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Director - Audit Performance & Strategy

Company

National Grid
Address , Brooklyn
Employment type
Salary $162,000 - $191,000 a year
Expires 2023-09-11
Posted at 8 months ago
Job Description

Director - Audit Performance & Strategy

Location: Brooklyn, NY, US, 11217
Waltham, MA, US, 02451
Division: Global IT Audit
Job Type:
Requisition Number: 45824
Department:
Job Function: Finance and Risk

About us

National Grid is hiring a Director - Audit Performance & Strategy located in Brooklyn, NY or 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.

Job Purpose

Playing a critical role in our evolution to a data-driven, modern audit function, you’ll provide leadership to deliver the established mandate and governance and corporate responsibilities, ensuring strategic alignment of the Corporate Audit function with Audit and Risk Committee expectations.

Your focus will be on identifying and executing opportunities for continuous improvement across all aspects of operations for the function, as well as providing strategic thought leadership to identify key function priorities and driving execution to completion. You’ll ensure effective standard, modern, and adequate processes related to audit approach and methodology are in place and will support the coordination of executive messaging and development of Audit Committee reporting materials.

You’ll define breakthrough actions, set KPIs, and implement daily management activities to achieve strategic goals for the organisation. You’ll support with the quarterly risk assessment, understanding emerging risks relevant to National Grid, and incorporate relevant insight into audit standards and best practice sharing as well as driving the audit planning process and monitoring the internal audits execution according to the plan.

Leveraging on your deep audit, accounting, and technology experience, you’ll provide technical counsel on critical and complex items. As a collaborative leader with intellectual rigor and emotional agility you’ll be able to break down organizational silos and create a transparent, equitable and inclusive environment, where people can bring their full selves to work and unlock their greatest potential and contributions to the team.

Key Accountabilities

You’ll have strong US GAAP, COSO, PCAOB Auditing Standards, Sarbanes-Oxley, risk and controls standards and SOx compliance requirements knowledge and have broad exposure and experience in and comprehensive understanding of audit, internal controls, and risk management. You’re able to synthesize and communicate complex audit topics, have strong project management skills and a track record of leading multiple teams and audit projects simultaneously. You’re a problem solver with strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills and able to use data-driven, digital, modern approaches; continuously advocating for the use of technology and data. You can deliver complex messages to both the business and audit teams and can build strong working relationships. You have outstanding leadership skills and can identify and develop high-performing talent. A CPA/CA, CFA, CIA, CISA or other similar professional qualification is beneficial for this role.


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 this role or another one.

Qualifications

  • Solid capability working with a team in a fast-paced environment to meet strict deadlines while managing multiple priorities.
  • Excellent listening, verbal, written and presentation communication skills – interactive listening, able to deliver complex messages, build strong working relationship across the business and influence others, including executive level stakeholders.
  • Strong knowledge of US GAAP, COSO, PCAOB Auditing Standards, Sarbanes-Oxley, risk and controls standards and SOx compliance requirements.
  • Initiates, supports and manages change within the organization, taking steps to remove barriers or to accelerate its pace.
  • Strong project management skills and/or track record of leading multiple teams and audit projects simultaneously.
  • Ability to synthesize and communicate complex audit topics to both business stakeholders and Corporate Audit team members.
  • Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills; ability to take large volumes of complex information and present it in a clear and concise manner.
  • Ability to use data and a cogent problem-solving methodology in decision making and impact assessment. Demonstrates problem solving skills in a complex environment, including demonstrating logical and sophisticated analytical thought processes, interpretive thinking, complex judgement.
  • Steps forward to address difficult issues and guides others toward the accomplishment of identified, meaningful goals.
  • Outstanding leadership skills, including experience in identifying and developing high-performing talent.
  • Uses a data-driven, digital, modern approach; continuously advocates for the use of technology and data.
  • Broad exposure and experience in and comprehensive understanding of audit, internal controls, and risk management.
  • An undergraduate or graduate degree in a related field (eg Accounting, Finance, "STEM" Majors or Business Administration) is required. A CPA/CA, CFA, CIA, CISA or other professional certification is a plus.

More Information

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Salary
$162k - $191k a year in Brooklyn, NY.
$151k - $178k a year in Waltham, MA.
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.


Nearest Major Market: Brooklyn
Nearest Secondary Market: New York City

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