Financial Consultant | Financial Planning

This role performs financial planning and analysis across all financial statements, regularly updating forecasts, models, and work plans to align with business objectives and adapt to changing conditions. Key duties include financial analysis, scenario modeling, and reporting critical financial and operational metrics for management decision-making. The position compiles data, draws conclusions, and offers recommendations on spending, financing, and business strategies, ensuring actions support long-term goals. Working independently, the role creates financial reports for leadership and stakeholders, supports the monthly close process, and communicates results clearly. It requires expertise in industry trends and regulatory finance collaborates cross-functionally, provides ad hoc modeling for unique scenarios, and drives ongoing improvements infinancial performance and reporting.

• Degree in finance, accounting economics, mathematics or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
• Minimum seven (7) years directly related experience in financial analysis, accounting, economic analysis or data analytics in any industry
• ORMinimum seven (7) years business operations related experience in the utility or energy services industry.
• Advanced knowledge of finance and economic analysis, corporate finance, utility regulation, utility operations. Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Strong research, data management and effective communication skills.
• Strong research, strong ability to mine and manage large sources of data and excellent executive management written and verbal communication skills a must.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc.) and database tools.

Preferred Special Skills, Knowledge or Qualifications:

• MBA or Masters degree.
• Advanced experience with related analytical, financial, database, and/or business operations tools (i.e., Kyriba, Bloomberg, PeopleSoft, Cognos, PowerPlant, Hyperion, Maximo, supply chain and inventory systems).
• Travel may be required.

1)Regularly update current work plans and long-range forecasts based on new information, check and adjuststrategies and make recommendations for any changes needed to achieve financial results.

2)Performs a variety of highly complex analyses and reporting to provide ongoing information, compiles relevantinformation, makes comparisons evaluates results, makes recommendations to management on key strategiesincluding O&M and capital targets to support the annual business planning process, including recommendations onoverall spending and financing strategies to support achieving financial objectives.

3)Design and develop financial report packages for the Board of Directors, and Senior leadership. Undertakescomplex financial and operational decision support and strategic financial projects.

4)Supports the monthly accounting close process including variance analysis, and preparation of varianceexplanations and communication of financial results and expectations for the year to management. Collaborateswith Accounting to ensure financial events and transactions are accounted for correctly in financial model andreports key changes and information to Accounting for proper financial statement recording and accountingtreatment.

5)Maintains comprehensive knowledge of the primary emerging issues facing the industry and company businessspecifics.

6)Compile relevant data, perform variance analyses, tracking key metrics and continuously focused on developingstrategies to improve financial performance.

7)Collaborate with department staff in the evaluation of financial business scenarios. Develop ad hoc models tosupport unique scenarios analysis with the various work streams O&M, Capital, corporate finance, sales andrevenue forecasting, tax planning, regulatory, and accounting. Provide direction or support in the formulation ofmodel inputs and processing of data through financial models.

8)Consult with department leadership and management in identifying, recommending, and developing tactical andstrategic business case opportunities.

9)Review and ensure that initiatives to be included in the long-term financial plans are strategically aligned with the10-year strategy.

10)Review and ensure that documentation to support initiative implementation is accurate and complete. Providerecommendations to ensure effective implementation.

11)Provide direction and participate in design, development, compilation, presentation and communication ofmanagement reporting including identification of significant findings and conclusions through the use of existingtechnology and strong understanding of financial and regulatory related data. Ensure financial report packages andcommunications deliver impactful and relevant messages.

12)Complete and submit required external reporting and filings including ACC discovery requests.

13)Develops expert understanding of company, unit policies and procedures, accounting practices, and federal andstate regulations.

14)Provides training and support to business customers to ensure understanding of new or existing processes;develops and provides comprehensive training to others within department.

15)Administers and/or designs department programs / plans by maintaining expert knowledge of each and preparingongoing analyses of specific topics.

This position may require access to and/or use of information subject to control under the Department of Energy's Part 810 Regulations (10 CFR Part 810), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730 through 774), or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter M Part 120) (collectively, 'U.S. Export Control Laws'). Therefore, some positions may require applicants to be a U.S. person, which is defined as a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), a Political Asylee, or a Refugee under the U.S. Export Control Laws. All applicants will be required to confirm their U.S. person or non-US person status. All information collected in this regard will only be used to ensure compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws, and will be used in full compliance with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of national origin and other factors. For positions at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Stations (PVNGS) all openings will require applicants to be a U.S. person.

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