Associate Analyst

About the Role

As an Associate Analyst on the New England Finance team, you will play a key role in supporting budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and business planning activities. You will partner with Finance Business Partners and business leaders to analyze performance, identify trends, and inform decisions impacting the electric business. This role offers the opportunity to learn from experienced finance professionals and gain exposure to a wide range of business functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Support annual budgets, forecasts, and business planning activities by preparing data, maintaining planning templates, and conducting financial analyses.
• Prepare recurring financial reports and dashboards to help stakeholders understand business performance, key trends, and cost drivers.
• Analyze financial results, identify variances, and communicate insights to support forecasting, cost management, and decision-making.
• Partner with Finance Business Partners and cross-functional teams to support ad hoc analyses, investigate financial trends, and contribute to special projects.
• Develop expertise in financial systems, reporting tools, and data sources, while helping to improve reporting processes, automation, and efficiency.
• Build strong relationships across the finance organization and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including the adoption of AI-enabled tools and technologies.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor's or Master's degree from an accredited institution, preferably in Mathematics, Economics, Finance, or a quantitative field.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel for data organization, analysis, and interpretation, including functions such as Pivot Tables, formulas, and data analysis tools.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work in a team-oriented environment.
• Graduated between May 2026 and June 2027.
• Ability to begin the National Grid Graduate Program on June 7, 2027, or July 12, 2027.
• Work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Qualifications (It would be awesome if you had)

• Experience developing financial recommendations, business cases, or data-driven solutions through coursework, case competitions, research projects, volunteer experiences, or student organizations.
• Experience with Power BI, SAP, or other reporting and analytics tools.

Program Details

• The Graduate Development Program is a year-long development program for recent college graduates.
• Graduates start with a 3-week in-person Orientation.
• Following Orientation, you will begin working in a full-time position and participate in robust in-person and virtual development activities throughout the year, including monthly development sessions, active mentorship, and a "Hackathon Project."
• Finance Rotations involve a 12-month exploration, with the first 6 months in the Associate Analyst role, followed by a broadening 6-month placement.

Additional Information

• Salary Range: $69,000 - $82,000 annually.
• Location: Waltham, Massachusetts.
• Residency Requirement: US Colleagues must reside within National Grid's existing footprint (Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont) and within a reasonable, commutable distance to the assigned primary office.
• Application Closing Date: December 1, 2026 (posting may close earlier due to rolling application review).
• National Grid utilizes an assessment that evaluates job qualifications/characteristics using AI or statistically based scoring.