Senior Assurance Analyst

1 day ago

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States National Grid USA Full time
About Us

National Grid USA is a leading energy company dedicated to delivering a cleaner, greener energy future. Our team of experts is passionate about making a real difference in the communities we serve.

Job Purpose

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Assurance Analyst to support our strategic objectives by providing assurance over key controls and mitigating activities that manage risk. This role will be ideal for someone with 3+ years of experience in risk management, internal or external audit, SOX, or a similar business function.

Key Responsibilities
  • Schedule meetings with stakeholders and assist with documenting end-to-end processes in narrative format.
  • Support the Manager(s) and other team members with 2nd line controls testing, documenting results, and completing workpapers in the standard guidance provided by the Chief Risk Office (CRO).
  • Assist 1st line in completing the 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.
  • Complete training on risk management techniques and internal control design in a timely manner.
  • Attend all training for the Archer GRC tool as well as Power BI to ensure 1st and 2nd line support in completing tasks within these tools.
  • Create Standard Operating Procedures to support the risk functions.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Prepare and present comprehensive, clear, concise reports, maintaining objectivity and impartiality.
  • 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 look 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.
  • Leverage software/technology to support regulatory compliance management, controls testing work, and assurance findings.
Qualifications
  • A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Engineering, or a relevant field.
  • 3+ years of relevant work experience, including Risk Management, Internal or External Audit, SOX, or a similar business function within a large organization (preferably Energy/Utilities).
  • The Senior Analyst, Assurance should bring basic exposure to business processes 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 basic risk assessment techniques and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd lines of defense frameworks.
  • Some previous experience with controls testing preferred.
  • Willing to be trained in business governance and control testing techniques.
  • Basic planning and/or project management skills.
  • Basic understanding of data analytics (e.g. ACL) and visualization tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau); GRC Archer a plus.

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