Lead Analyst - Financial & Operations
About The Position
The Lead Analyst Financial & Operations Management role is responsible for leading financial and operational plan development and analysis for Networks Operations. This position involves consulting with senior leadership to define business goals and initiatives, ensuring the success of Networks Operations. The Lead Analyst will collaborate with all levels of the Operations organization to develop efficiencies and support day-to-day financial and operational requirements, with the fundamental goal of increasing profitability, delivering value, and informing decision-making. The ideal candidate will possess a strong working knowledge of the financial planning process, extensive knowledge of regulatory statutes in each state, accounting practices, investment planning processes, and operational activities. This role will provide technical support to staff in identifying opportunities and driving financial accuracy to achieve results for the Network Business.
Requirements
- Bachelors’ Degree with a minimum of 5 to 7 years relevant experience preferred. Or Associates Degree with a minimum of 7 years relevant experience.
- Microsoft 365 experience (Advanced Excel, knowledge of Power Bi, Power Automate and Power Apps preferred).
- Working knowledge of the financial planning process, and accounting practice.
- Must have excellent analytical skills and experience leveraging their analytical expertise in a wide variety of business situations.
- Stakeholder management skills.
- Analytical, flexible and persuasive influencing skills.
- Strong interpersonal ability.
- Motivation and proactivity in delivering organizational and technical change.
- Ability to build effective relationships and drive high impact, lasting change across the organization.
- Problem-solver and multi-task ability.
- The ability to schedule, plan and manage numerous competing priorities concurrently.
- Ability to work with all levels of the organization.
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency in SAP.
Responsibilities
- Guide, direct, and evaluate the preparation of financial and operational plans and strategic budgeting.
- Quarterly forecast budget revisions.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual capital and net operating expense analysis for management review.
- Develop data sets and ad-hoc reporting, generating insight and predictions to optimize performance.
- Definition and implementation of action plans to guarantee financial and operational target accomplishment.
- Leverage fundamental working knowledge of Networks Operations workflow to influence and challenge functional areas, ensuring procedure and policy deliver optimum financial performance.
- Propose, implement and follow up efficient financial initiatives.
- Act as liaison between Operations functional areas (Electric Ops, Gas Ops, Processes & Technology, Operational Smart Grids, Projects, etc.) and corporate areas (Control, Investment Planning, Regulatory, etc.). Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships.
- Communicate and interact with diverse stakeholder population including regulatory bodies, senior leadership, corporate partners, and front-line employee management.
- Provide general support to Networks Operations functional areas.
- Help shape and implement effective financial and operations strategy.
- Prepare and deliver presentation to Senior Leadership and Stakeholders to achieve results.
- Contribute to the short-, medium- and long-term strategies, proposing actions for the area aligned with the Company's strategic and legislation, ensuring the maximization of results in the Company's strategic value chain, enabling improvements in the quality of resources generated by the area and deepening the commercial and financial scope of the contracts signed.
Benefits
- Fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
- Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities or disabled veterans who are unable to use the online tool.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
