Agency Budget Analyst

Energy Northwest • Richland, WA

6d • $83,125 - $137,338 • Onsite

About The Position

The Agency Budget Analyst provides business planning and risk support to designated management groups on a broad range of financial and business issues, responding to budgetary and financial challenges and proactively addressing business needs. The role partners with Project Controls, Finance, and Project Management to review, challenge, and validate project financial performance while remaining independent from day-to-day project execution.

The position develops, coordinates, tracks, and executes corporate budget development and change management, staffing control and reporting, and senior-management financial reporting. It monitors organizational cost performance against budget, analyzes variances and trends, recommends corrective actions, and provides monthly financial summaries to supported managers and projects. The role also supports capital and Operations & Maintenance project controls and EVMS, providing technical direction to project managers and engineers on project scope, schedules, cost estimates, and financial analysis and control.

Additional duties include maintaining and improving Columbia Station’s Long-range Plan and potentially the corporate and ESD plans; identifying risks and ensuring internal controls are in place; collaborating within the department and with external customers; conducting special assignments and benchmarking studies; and supporting the Emergency Response team when designated and the biennial refueling outage. The selected applicant must work onsite in Richland, Washington.

Requirements

• For Analyst III: Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of industrial-level financial, accounting, budgeting, or risk experience; or an AA degree and 9 years; or a high school diploma/GED and 11 years. Experience preferably is within a large company or profit center.
• For Analyst II: Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Accounting, and 6 years of industrial-level financial, accounting, or budgeting experience; or an AA degree and 8 years; or a high school diploma/GED and 10 years. Experience preferably is within a large company or profit center.
• For Analyst I: Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Accounting, and 3 years of industrial-level financial, accounting, or budgeting experience; or an AA degree and 5 years; or a high school diploma/GED and 7 years. Experience preferably is within a large company or profit center.
• A Master’s degree in Business Administration or Finance may substitute for two years of experience for each listed analyst level.
• Strong technical accounting expertise and understanding of complex cost accounting methodologies.
• Experience with financial analysis and control of corporate activities such as staffing, benefits, allocations, budget change management, forecasting, and cost trends.
• Advanced Excel skills, including managing large datasets, creating complex financial models, and analyzing variances.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting complex financial information to varied audiences.
• Attention to detail and ability to produce accurate, thorough reporting aligned with industry standards, GAAP, and contractual requirements.
• Ability to independently develop, coordinate, and execute business and financial controls, especially for budget development and monitoring, and to proactively identify and address risks.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and cross-organizational collaboration skills.
• Ability to work onsite in Richland, Washington.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and throughout employment; employment visa sponsorship is not provided.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency with Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning software.
• Project management experience.
• A Bachelor’s degree preferably in Accounting for Analyst II and Analyst I roles.
• Experience in a large company or profit center.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate, track, and execute corporate budget development and budget change management.
• Manage staffing control and reporting and prepare senior management financial reporting.
• Monitor organizational cost performance against budget by analyzing variances and cost trends and recommending corrective actions.
• Provide monthly financial summaries to supported managers and projects.
• Support capital and Operations & Maintenance project controls and EVMS activities.
• Provide technical direction and assistance to project managers and engineers on project scope, detailed schedules, cost estimates, and financial analysis and control.
• Recommend actions to recover project cost and schedule to established baselines.
• Maintain, improve, and monitor the Columbia Station Long-range Plan and potentially the corporate and ESD Long-range Plans in accordance with procedures.
• Identify key risks and ensure compensating internal controls are established and institutionalized.
• Collaborate proactively within the department and with external customers, including supporting change management.
• Perform special assignments and conduct benchmarking studies on business-related issues.
• Participate on the Emergency Response team when designated and support the biennial refueling outage.

Benefits

• Annual at-risk compensation incentive plan based on agency performance and plan eligibility rules.
• Three retirement programs: Washington State PERS pension plan, 401(k) savings plan with employer match, and 457(b) savings plan.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance options.
• Flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, childcare subsidies, HRA VEBA, HSA, supplemental life insurance, and credit monitoring/identity theft insurance may be available as voluntary benefits.
• Qualifying employees typically accrue 160 hours of personal time per year, with accrual rates increasing at service intervals.
• Nine paid holidays per calendar year.
• Washington State has no state income tax; the Tri-Cities cost of living is described as lower than the national average.

What This Job Offers

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