Analyst Senior

City of Gainesville•Gainesville, FL

About The Position

Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) is seeking an Analyst to support our Energy Supply- Fuels Management team. This role offers a unique opportunity to apply strong analytical and business acumen in a mission-driven environment where your work directly supports reliable generation, responsible purchasing, and regulatory compliance. Fuels Management is responsible for the procurement and delivery of heavy and light fuel oils, coal, biomass, and natural gas for GRU generating units; purchasing environmental commodities such as pebble lime, urea, ammonia, and sodium bicarbonate; and marketing/selling combustion byproducts including fly ash, bottom ash, and scrubber waste. The Analyst, Senior serves as the department’s Biomass Plant Analyst, while also providing cross-coverage to other analysts and participating in technical and economic analyses across multiple fuel and commodity portfolios. This position reports to the GRU Fuels Manager. In this role, you will support three critical areas: fuel procurement and cost analysis, fuel inventory and supply management, and regulatory compliance and reporting. You’ll build and maintain data files, develop forecasts and performance summaries, evaluate purchasing and inventory activity, and translate complex findings into clear recommendations using dashboards, charts, and concise presentations. You’ll also collaborate across departments and with external suppliers, consultants, and contractors to solve complex problems and improve processes. Successful candidates bring strong proficiency in Excel or comparable data tools, excellent analytical and critical-thinking skills, and the ability to communicate findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. Experience or knowledge in energy/fuel markets, economic/financial analysis, risk management or hedging concepts, fuel supply agreements, commodity solicitations, natural gas pipeline nominations/scheduling, fuel cost accounting, and basic power generation/fuel combustion is highly valued. Candidates who are organized, collaborative, and effective in team-based problem solving, often requiring input from multiple levels within GRU, will thrive. Underfill opportunity: This position may be underfilled as an Analyst for candidates who meet the Analyst requirements but do not yet meet the Analyst, Senior experience requirements. Candidates with at least two (2) years of relevant experience are encouraged to apply. The position may also be under filled as an Analyst ($52,000.00 - $84,052.14 annually). The Analyst position requires a bachelor’s degree in finance, business, economics, or a related field, and two (2) years of experience in financial, operational or fuels analysis, or six (6) years of related analytical experience (with no degree), or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, public administration, finance, accounting or a related field as required by the hiring department
Three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in financial, operational, fuels or marketing analysis, or seven (7) years of progressively responsible related analytical experience (with no degree), or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
Thorough knowledge of financial, statistical, economic, utility, fuels or marketing analysis, techniques and modeling and the ability to apply knowledge in preparing studies and forecasts.
Thorough knowledge of generally accepted accounting and financial principles and practices.
Working knowledge of computers and relevant software and ability to apply knowledge in performing computations and analyses.
Thorough knowledge of governmental or utility budget, audit and accounting procedures.
Ability to keep records and prepare reports.
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Ability to work effectively with elected officials, charter officers, department heads, representatives of other agencies, other City employees, and the general public.
Thorough knowledge of organizational structure, functions, operations, objectives, and goals of municipal government or utilities.
Thorough knowledge of laws, ordinances, regulations and statues which govern local government or utility functions.
Ability to develop long-term plans and programs and to evaluate work and accomplishments.
Ability to collate, analyze, and creatively interpret data and trends in order to make recommendations for products and services.
Ability to make effective presentations in group or individual settings.
Thorough knowledge of organization structure, functions, internal relationships, and interactions with other levels of organization.
Thorough knowledge of office procedures and practices, business English, spelling, and commercial arithmetic.
Valid Florida Driver License required.

Nice To Haves

Experience or knowledge in energy/fuel markets, economic/financial analysis, risk management or hedging concepts, fuel supply agreements, commodity solicitations, natural gas pipeline nominations/scheduling, fuel cost accounting, and basic power generation/fuel combustion is highly valued.
Candidates who are organized, collaborative, and effective in team-based problem solving, often requiring input from multiple levels within GRU, will thrive.

Responsibilities

Prepares varied financial, operating or marketing reports, including study plans, quarterly summaries, forecasts, system and organizational analyses, and work flowcharts.
Acquires and disseminates information concerning work methods and procedures, controls, and similar management functions.
Develops alternatives and makes specific recommendations to superiors and assists in implementing the recommendations.
Develops and maintains computer-based data files and records related to customers, costs and cost support schedules.
Determines short-term fuel requirements for utility facilities and exchange of wholesale transactions to third parties.
Assists in the preparation and monitoring of the departmental budget.
Evaluates capital expenditure requests and capital needs of the department.
Assists in the performance of technical and analytical evaluations on purchases, exchanges, sales, transportation, usage and inventories of utility fuels.
Studies actual and potential problems and presents findings to officials using charts, slides, and other visual aids to describe findings, proposed solution, and effect in such areas as policy, program, organization, procedure, and form.
Designs and implements marketing research systems and projects to identify and analyze competitors’ strengths and weaknesses and marketing and communications processes’ strengths and weaknesses.
Conducts audits to monitor performance.
Performs rate, load, financial, operational or marketing studies.
Makes long- and short-range financial, operating, facilities or marketing plans.
Provides direction and oversight of work of lower level Analysts.
Attends work on continuous and regular basis.