Lead Financial Analyst

Alliant Energy•Madison, WI

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Lead Financial Analyst, you’ll operate as a strategic advisor at the center of long‑term generation planning—helping shape high‑impact decisions across Operations, Finance, and enterprise‑wide strategic initiatives. In this hybrid role, you’ll serve as a trusted financial advisor, autonomously driving complex analysis to support executives in the areas of capital, operating expense, regulatory, economic modeling, and daily business decisions. —all while serving as a leader, mentoring and developing others on the Finance team! Job Summary Lead Financial Analyst independently drives complex and technically advanced financial and economic analyses, modeling, and research to support business unit and enterprise level decision making. This role designs, interprets, and applies financial models, long-term forecasts, sensitivity analyses, and rate review strategy across multiple workstreams. The Lead Financial Analyst serves as a strategic financial advisor, shaping recommendations, influencing decisions, and supporting implementation with a high degree of autonomy.

Requirements

8 years of experience in Corporate Finance, Financial Planning, Strategic Planning, Accounting or other related field Required.
Advanced expertise in financial, economic, and business concepts, with a business unit or enterprise perspective.
Demonstrated ability to perform highly complex financial and economic analysis in ambiguous or novel situations.
Advanced expertise in designing, enhancing, and interpreting complex financial models, long term forecasts, and scenario analyses.
Ability to apply sound judgment and operate with high autonomy across multiple initiatives or workstreams.
Proven ability to shape recommendations by synthesizing complex information, risks, and trade offs.
Exceptional communication and influence skills, including the ability to lead cross functional discussions without direct authority.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree or Advanced Degree | Accounting, Economics, Finance, or related field Preferred.
CMA CPA or CFA Preferred

Responsibilities

Independently drives highly complex financial and economic analyses to support business‑unit and enterprise‑level decision‑making.
Designs, enhances, and interprets advanced financial models, long‑term forecasts, and scenario analyses across multiple workstreams.
Serves as a strategic financial advisor to internal customers, proactively identifying risks, opportunities, and alternative courses of action.
Shapes financial recommendations and supports implementation of approved decisions aligned to strategic priorities.
Leads cross‑functional discussions and influences stakeholders through clear communication of complex financial insights, trade‑offs, and implications.
Drives business planning, benchmarking, research, and risk assessment efforts with significant organizational impact.
Leads or plays a significant role in the rate review process, including development of filings and communication with regulatory or external stakeholders, as applicable.
Identifies and drives innovative improvements to financial processes, models, and analytical approaches.
Serves as a financial subject matter expert, providing expert guidance and informal mentoring to strengthen analytical capabilities across the team.
Engages in other duties as needed that support our Values and help deliver on our Purpose to serve customers and build stronger