Director, Operational Performance Management
About The Position
Drive operational excellence and strategic performance across a region or cross-functional portfolio, influencing outcomes that directly support enterprise-wide objectives. You’ll lead the development and execution of business strategies, optimize resource allocation, and ensure the success of O&M plans through data-driven cost and resource planning. As part of the Delivery Assurance model, you’ll play a critical role in maintaining plan feasibility while delivering transparency into cost performance. This role also offers the opportunity to grow and lead high-performing teams coaching talent, shaping culture, and championing company programs that enable long-term success.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, or a related field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in senior performance reporting or performance management role.
- A minimum of five years of direct people management.
- Leadership and teamwork skills to negotiate with and influence peers and management on policy and strategic issues.
- Management skills including the ability to establish objectives, develop and execute policy, direct and monitor resources, and recommend and oversee development or implementation of systems, programs, or processes.
- Strong working knowledge of GAAP.
- Ability to deliver high quality results at pace, manage parallel processes, and consistently meet tight deadlines.
- Communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to manage and motivate employees.
- Knowledge of the Company’s strategic plan, regulatory and political environment, as well as the Company’s policies, procedures and practices, and applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced Degree.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
- Utility experience.
- Working knowledge of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Uniform System of Accounts.
Responsibilities
- Support the PacifiCorp monthly and quarterly external and managerial reporting processes.
- Direct the reporting of financial and operational performance variances against target including trend analysis and interpretation of movements in key performance indicators at the executive level.
- Responsible for performance reporting, technical accounting and complex analytical services to PacifiCorp executives.
- Develop monthly performance reports with incisive measurement of actual performance against targets.
- Manage relationships throughout the organization.
- Link business strategy and financial planning.
- Liaise with PacifiCorp businesses and corporate functions to support performance management and advise best practice and process methodology.
- Direct the consolidation of PacifiCorp financial information for monthly management accounts, budgets and forecasts.
- Develop and manage operating plans and objectives for the Finance organization.
- Influence continued change in culture and mindset towards performance management.
- Direct the internal controls for specified cycles on a monthly basis.
- Coordinate unit cost delivery results with Asset Management as part of the 10 year planning process.
- Manage, mentor and evaluate employees.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k with match fixed contributions, including a Roth and saving option.
- Life insurance
- Additional voluntary benefits, including pet insurance
- Tuition Assistance
- Mass Transit Pass for employees in our Portland and Salt Lake City Offices.
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid short-term disability leave and long-term disability insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Bereavement Leave
- Employee Assistance Program supporting mental and emotional wellbeing
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
