Lead Analyst, Wholesale Regional Planning

Vistra Corp•Irving, TX

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The position is responsible for the coordination of financial planning and analysis for asset operations in the Renewable fleet and Wholesale Support O&M organization. This includes the development of high-performance financial plans and projections, and coordination of financial planning processes for the fleet. The analyst will work with the senior manager of planning and be supported by plant personnel and the Corp Development team, who provide planning, budgeting, and variance analysis input monthly.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, economics or other related analytical discipline required.
5 years finance work experience in a dynamic and analytical environment.
Strong Excel and PowerPoint technical skills.
Experience working with data and ability to query and analyze data in an efficient manner.
Working knowledge of key financial, accounting and business metrics.
Ability to interface with and resolve issues with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the financial projection, analysis, long-range planning and ad hoc financial and operational reporting processes for Renewables and Support O&M organization, including tracking of overall plant-level profitability.
Manage the utilization of planning tools and processes to coordinate capital, and O&M tracking and reporting.
Works closely with the Corp Development and Construction team to understand overall Renewable fleet financial performance/EBITDA contribution.
Actively monitors actual results compared to plan, projection, and prior year for their region to ensure targets are met or exceeded.
Works closely with regional plant leaders to summarize financial results, provide corrective action as needed and support ad-hoc & strategic analysis, including periodic performance updates as needed.
Ensures development & coordination of regional variance analysis to be included in the monthly Financial Operating Report.
Ensure that budgets and financial plans submitted by stakeholders, and provide constructive feedback to businesses.