Financial Analysis, Advisor

Southern California Edison • Pomona, CA

221d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join the Clean Energy Revolution as a Financial Analysis, Advisor at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you'll be responsible for overseeing the data mining, data analytics, and financial reporting of the NextGen ERP project budget and program financial performance throughout the life of the project. NextGen ERP is a large, complex multi-year program designed to transform the way the electric utility operates. This critical strategic program leverages advanced technology innovations, such as machine learning and business process intelligence capabilities to enable an enterprise-wide future-focused business transformation. This transformation builds the foundation which will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions, and create cleaner air for everyone. As a Financial Analysis, Advisor, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Requirements

• Seven or more years of experience in financial planning, modeling and/or forecasting.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in building and maintaining financial reporting and dashboards for program financial performance including monthly budget, actual, and forecast cost data.
• Experience performing full-cycle ad-hoc complex financial analysis, including identifying client needs, gathering relevant information from appropriate partners, conducting data analytics, and presenting information clearly and effectively to management.
• Strong leadership, ethics, communication and influence skills to build consensus with stakeholders to develop and maintain partnerships with client organizations and senior leadership, as well as ability to effectively manage stress and engage in continuously changing environment.
• Experience advising and recommending courses of action on process improvements, financial/operational plans, or business strategy.
• Experience developing and engaging in discussions with a variety of audiences and levels across the Company, including effective written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Advance Excel skills including complex financial analysis.
• Advance presentation development skills supporting management review.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• CPA/CFA.

Responsibilities

• Project manages efforts and coordinate and ensure the appropriate involvement from various subject matter experts and support organizations for the Operating Unit or enterprise.
• Conducts ad hoc analysis supporting either the financial planning or strategic analysis workstreams, as needed.
• Leads the development and validation of complex financial models.
• Validates others' models and ensures accuracy and integrity of results.
• Reviews spending projections and derives utility revenue requirements and related analyses.
• Assesses ongoing capital project business cases, and assists in providing recommendations for funding approval to relevant stakeholders by assessing capital structures, and performing cost of capital calculations.
• Provides leadership on cross-functional teams on planning activities that have significant financial impact or risk to the Operating Unit or enterprise.
• Delivers financial advisory support to the business including analysis of potential investments, mergers, acquisitions, or divestitures.
• Contributes to the implementation of risk management and internal controls processes that comply with accounting, organizational, and regulatory policies.
• Develops cross functional relationships and interact with leaders across the company to provide guidance and lead the financial evaluation and development of business cases for capital projects and programs.
• Identifies and implements ways to improve working processes within the area of responsibility and communicate issues and areas for improvement to enterprise managers.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Utilities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree