Distribution Engineering - Financial Specialist

FirstEnergy • Fairmont, WV

12d • Onsite

About The Position

FirstEnergy’s Program Delivery Financial Management & Controls team plays a critical role in overseeing a multi-billion-dollar portfolio, managing more than $2 billion in regulatory and program spend across a five-year horizon. We are committed to ensuring the financial health, compliance, and cost efficiency of our programs while supporting strategic growth and operational excellence. The Financial Specialist is a strategic, results-driven professional with strong financial and business acumen. This specialist is a proactive leader who excels at guiding program financial performance, strengthening controls, and delivering high-quality insights to senior leadership while fostering accountability and cross-functional collaboration. This role will serve as the financial specialist supporting our West Virginia and Maryland reliability enhancement programs. The individual will support program budgeting, variance analysis, and regulatory reporting needs through collaboration with Engineering, Project Management, Rates, Regulatory Reporting, and Corporate Finance. This position reports onsite. The preferred reporting locations are either the Mon Power Headquarters in Fairmont, West Virginia, or the FirstEnergy Headquarters in Akron, Ohio. Other locations within the company's service territory will be considered.

Requirements

• Two-to-four-year degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering or related discipline and minimum 4 to 10 years’ related work experience is required.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum 7 to 13 years’ related work experience is required. Relevant work experience includes financial forecasting & analysis, cost flow oversight, expense verification & correction, project management controls, strategic financial planning, or portfolio management.
• Proven experience in financial management with budget ownership. Strong understanding of financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and risk management.
• Possess strong computer skills in the Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word), SAP, QlikView, PlannerDash, PowerPlan and Coupa. PowerBI/Toad skills are a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interpret, analyze, and clearly communicate complex data.
• Strong analytical, decision making, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative team player with able to work cross-functionally across business units.
• Questioning attitude to learn and produce results while working across FirstEnergy.
• Demonstrates a curious, questioning mindset with a focus on continuous learning and driving results.

Nice To Haves

• PowerBI/Toad skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Providing leadership and oversight for program financial management, including budgets, forecasts, and cost controls.
• Collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to align financial strategies with program objectives.
• Partnering with stakeholders to ensure grant management compliance where applicable.
• Partnering with stakeholders to ensure audit readiness and compliance execution, including internal and external audits.
• Supporting continuous improvement activities across the business unit and FirstEnergy.
• Monitoring and reporting progress against program plans and providing presentations to leadership and other ad-hoc data requests.
• Developing solutions for complex assignments while actively seeking ways to build challenge and adding value within scope of assignments.
• Promoting a sense of urgency in the team for reaching goals and meeting deadlines.

Benefits

• competitive pay plus incentive compensation
• a company-sponsored pension plan
• 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution
• a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs
• skills development training with tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree