Manager Financial Planning & Analysis (hybrid)

NiSource•Columbus, OH

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a true Corporate FP&A budget role. The team is looking for an experienced leader with strong executive presence and communication skills. This position has a hybrid schedule, requiring 3 days a week in the office. The role provides value-added financial planning and analysis services across NiSource to support short-term and long-term financial aspirations. This includes leading aspects of the annual financial and business plan process, monthly results and rolling forecast analysis, management and Board reporting, and ad hoc financial analysis.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or related discipline.
A minimum of 4 years progressive experience working in Finance, Accounting, or other related business field, and willingness to manage and lead all facets of Financial Planning.
Demonstrated strong verbal communication and presentation capabilities.
Ability to build strategic relationships and gain commitment to influence holistic strategic direction.
Strong Microsoft Office skills.
Financial systems experience.
Strong relationship building skills.
Demonstrated continuous improvement and initiative efforts.
Demonstrated financial technical knowledge of interdependencies between business drivers and resulting impact to the financial statements.
Authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

MBA degree and/or CPA.
Previous leadership experience.
Experience and knowledge in Regulatory environment.
Change management experience.

Responsibilities

Proactive leadership, communication, and collaboration with key stakeholders in the planning process and guiding the team to successful execution of all aspects of financial plans and targets.
Builds and maintains a strong partnership with utility, corporate, and operational leaders, creating a cohesive working relationship regarding financial plan inputs, results, and implications.
Leads/drives/executes accurate, reliable, and comprehensive plans and supporting data through a full understanding of financial plans (revenue, O&M, capital, FFO, etc.) and interdependencies.
Ensures a high-quality financial plan process, including appropriate reviews and leadership alignment.
Leads/Directs the preparation, compilation, and distribution of timely and accurate financial performance data and variance analysis for internal and external stakeholders.
Identification of business drivers of financial performance and financial plan impacts to provide leadership with operational insight to influence decision-making.
Participates as a key financial planning representative in cross-disciplined teams developed to research and analyze corporate business issues.
Lead business case analysis and ad hoc financial support across NiSource.
Responsible for coaching, mentoring, and developing financial analysts.
Delegates and empowers team members to execute with autonomy.
Identification/implementation of continuous improvement opportunities & best practices; development/implementation of new processes as well as communication and change management leadership.
Development of financial presentations for Senior Management and the Board of Directors, including impact on EPS, O&M Expense, Capital Expenditures, Equity, Long-Term Debt, and Dividend activity.
Preparation of monthly, year-to-date, and annual financial presentations that provide trends and key highlights into variances to plan and year-over-year actuals, and identification of potential risk and upside.