Manager of Finance- Lubbock, TX

Atmos Energy•Lubbock, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

THIS JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO LIST ALL OF THE DUTIES THAT ARE OR MAY BE PERFORMED IN THIS POSITION Primary Duties 1. Provides guidance and support for financial team members, including prioritization of financial tasks and oversight of team output. 2. Plans, directs and conducts complex and strategic financial analyses and research in such areas as revenue and expense performance, capital spending, depreciation, net investment, peer company performance and other special projects. Knows and uses advanced financial analysis concepts, practices and procedures. Responsible for recommending and implementing change in analysis methods and procedures. 3. Oversees and reviews financial statements, ensures conformance with regulatory requirements and accounting principles, prepares interpretation of financial results, and works with management to achieve financial targets. 4. Retrieves data from company databases and reporting systems. Compiles complex data and prepares clear, transparent reports, graphs and presentations for management. Develops financial or economic models. Recommends and implements changes to accounts, reports and administrative or data processing systems. 5. Manages revenue and expense forecasts, and projections of capital spending and rate base. Provides forecasting scenarios to support and recommend business decisions. Forecasts long term financial results and development opportunities for the Company. 6. Primary contact with internal partners such as Operations, Engineering, Marketing, Rates & Regulatory, Corporate Accounting and other Divisions when gathering financial information for budgets and forecasts. May represent the department on enterprise teams or lead an internal team. 7. Provides guidance to regions / departments in the formulation of their annual expense and capital budgets. Provides input on annual revenue budget. Oversees annual budget input into reporting system and reconciles output to budget targets. 8. Identifies and recommends financial options or strategies when evaluating business opportunities. 9. Conducts audit of financial records. Recognizes missing or incomplete information and inconsistencies or anomalies in financial research. Identifies business process problems, makes decisions and finds solutions based on interpretation of policies and procedures. 10. Maintains adequate staffing levels. Selects, develops, motivates and evaluates the performance of assigned employees. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Educational/Experience: Requires a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, and/or Economics and a minimum of seven years' experience in financial analysis or accounting, or equivalent. Public Accounting experience, Master's degree, and / or CPA preferred. Communication Skills: Requires the ability to communicate, persuade and/or influence internal and external partners at a high level such as senior management on matters of a technical and/or complex nature. Requires excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills Numeric Skills: Requires the ability to perform analyses using complex statistical, financial and accounting methods. Computer Skills: Requires ability to utilize the Company's database systems and available resources for data entry, reference and/or retrieval tasks. Requires advanced knowledge of various software applications such as MS Word, Excel, Access and Power Point to create complex financial documents, reports, graphs and presentations. Work Skills: Works in an office environment. May require travel to other offices, including possible overnight travel. Physical Demands: Requires performing activities including, but not limited to, sitting, standing, using office equipment, bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning, and/or lifting. Atmos Energy Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status. At Atmos Energy, we enjoy an employee-focused culture with rewarding work, competitive pay, work-life balance, inclusion and diversity, and excellent benefits. Atmos Energy offers benefit eligibility on the first day of employment and they include: Company-Provided Benefits Holidays and Paid Time Off Parental Leave Retirement Savings Plan (Matching and Fixed Annual Company Contribution) Annual Bonus Opportunity Employee Assistance Program Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans Basic Life Insurance Health Savings Account (HSA) Company Contribution with HDHP Employee Assistance Program Wellness Programs LifeLock Identity Theft Protection Paid Training Linked-In Learning Voluntary Benefits Retirement Savings Plan Medical Insurance and Prescription Drug Coverage Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Employee/Dependent Life Insurance Employee/Dependent Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance Healthcare, Dependent Care and Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Accounts Top Employer Recognitions America’s Best Employers – Forbes Magazine The 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America - Forbes Magazine Top Places to Work - Dallas Morning News Best Places to Work - Mississippi Business Journal Best Place to Learn - Dallas Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) Job Family: Finance Atmos Energy Corporation, a natural gas-only distributor, is an S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas. We safely deliver reliable, affordable, efficient and abundant natural gas to more than 3 million distribution customers in over 1,400 communities across eight states located primarily in the South. As part of our vision to be the safest provider of natural gas services, we are modernizing our business and infrastructure while continuing to invest in safety, innovation, environmental sustainability and our communities. Atmos Energy manages proprietary pipeline and storage assets, including one of the largest intrastate natural gas pipeline systems in Texas.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, and/or Economics and a minimum of seven years' experience in financial analysis or accounting, or equivalent.
Requires the ability to communicate, persuade and/or influence internal and external partners at a high level such as senior management on matters of a technical and/or complex nature.
Requires excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
Requires the ability to perform analyses using complex statistical, financial and accounting methods.
Requires ability to utilize the Company's database systems and available resources for data entry, reference and/or retrieval tasks.
Requires advanced knowledge of various software applications such as MS Word, Excel, Access and Power Point to create complex financial documents, reports, graphs and presentations.
Works in an office environment.
May require travel to other offices, including possible overnight travel.
Requires performing activities including, but not limited to, sitting, standing, using office equipment, bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning, and/or lifting.

Nice To Haves

Public Accounting experience, Master's degree, and / or CPA preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides guidance and support for financial team members, including prioritization of financial tasks and oversight of team output.
Plans, directs and conducts complex and strategic financial analyses and research in such areas as revenue and expense performance, capital spending, depreciation, net investment, peer company performance and other special projects.
Oversees and reviews financial statements, ensures conformance with regulatory requirements and accounting principles, prepares interpretation of financial results, and works with management to achieve financial targets.
Retrieves data from company databases and reporting systems.
Compiles complex data and prepares clear, transparent reports, graphs and presentations for management.
Develops financial or economic models.
Recommends and implements changes to accounts, reports and administrative or data processing systems.
Manages revenue and expense forecasts, and projections of capital spending and rate base.
Provides forecasting scenarios to support and recommend business decisions.
Forecasts long term financial results and development opportunities for the Company.
Primary contact with internal partners such as Operations, Engineering, Marketing, Rates & Regulatory, Corporate Accounting and other Divisions when gathering financial information for budgets and forecasts.
May represent the department on enterprise teams or lead an internal team.
Provides guidance to regions / departments in the formulation of their annual expense and capital budgets.
Provides input on annual revenue budget.
Oversees annual budget input into reporting system and reconciles output to budget targets.
Identifies and recommends financial options or strategies when evaluating business opportunities.
Conducts audit of financial records.
Recognizes missing or incomplete information and inconsistencies or anomalies in financial research.
Identifies business process problems, makes decisions and finds solutions based on interpretation of policies and procedures.
Maintains adequate staffing levels.
Selects, develops, motivates and evaluates the performance of assigned employees.