Analyst, Finance Services

National Grid • Syracuse, NY

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

National Grid is hiring an Analyst, for our Syracuse, NY office. This is a Hybrid Role with two days in the office per week. Wednesday and Thursday. 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related area preferred and/or a minimum of 2-3 years of progressive growth in business support roles.
• Excellent Microsoft Office suite and other technical skills required including Excel VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables.
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing to both internal and external customers.
• Familiarity with electric and gas utility accounting and finance requirements; knowledge of relevant industry practice and legislation, including developments in regulation.
• You must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of SAP-GUI and HANA-BI preferred.
• Experience in utility service billing, business activities and systems (SAP, CSS, CRS) preferred.
• Basic understanding of Relational Database Management Systems and related data management concepts preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute complex billing instructions and requests accurately, timely and efficiently.
• Responsible for tracking and meeting performance goals.
• Provide guidance and direction to lower-level analysts to improve billing accuracy and assist in decision making.
• Responsible for applicable Sarbanes Oxley and operational controls within assigned bill type.
• Identify, address and resolve complex billing issues.
• Be able to analyze themes and trends from a range of sources and systems to identify opportunities to integrate improvements across billing to minimize future billing issues.
• Develop a working understanding of the applicable regulations we operate under (example tariffs) to assist our internal customer in delivering services.
• Develop relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to obtain and share information that will benefit National Grid.
• Challenge existing ways of working and continuously seek ways to do things better in order to drive greater efficiencies within assigned area.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level