Energy Analyst Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• At least two years of increasingly diverse or complex experience in a related field in addition to the degree.
• Fundamental accounting and finance concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Experience with financial applications such as PeopleSoft, HFM, or PowerPlan and query tools such as WebI.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work lawfully in the United States without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• CPA or working toward CPA.
• Advanced degree, preferably in Accounting.
• Four or more years of professional work-related experience.
• Prior experience supporting business FP&A efforts.
• Knowledge of Duke Energy FP&A financial applications, including Power Pivot, PeopleSoft, Hyperion, SAS business rules, Power Plan, OneStream, and Reporting trees.
• Experience interfacing effectively with VP-level and higher leadership.
• Experience with regulatory and non-regulatory work, utilities, and Energy Efficiency Programs.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to financial planning, budgeting, and analysis activities for the supported organizations, including special projects.
• Partner with business lines reporting to VP leaders to address financial and accounting needs and provide solutions.
• Analyze financial performance of lines of business and provide technical and functional expertise to business partners.
• Address accounting and regulatory questions, coordinate special projects, and assist with establishing new products and lines of business.
• Contribute to month-end close by posting journal entries and accruals, performing account reconciliations, and proactively analyzing financial results for abnormalities.
• Provide timely financial results to business partners, including accurate variance explanations, watchlist items, and projection changes for management reporting.
• Support ROCR and P&L reporting processes.
• Respond to ad-hoc, regulatory, audit, and other data requests in a timely manner.
• Support budget and business planning, including communicating guidance, assumptions, and timelines and providing presentation materials.
• Build relationships and promote communication with business partners and Finance peers.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of supported business areas to anticipate financial and accounting needs.
• Act as a liaison between the business and finance and accounting organizations to resolve issues, concerns, and questions.
• Coordinate and manage projects and initiatives arising in the normal course of business.
• Identify, develop, and implement continuous process improvements.
• Consolidate and roll up financial results and analysis for executive-level reporting.
• Support development of insights, tools, and practices to improve projection accuracy.
• Proactively identify and meet business partner needs, taking ownership of issues until resolved.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits.
• Relocation assistance, as applicable.