Northern Powergrid
Reporting Accountant SME (24-Month FTC)
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The Reporting Accountant SME
The Reporting Accountant SME provides subject matter expertise across Finance reporting, management information, regulatory reporting, statutory reporting and financial data consumption, supporting the design, implementation and optimisation of Northern Powergrid's Finance transformation programme.
The role acts as the primary business representative for Finance reporting requirements, ensuring that financial and operational stakeholders have access to accurate, timely and reliable information to support decision-making, governance and compliance obligations.
Working closely with Finance, IT, Data, Regulatory Reporting, Group Reporting, Finance Services and external implementation partners, the SME will ensure reporting requirements are translated into effective reporting solutions, data models, hierarchies and processes across the Finance landscape.
The role will support the implementation of Oracle Fusion, FCC and EPM reporting capabilities, ensuring reporting outputs support operational, management, statutory, regulatory and parent company reporting needs.
The SME is empowered to make day-to-day programme decisions relating to reporting requirements, data structures, reporting hierarchies, definitions, testing and report design within agreed governance frameworks and will work collaboratively with other SMEs to ensure a single, trusted source of financial information across the organisation.
Along with a competitive salary of between £45,000 - £55,000 we also offer great benefits such as:
- Enrolment into our pension scheme
- 25 days holiday
- £4000 Retention Bonus
- 10% Performance Bonus
Principal Accountabilities
- Act as the programme Subject Matter Expert for Finance reporting and data consumption requirements.
- Define, document and validate reporting requirements across Finance and wider business functions.
- Represent reporting requirements within design workshops, conferences and solution walkthroughs.
- Make functional decisions relating to reporting structures, hierarchies, dimensions, metadata and reporting outputs.
- Collaborate with AP, AR, GL, Treasury, Projects, Group Reporting, Regulatory Reporting and Data SMEs to ensure reporting requirements are addressed across end-to-end processes.
- Define and validate reporting catalogues, report inventories and reporting governance standards.
- Support the design and validation of management, operational and financial reporting outputs.
- Support creation and optimisation of statutory and regulatory reporting capabilities.
- Define reporting acceptance criteria and support SIT, UAT and business validation activities.
- Support data migration, reconciliation and validation activities affecting reporting outputs.
- Establish reporting controls, reconciliations and data quality checks.
- Support user training, reporting adoption and business readiness activities.
- Identify opportunities for reporting automation, simplification and standardisation.
- Ensure reporting solutions support future business growth and regulatory requirements.
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Knowledge, and Experience required
- Significant experience in Finance reporting, management accounting, reporting analytics, statutory reporting or regulatory reporting roles.
- Strong understanding of how financial data is generated, transformed and consumed across Finance processes.
- Experience designing, developing or owning management reporting and financial reporting solutions.
- Experience supporting budget holders, Finance users and operational stakeholders through reporting and analysis.
- Experience participating in Finance transformation, ERP implementation or reporting system change programmes.
- Strong understanding of reporting controls, governance and data quality principles.
- Proven ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to define reporting requirements.
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Key Skills
- Strong understanding of Finance reporting, data structures and data governance.
- Ability to translate business reporting needs into clear solution requirements.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to challenge and simplify complex reporting requirements.
- Ability to make informed decisions regarding reporting design and governance.
- Strong understanding of accounting, finance processes and reporting dependencies.
- Understanding of how data flows across AP, AR, Projects, Fixed Assets, Treasury, GL and Consolidation.
- Ability to manage competing reporting priorities across multiple stakeholder groups.
- Advanced Excel and reporting tool capabilities.
Key Competencies
- Recognised expert in Finance reporting and data consumption.
- Strong focus on data quality, accuracy and governance.
- Passionate about enabling business users through accessible information.
- Strong customer-focused approach to reporting delivery.
- Ability to simplify complex reporting requirements.
- Collaborative and influential across multiple business functions.
- Continuous improvement and automation mindset.
- Strong attention to detail balanced with strategic thinking.
- Delivers reporting solutions that support both operational effectiveness and compliance requirements.
Additional Information
- Posted: 28/07/2026
- Closing date for applications: 14/08/2026
We reserve the right to close this advert early dependent on number of applications.
Applicants are considered on the basis of their suitability for the post irrespective of sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender re-assignment, race, age or disability, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
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