Principal Financial Analyst

NextEra Energy•Juno Beach, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Principal Analyst supports NextEra Energy Transmission (NEET) operating companies by overseeing capital and operating expense accounting, forecasting, financial reporting, and regulatory activities. This role is responsible for executing day-to-day accounting operations, maintaining financial models, and supporting the month-end close for assigned OpCos. The position collaborates closely with Accounting, Tax, Regulatory, Legal, and Operations to ensure timely and accurate financial results. It also requires the ability to operate with minimal direction—mentoring junior team members, driving process improvements, incorporating AI-driven initiatives, and representing Business Management/Business Services in cross-functional discussions. The ideal candidate brings advanced accounting and finance expertise, strong familiarity with regulated utility environments, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple recurring deliverables across business units.

Requirements

High School Grad / GED
Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
Experience: 6+ years

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's - Accounting / Finance
Master's - Accounting / Finance

Responsibilities

Review, edit, and submit Capital Authorization Requests (CARs); create and close master data (WBS codes) and support related project life-cycle activities
Prepare OpEx (O&M, G&A, property tax) and CapEx accruals, forecasts, and reporting, including OpCo-specific accruals
Perform timesheet review and process OpEx/CapEx spend reclass requests
Maintain financial models (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) for variance analysis and management reporting; support over/under journal entries and month-end close deliverables
Lead support of regulatory filings, including projection filings, true-up filings, FERC Form 1 reviews, and depreciation studies in coordination with the Regulatory team; translate accounting positions into filing-ready exhibits
Build, maintain, and continuously improve financial models (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) for variance analysis and management reporting; review over/under journal entries and month-end close deliverables, ensuring accuracy before submission to leadership
Communicate financial results to OpCo and senior management through monthly reviews and dashboards; deliver presentations to senior/executive management and external parties
Partner with Accounting, Tax, Regulatory, Legal, and Operations to ensure accurate and timely deliverables; draft process documentation, identify automation opportunities (Power Automate, Copilot), and support training of new team members
Lead and provide training to staff on a regular basis
Supports Senior Management decision making via financial modeling, including but not limited to, revenue requirement and customer bill impacts, discounted cash flow analysis and financial statement modeling.
Identifies and conducts complex analyses of financial impacts of issues and/or decisions facing the company and proposes strategies to maximize financial performance of company.
Identifies, analyzes, and communicates to management the impact on the Company's financial structure, profitability, financial integrity, and competitive position utilizing relevant analytical methods and/or department’s forecasting models
Provides financial analysis support for various projects, calculating revenue requirements, net present value, customer bill impact, etc.
Provides expertise, support, and financial training for the company departments requiring these services
Performs financial analyses as required by management or regulatory bodies
Makes recommendations on financing decisions and executes long and/or short term financings
Prepares PowerPoint presentations to be provided to Senior and Executive Management
Acts as a mentor to lower level employees
Performs other job-related duties as assigned