Job Information
National Grid NE Lead Assurance Analyst - Gas in Waltham, Massachusetts
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At National Grid, our commitment to a cleaner, greener energy future is powered by the dedication and ingenuity of our people. Join our team as a Lead Assurance Analyst and be a part of something bigger—where your unique skills and passions can make a real difference. Together, we are superpowered!
National Grid is hiring a NE Lead Assurance Analyst - Gas, for our Safety, Health, and Assurance department in Waltham, MA.
Job Purpose
The purpose of this position is to support the NE Assurance Team, SHA Organization, and the NE Businesses in the mitigation of principal level risks, with a focus on potential exposures associated with testing Principal level
controls across all Risk categories.
Key Accountabilities
• Takes the lead in scheduling meetings with 1st line, participating in walkthroughs with stakeholders and documenting the end-to-end process in narrative format.
• Supports the Manager(s) and other team members with 2nd line controls testing, documenting results and completing workpapers in the standard guidance provided by Chief Risk Office (CRO).
• Assist 1st line in completing Control Self-Assessment Process within the GRC tool Archer.
• Support Manager(s) and other team members in updating PowerPoint slides and Excel spreadsheets used for meeting materials and tracking status of controls testing.
• Attend all training for the Archer GRC tool as well Power BI to ensure 1st and 2nd line is supported in completing tasks within these tools.
• Perform updates to Excel spreadsheets to track completion of monthly targets.
• Administer and support reporting mechanisms, KPIs, and resulting scorecards for effective risk performance management (e.g., aggregation of local, functional, and regional performance).
• Provide support, advice, and challenge to National Grid's First Line of Defense (the business) in the Three Lines of Defense approach.
• Provide advice and training support on regulatory compliance management techniques and internal control design.
• Execute risk-based controls testing, documentation and reporting in line with good practice guidance.
• Manage and coordinate the timely execution of team projects, ensuring that activities, including testing plans, are properly focused on key obligations and delivering value to the business.
• Manage remediation of Assurance findings.
• Proactively looks for areas of improvement and provide value adding and insightful recommendations on process and control improvements.
• Communicate with Manager(s) to avoid surprises, highlight issues and ensure timely delivery.
Qualifications
• A Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Engineering or relevant field.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience, including Risk Management, Internal or External Audit, SOX with a Big 4 or Medium-sized consultancy or other similar business function within a large organization (preferably Energy/Utilities).
• The Lead Analyst, Assurance should bring exposure to business process such as internal or external audit, SOX, Risk, or other similar business functions.
• Must be able to contribute to the risk plan and complete the risk and control testing requirements within the required time frames.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Understands risk assessment techniques, and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd lines of defense frameworks.
• Previous experience with controls testing.
• Willing to be trained in business governance and control testing techniques.
• Basic planning and/or project management skills.
• Understanding of data analytics (e.g. ACL) and visualization tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau); GRC Archer a plus.
• Professional certification or equivalent in relevant area (e.g. Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Public Accountant) or working towards qualification would be a plus.
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Salary
$124k - $146k a year
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.