PGD Sr. Business Analyst
About The Position
The PGD Strategy Team for Operational Excellence is seeking a Senior Business Analyst with expertise in financial analysis, benchmarking, and senior leadership engagement. The role supports strategic initiatives to improve operational productivity, efficiency, and profitability, drawing on a strong background in power generation. It requires advanced analytical and strategic thinking skills and the ability to communicate effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional teams. The position assists with Corporate and NextEra Power Generation business processes. With limited guidance, the employee supports operations and maintenance and capital budget preparation and reporting, cash-flow management, and financial analysis and reporting. The role coordinates annual budgeting, monthly reforecasts, and site month-end close, ensuring transactions comply with Sarbanes-Oxley. It also focuses on continuous improvement of spending, risks and opportunities, and costing methods in line with corporate policy and business objectives.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- At least 4 years of experience.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including financial modeling and data analysis.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other financial analysis tools.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to convey complex information to senior leadership and diverse audiences.
- Ability to collaborate in a team environment and build effective stakeholder relationships.
- Self-motivated, highly organized, and deadline-driven.
- Comfort working in fast-paced, constantly evolving environments.
Nice To Haves
- Strong background in power generation.
- Expertise in financial analysis, benchmarking, and senior leadership engagement.
Responsibilities
- Conduct financial analyses to support decision-making.
- Analyze operating performance and KPIs to identify trends, variances, and cost-optimization opportunities.
- Prepare financial reports, presentations, and recommendations for senior leadership.
- Conduct benchmarking analytics to identify replication opportunities and best practices, focusing on operational “Field First” target areas.
- Develop and implement benchmarking tools and methodologies to track performance and progress.
- Analyze benchmarking data and provide actionable insights and recommendations.
- Conduct market research and competitive analysis to inform strategic planning and business development.
- Support business cases and proposals for new projects and initiatives.
- Work with engineering, operations, finance, and other cross-functional teams to gather input and align strategic initiatives.
- Communicate findings, insights, recommendations, and operational performance to senior leadership, stakeholders, and non-financial audiences.
- Identify and mitigate project risks and issues.
- Develop and implement new solution-market strategies.
- Coordinate annual budgeting, monthly reforecasts, and site month-end close; support O&M and capital budget preparation and reporting, cash-flow management, and financial analysis.
- Ensure transactions comply with Sarbanes-Oxley and manage internal controls processes, identifying and mitigating control weaknesses.
- Perform cost accounting activities, including variance analysis, standard cost development, activity-based costing, and inventory control.
- Support Operations leadership in decision-making and strategy development.
- Support new lines of business and identify ways to reduce overhead cost per job.
- Report and analyze operations activity, including productivity, capital and overhead spending, forecasting, budgeting, absorption, sales, inventory, and operations planning.
- Lead and execute process-improvement projects using Six Sigma principles.
- Extract, organize, analyze, and report data for business decision-making.
- Develop technical and communication skills through self-study and internal and external training.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
