Business Reporting and Financial Analysis Director

Berkshire Hathaway Energy • Des Moines, IA

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About The Position

Provides director-level leadership in planning, gathering, analyzing, and synthesizing enterprise-wide information to support leadership decision-making. Delivers clear, actionable financial and operational insights to assess performance and meet evolving reporting requirements.

Oversees the enterprise capital governance process, including evaluation of major capital investments, monitoring capital spending against approved authorizations, post-completion project reviews, and support of long-term financial planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, engineering, or a related field. Typically, eight years of related, progressive work experience may be substituted for candidates who do not possess a bachelor’s degree.
• Eight years of related, progressive experience in financial analysis, capital investment evaluation, business planning, performance reporting, or related disciplines.
• Strong understanding of corporate finance, regulatory accounting, capital investment evaluation, and business planning.
• Ability to analyze complex financial and operational information, challenge assumptions, and develop sound recommendations.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex financial, operational, and technical information into clear, concise executive-level reports and presentations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional processes, manage multiple priorities, and work effectively with business leaders and subject matter experts across the organization.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with experience using financial reporting, planning, and/or enterprise reporting systems.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and administer the enterprise capital governance and approval process, establishing requirements for developing, evaluating, reviewing, and approving authorization for expenditure (AFE) requests and ensuring adherence across the organization.
• Review and evaluate significant capital projects requiring senior management approval; monitor capital expenditures against approved AFEs; and lead post-completion reviews to identify lessons learned and strengthen future capital investment decisions.
• Contribute to the development and review of short-term and long-range business plans, including analysis of capital investment plans and their financial impacts.
• Perform detailed financial and business analysis to support planning and budgetary decisions and provide recommendations to management.
• Lead the development of executive-level reports, presentations, and other communications for senior management, the board, and key external stakeholders, synthesizing complex financial and business information into clear, concise, and actionable messages.
• Monitor external news sources and investor communications for material events impacting the company, its businesses, and other relevant companies; update financial models and related analyses as appropriate and communicate significant impacts to senior management.
• Mentor and support team members in achieving departmental goals and objectives.
• Perform additional special projects, assignments, and responsibilities as requested.

What This Job Offers

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