1339 Finance Operations Leader

PSEG•Newark, NJ

1d•$107,600 - $170,300•Hybrid

About The Position

The Finance Operations Leader provides leadership and oversight for financial operations across PSEG Shared Services departments. The role manages and improves financial systems that support planning, budgeting, reporting, and regulatory activities. Working with IT, operations, and finance teams, the position monitors progress toward business goals and ensures timely, reliable monthly close, billing, and master data management processes for the Services Corporation. The role develops insights to support system enhancements and effective fiscal practices, prepares information for regulatory filings and rate cases, and manages the annual Services Corporation budget in SAP. It also coordinates monthly Services Corporation forecasts prepared in SAP BW and may participate in enterprise initiatives, including SAP replacement and redesign of the Services Corporation model. At this time, only current PSEG employees are being considered.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
Five or more years of financial operations, financial modeling, or managerial accounting experience.
Experience with financial operations, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting in a complex corporate environment.
Experience developing and overseeing financial systems and processes, including monthly close, billing, and master data management.
Ability to interpret and apply managerial accounting principles and communicate financial concepts clearly to financial and non-financial stakeholders.
Advanced proficiency with financial systems and PC applications, including MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
Experience working with cross-functional teams, influencing without direct authority, and managing competing priorities.
Track record of driving performance improvements, system enhancements, and process simplification initiatives.
Ability to prepare and analyze information for regulatory filings, rate cases, and leadership decision-making.
Demonstrated commitment to fostering an inclusive work environment and valuing diverse perspectives and approaches.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills.
Ability to deliver clear, concise, and accurate information under tight deadlines and evolving business needs.
Compliance with the Department of Energy’s regulation 10 CFR 810 is required.

Nice To Haves

Prior Shared Services experience.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Experience supporting enterprise-level transformation or system separation projects.
Advanced knowledge of SAP.
Experience preparing rate case support documentation.

Responsibilities

Recommend financial and operational performance improvements to enhance client competitiveness.
Partner with others to identify key financial and non-financial drivers of success and support strategy implementation.
Create complex financial models to evaluate business scenarios for lines of business and senior leadership.
Coordinate preparation of annual budgets utilizing SAP.
Oversee Shared Services financial systems and manage monthly close, billing, and master data activities.
Prepare information for regulatory filings and rate cases.
Support major projects, including cross-functional system initiatives.
Implement improvements such as simplification of shared services budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.