Overview The Senior Analyst position will take a lead role in partnering with the Business Organizations to develop, track, and manage operational and financial plans. The Senior Analyst will also identify improvement opportunities through data-led analyses and influence customers to implement the opportunities.
Responsibilities
Core Responsibilities
- Partners with customers to develop the 5-year Capital budget and the Current Working Estimates on Capital projects, develop the 5-year Operation & Maintenance as well as provides historical trends to help justify work plans.
- Enters budget information into Oracle EPBCS system.
- Develops budget presentation materials for senior management.
- Supports financial forecasting processes with analyses using relevant systems and tools (including entering forecast information into relevant system).
- Identify analyze and communicates variations from financial plan to stakeholders.
- Attends key customer meetings, challenges forecast assumptions, and provides recommendations for improvement.
- Provides monthly variance analysis and commentary, including corrective action plans.
- Supports the performance of root cause analyses on cost categories with significant or unanticipated variations and determine corrective measures.
- Communicates monthly performance to customers.
- Manage the capital portfolio.
- Develop the quarterly capital governance material, track project performance, track performance against appropriated funds. Assist with the annual capital optimization and governance process.
- Leads spend driver tracking through maintenance, analyses, and communication of weekly data.
- Identifies opportunities to create value-added analyses to support customers in decision making.
- Performs ongoing analysis of accrual submissions of all types along with associated payments.
- Assists in rate case filing and regulatory reporting and helps prepare relevant documentation.
- Provides training to customers and internal staff on key processes, systems, and financial acumen.
- Performs additional tasks when necessary to support the organization and the Company.
- Perform other related tasks and assignments as required.
Qualifications
Required Education/Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Math, Engineering or related field and three (3) years of relevant work experience or
- Master's Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Math, Engineering or related field and two (2) years of relevant work experience
Preferred Education/Experience
- Master's Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Math, Engineering or related field and two (2) years of relevant work experience
Relevant Work Experience
- Strong analytical skills and experience in obtaining, reviewing, and analyzing data to support business objectives, are required.
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office (Excel- pivot, vlookup, macros, etc., PowerPoint) and budgeting tools (e.g., Oracle,), required.
- Understanding of accounting and budgeting principles (e.g., income statement, balance sheet), required.
- Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills, are required.
- Demonstrated strong quantitative and presentation skills, required.
- Understanding of ConEds business (e.g., services provided, current events) and FP&A function (e.g., objective, role, deliverables), required.
- The ability to learn and use new systems quickly, preferred.
- Familiarity with data visualization and analytics tools (e.g., Power BI and Tableau) is a plus.
- At least 3 years of Financial Planning & Analysis related experience (Budgeting and forecasting), required.
- Ability to develop strong working relationships and interact effectively with customers is preferred.
Skills And Abilities
- Demonstrated analytical skills
- Well organized, detail oriented and flexible to handle multiple assignments
Licenses And Certfications
- Driver's License Required
Additional Physical Demands
- Must be able to respond to Company emergencies by performing a System Emergency Assignment to restore service to our customers.
- Must be able and willing to travel within Company service territory, as needed.
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