Associate Financial Analyst

Summit Utilities Inc • Fayetteville, AR

15d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position will serve a key role in supporting the FP&A activities at Summit Utilities, Inc. This position analyzes and projects financial effects associated with management decisions and changes in the business environment for use by other departments, senior management, and agencies external to the business unit.

Partnering with business leaders, responsibilities will include forecasting, budgeting, analysis, and reporting responsibilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting
• Business partnering mentality with high focus on customer service.
• High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and meticulous analytical capability.
• Strong competencies in forecasting and budgeting.
• Demonstrated success in consulting effectively with all levels of management including senior management. Must possess the ability to influence others without direct position power to earn credibility and trust.
• Strong ability to take initiative and manage multiple projects successfully while maintaining an even-keel approach and commitment to deadlines.
• Ability to conduct and interpret quantitative/qualitative analysis with the proven ability to communicate complex financial concepts and data in an understandable manner to all levels of the organization.
• Highly proficient in all Microsoft Office suites of products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Nice To Haves

• Energy/Utility industry experience is a plus
• Experience with SAP, Oracle PBCS, Power BI, or Hyperion a plus.

Responsibilities

• Strategic business partner to multiple functional groups able to communicate and educate stakeholders on financial performance, including variance analysis and KPI’s.
• Assist in development of specific functional KPI reporting for departments across the company.
• Collaborate in the creation of annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and 5-year financial plan.
• Perform ad-hoc financial analysis or reporting tasks in support of the financial performance of the Company.
• Provide required information to accounting and others on the FP&A team to facilitate monthly financial close and ongoing financial & operational reporting.
• Validate and reconcile financial data across systems to ensure accuracy and consistency of financial reports.

Benefits

• Summit offers competitive pay and medical/dental/vision and other benefits that provide flexibility, choice and support to our employees when they need it most.
• We understand that home and family are essential pieces of your life, and our benefits are designed to support you both at work and at home.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees