Manager - Business Support

Iberdrola•Orange, CT

4d•$141,120 - $184,400•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager - Business Support manages financial and project reporting deliverables for CSRO, including development of annual CAPEX and External OPEX budgets, monthly variance analyses and projections for capital and operating expenses, and department-wide procurement and purchasing needs. The role works with CSRO directors and managers on departmental financial and initiative reporting to help ensure budget objectives are met, and serves as the CSRO interface for financial and purchasing requirements across Global, Corporate, and Operating Companies. The position leads budget loading and funding allocation, supports project and program funding reviews and budget requests, and contributes to rate case inquiries and project justifications. It manages departmental procurement across multiple purchasing levels, supports RFP and bid-package development, maintains vendor and Framework Agreement relationships, and applies corporate purchasing policy changes. The role also provides leadership on programs and projects, supports management decision-making, and manages administrative staff and vendors. The manager oversees the Budget Analyst’s purchase-order processing and month-end reporting work, provides coverage when needed, and helps improve processes and procedures. Responsibilities include quality-checking purchase requests and orders for control requirements and policy compliance, supporting invoice processing and accrual inputs, and monitoring the purchasing inbox.

Requirements

Higher education completion, including a bachelor’s degree or certification program in administration, business, purchasing, or a similar field.
7–10 years of experience, preferably in project or technical management.

Nice To Haves

7–10 years of work experience, including SAP experience in the MM Purchasing module and budget-management report transactions.
Prior project-management experience, especially in project budgeting, phased budgeting, project estimating, and work breakdown structures.
Prior management or supervisory experience.
Knowledge of business and financial matters, including accounting and corporate finance, purchasing and procurement best practices, US GAAP, contracting review, bid creation, and RFP/tender management.
Project-management skills.
Strong understanding of accounting and budgeting.
Team leadership and interpersonal skills applicable to subordinates, department members, and senior leaders, including VP and SVP levels.
Business communication skills from a technical perspective.
SAP technical experience.
Strong overall understanding of relevant service-delivery procedures.
Ability to multitask and complete responsible assignments on schedule.
Staff-development and budget-development capabilities.

Responsibilities

Manage CSRO financial and project reporting deliverables, including annual CAPEX and External OPEX budgets, monthly variance analyses, and expense projections.
Work with CSRO directors and managers on financial and initiative reporting to support budget objectives.
Direct the loading of approved CAPEX and OPEX budgets and plan funding to appropriate Project-based Analytical Orders (AOs).
Ensure AOs are created accurately and align with rate case authorization amounts in partnership with Investment Planning and Regulatory Revenue Requirements groups.
Support ESP/GSP Program and Project review boards for CAPEX funding approvals and Extraordinary Budget Requests for OPEX funding beyond approved amounts.
Support rate case inquiries and provide departmental leadership in company-wide project and program justification calls.
Manage departmental procurement across Direct, Delegated, Agile, and Category purchasing levels using iBuy, including Framework Agreement and one-off purchases.
Identify and communicate corporate purchasing policy changes and apply them as required.
Assist technical business owners with RFP and bid-package creation, including scopes of work, sole-source justifications, and technical specifications.
Manage vendor relationships in support of CSR tenders and projects.
Ensure Framework Agreement Managers understand their responsibilities, flag agreement-consumption issues, and help seek time or funding variances when needed.
Provide leadership on programs and projects as required by Corporate Security leadership and link management staff to decision-making.
Manage administrative staff and vendors, providing professional and technical guidance, and interface with functional groups and global peers.
Oversee the Budget Analyst’s processing of purchase-order requests from technical business owners and perform those tasks when the analyst is unavailable.
Meet regularly with the Budget Analyst to identify barriers and improve procedures for creating PRs, POs, and PAOs with timely turnaround.
Oversee month-end reporting, including invoice processing and goods-receipt and accrual inputs, and assist the analyst as operational needs require.
Quality-check analyst-generated PRs and POs for control requirements, quote and receipt uploads, goods receipting, accuracy, and policy compliance.
Monitor the group purchasing inbox as a secondary respondent and provide coverage for PR/PO requests.