Operations Budget Analyst

Atmos Energy•Dallas, TX

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role serves as a primary contact for operating and maintenance budgets, capital project forecasts, and related issues within a region or department. The analyst will enter, retrieve, and analyze data in financial/project management systems, and provide information and advice to business stakeholders regarding budgets, forecasts, variances, and project statuses. The position involves communication with internal and external partners, monitoring and explaining budget forecasts and variances, and resolving data discrepancies. Additionally, the role may involve developing and conducting training on administrative and financial practices, assisting with record-keeping and reporting, supporting division initiatives, and potentially managing day-to-day service center office operations. The analyst will also organize and provide data for the annual budget cycle.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business administration; or equivalent.
Ability to utilize the Company's database systems and available resources for data entry, reference and/or retrieval tasks.
Working knowledge of various software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point to create documents, reports, and/or graphics.
Ability to perform analyses involving ratios, percentages and simple statistical methods.
Ability to communicate with internal/external customers to obtain and/or provide explanations and/or information.
Experience conducting financial analysis and research.
Experience forecasting expenses and projecting capital spending.
Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary region/department contact person for operating and maintenance budgets, capital project forecasts and related issues.
Enter, retrieve, and analyze data in financial/project management systems.
Answer questions, provide information, and advise business stakeholders regarding budgets, forecasts, variances, project statuses, and other requested data.
Communicate with internal and external partners such as operations, engineering, finance, contractors, and consultants.
Monitor, investigate, analyze, and explain budget forecasts and variances as required. Resolve discrepancies between various data sources.
Identify, evaluate, develop, and conduct training, as needed, to assure the consistent application of administrative and financial practices, policies, and procedures.
Assist in completing and maintaining accurate records and reports to comply with Company and regulatory requirements.
Support various division initiatives or projects.
Be responsible for the day-to-day service center office operations, including meeting or event coordination, communication, invoice review/processing, and calendar management.
Organize and provide data for the annual budget cycle.