Business Support Specialist

Atmos Energy•Garland, TX

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Atmos Energy Corporation, a natural gas-only distributor, is an S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas. We safely deliver reliable, affordable, efficient and abundant natural gas to more than 3 million distribution customers in over 1,400 communities across eight states located primarily in the South. As part of our vision to be the safest provider of natural gas services, we are modernizing our business and infrastructure while continuing to invest in safety, innovation, environmental sustainability and our communities. Atmos Energy manages proprietary pipeline and storage assets, including one of the largest intrastate natural gas pipeline systems in Texas.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business administration; or equivalent.
Ability to utilize the Company's database systems and available resources for data entry, reference and/or retrieval tasks.
Working knowledge of various software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point to create documents, reports, and/or graphics.
Ability to perform analyses involving ratios, percentages and simple statistical methods.
Ability to communicate with internal/external customers to obtain and/or provide explanations and/or information.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary region/department contact person for operating and maintenance budgets, capital project forecasts and related issues.
Enter, retrieve, and analyze data in financial/project management systems.
Answer questions, provide information, and advise business stakeholders regarding budgets, forecasts, variances, project statuses, and other requested data.
Communicate with internal and external partners such as operations, engineering, finance, contractors, and consultants.
Monitor, investigate, analyze, and explain budget forecasts and variances as required. Resolve discrepancies between various data sources.
Identify, evaluate, develop, and conduct training, as needed, to assure the consistent application of administrative and financial practices, policies, and procedures.
Assist in completing and maintaining accurate records and reports to comply with Company and regulatory requirements.
Support various division initiatives or projects.
Manage day-to-day service center office operations, including meeting or event coordination, communication, invoice review/processing, and calendar management.
Organize and provide data for the annual budget cycle.