PGD Sr. Business Analyst - Renewable Central Maintenance

NextEra Energy•Palm Beach, FL

About The Position

The Sr. Power Generation Division Business Analyst within Renewable Central Maintenance manages and optimizes the team’s maintenance financials. The role is responsible for financial forecasting, reconciliations, cost analysis, and dashboard development to ensure accurate and transparent reporting. It performs monthly forecasting and financial planning and analysis across labor, materials, and services, and interprets complex datasets to support actionable business decisions. The analyst works across departments to validate assumptions, reconcile costs, analyze variances, and implement corrective actions. The position also develops and delivers dashboards and reports, evaluates scope changes, protects budgets, and promotes process standardization. With limited guidance, the role supports Corporate and NextEra Power Generation business processes, including O&M and capital budget preparation and reporting, cash flow management, and financial analysis and reporting. It plans, schedules, communicates, and coordinates annual budgeting, monthly reforecasts, and month-end close for the site, ensuring transactions comply with Sarbanes-Oxley. The role also supports continuous improvement of spending, risks and opportunities, and costing methods in accordance with corporate policy and business objectives.

Requirements

High school graduation or GED.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least 4 years of experience.
Financial acumen with a strong operational mindset.
Proficiency in forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, reporting, and operational finance.
Analytical rigor and attention to detail.
Experience working with operations and finance teams.
Ability to challenge assumptions and drive accountability.
Clear, concise executive-level communication.
Comfort operating in ambiguity and managing competing priorities.

Nice To Haves

Background in renewable energy, utilities, industrial maintenance, or similar sectors.
Advanced Excel and Microsoft Suite skills.
Power BI or dashboard skills.
Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
Ability to influence in matrixed organizations.
Experience with maintenance cost structures and contracts.
Project management experience.

Responsibilities

Perform monthly forecasting and financial planning and analysis across labor, materials, and services.
Perform cost accounting activities, including variance analysis, standard cost development, activity-based costing, and inventory control.
Support Operations leadership with financial guidance for decision-making and strategy development.
Support new lines of business and identify ways to reduce overhead cost per job.
Provide reporting and analysis for operational activity, including productivity, capital and overhead spending, forecasting, budgeting, absorption, sales, inventory, and operations planning.
Prepare and distribute financial reports and indicators, and explain financial results to non-financial audiences.
Communicate and explain operational performance through profit and loss reporting.
Collaborate with colleagues across departments to validate assumptions, reconcile costs, analyze variances, and implement corrective actions.
Lead and execute process improvement projects using Six Sigma principles.
Manage internal control processes and identify and mitigate control weaknesses.
Extract, organize, analyze, and report data to support business decisions.
Develop and deliver dashboards and reports communicating financial performance.
Support evaluation of scope changes, protect budgets, and promote process standardization.
Plan, schedule, communicate, and coordinate annual budgeting, monthly reforecasts, and month-end close for the site.
Ensure transactions comply with Sarbanes-Oxley.
Develop technical and communication skills through self-study and internal and external training opportunities.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.