Financial Consultant | Financial Planning

APS•Phoenix, AZ

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Arizona Public Service generates reliable, affordable and clean energy for 2.7 million Arizonans. As the state’s largest and longest-serving energy provider, our more than 6,000 dedicated employees power our vision of creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona.SummaryThis role performs financial planning and analysis across all financial statements, regularly updating forecasts, models, and work plans to align with business objectives and adapt to changing conditions. Key duties include financial analysis, scenario modeling, and reporting critical financial and operational metrics for management decision-making. The position compiles data, draws conclusions, and offers recommendations on spending, financing, and business strategies, ensuring actions support long-term goals. Working independently, the role creates financial reports for leadership and stakeholders, supports the monthly close process, and communicates results clearly. It requires expertise in industry trends and regulatory finance collaborates cross-functionally, provides ad hoc modeling for unique scenarios, and drives ongoing improvements in financial performance and reporting.

Requirements

Degree in finance, accounting economics, mathematics or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Minimum seven (7) years directly related experience in financial analysis, accounting, economic analysis or data analytics in any industry OR Minimum seven (7) years business operations related experience in the utility or energy services industry.
Advanced knowledge of finance and economic analysis, corporate finance, utility regulation, utility operations. Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Strong research, data management and effective communication skills.
Strong research, strong ability to mine and manage large sources of data and excellent executive management written and verbal communication skills a must.
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc.) and database tools.

Nice To Haves

MBA or Masters degree.
Advanced experience with related analytical, financial, database, and/or business operations tools (i.e., Kyriba, Bloomberg, PeopleSoft, Cognos, PowerPlant, Hyperion, Maximo, supply chain and inventory systems).
Travel may be required.

Responsibilities

Regularly update current work plans and long-range forecasts based on new information, check and adjust strategies and make recommendations for any changes needed to achieve financial results.
Performs a variety of highly complex analyses and reporting to provide ongoing information, compiles relevant information, makes comparisons evaluates results, makes recommendations to management on key strategies including O&M and capital targets to support the annual business planning process, including recommendations on overall spending and financing strategies to support achieving financial objectives.
Design and develop financial report packages for the Board of Directors, and Senior leadership. Undertakes complex financial and operational decision support and strategic financial projects.
Supports the monthly accounting close process including variance analysis, and preparation of variance explanations and communication of financial results and expectations for the year to management. Collaborates with Accounting to ensure financial events and transactions are accounted for correctly in financial model and reports key changes and information to Accounting for proper financial statement recording and accounting treatment.
Maintains comprehensive knowledge of the primary emerging issues facing the industry and company business specifics.
Compile relevant data, perform variance analyses, tracking key metrics and continuously focused on developing strategies to improve financial performance.
Collaborate with department staff in the evaluation of financial business scenarios. Develop ad hoc models to support unique scenarios analysis with the various work streams O&M, Capital, corporate finance, sales and revenue forecasting, tax planning, regulatory, and accounting. Provide direction or support in the formulation of model inputs and processing of data through financial models.
Consult with department leadership and management in identifying, recommending, and developing tactical and strategic business case opportunities.
Review and ensure that initiatives to be included in the long-term financial plans are strategically aligned with the 10-year strategy.
Review and ensure that documentation to support initiative implementation is accurate and complete. Provide recommendations to ensure effective implementation.
Provide direction and participate in design, development, compilation, presentation and communication of management reporting including identification of significant findings and conclusions through the use of existing technology and strong understanding of financial and regulatory related data. Ensure financial report packages and communications deliver impactful and relevant messages.
Complete and submit required external reporting and filings including ACC discovery requests.
Develops expert understanding of company, unit policies and procedures, accounting practices, and federal and state regulations.
Provides training and support to business customers to ensure understanding of new or existing processes; develops and provides comprehensive training to others within department.
Administers and/or designs department programs / plans by maintaining expert knowledge of each and preparing ongoing analyses of specific topics.