Business Analyst

CenterPoint Energy • Houston, TX

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About The Position

This role collaborates with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Field Operations, Accounting and Regulatory groups, to meet business targets in the development of capital expenditure forecasts, tracking progress of the plan and implementing those plans across the organization. This individual supports the development of capital budgets, monitors the implementation of those budgets, and reports the business results.

Requirements

• Requires a minimum of four (4) years in any of the following: financial analysis, metrics, regulatory filings, business planning, distribution, or gas/electric operations.
• Requires knowledge and experience using SAP.

Responsibilities

• Collects and maintains data to support capital project and portfolio tracking, bidding processes, benchmarking studies, and ad-hoc analysis and reporting.
• Provide data and analysis to support infrastructure filings and rate cases.
• Provides support for data requests from various regulatory agencies.
• Assists with efforts to develop short- and long-term financial forecast updates in a manner consistent with established guidelines and processes.
• Develop, populate, and report to stakeholders, relevant performance benchmarks and scorecards.
• Coordinates efforts to continually improve the timeliness and relevance of financial reporting processes.
• Supports analytical evaluations and reporting of YTD actual financial performance against historical and budgeted performance.
• Collects and organizes data to understand cost structures and determines impact of project scope changes and sourcing decisions.
• Serves as a subject matter expert on the financial systems used by the organization to plan, execute and report out our capital investment performance.
• Data entry for all TFO departments
• Evaluate specific contracts related to TFO work in the region.
• Assist TFO employees to assign work to optimize capital expenditures.
• Track the effective use of our contract workforce across the region.
• Communicate with contractors as needed.
• Monitor budget to assure that region planned annual capital expenditures budget is managed in accordance with business unit goals.
• Ensure that financial terms of contracts are adhered to along with other issues from contractor audits.
• Must demonstrate commitment to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, the Company’s Ethics and Compliance Code of Conduct, and other company policies and procedures, and take all required training courses.
• Lead the benchmarking efforts to gather relevant benchmarking data, reporting of results, and action plan development
• Use analytical and spreadsheet skills to support benchmarking efforts, cost comparisons, and productivity analysis and works with other Regions to track Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
• Provide regulatory support for rate case activities, such as research for rate case testimony and responding to RFI questions
• Provide support to other departments to facilitate the execution of Contractor Contracts and Construction Inspection.
• Complete any tasks deemed necessary by Manager of Operations.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Paid training
• Benefits eligibility begins on your first day
• Transit subsidies
• Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off
• Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston
• Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees