstrated understanding of how businesses generate revenue, manage costs, and create shareholder value.
  • Ability to connect operational, commercial, and financial performance drivers.
  • Excellent change leadership and transformation capability.
  • Exceptional communication and storytelling skills with ability to simplify complex issues into actionable decisions.
  • Comfortable in a matrixed, international 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.

Further Information

The closing date for this vacancy is Midnight 12 October 26, with interviews due to take place w/c 19 October 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.

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Salarybetween $180,000 - $210,000 dependent on experience.

National Grid will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. You must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

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.

About National Grid

National Grid plc is a British multinational electricity and gas utility company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Its principal activities are in the United Kingdom (where it owns and operates electricity and gas transmission networks) and in the Northeastern United States (where as well as operating transmission networks, the company is a producer and supplier of electricity and gas). National Grid has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It had a market capitalisation of approximately £31.4 billion as of 23 September 2021, the 26th-largest of any company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange.
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23,500 employees
Market Cap
$44 billion
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Net Income
$1.4 billion
5 Year Trend
+4%
Revenue
$14.7 billion

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