Senior Financial Analyst – RRE Carolinas Finance FP&A

Role Overview

• Ensure timely and accurate analysis and reporting: Provide and present accurate and relevant financial analysis and management reporting to the RRE Organization and respective senior management to enable strategic decision-making
• Analyze and consolidate management financial reporting including actuals, budgets and forecasting/projecting year end impacts including variance explanations.
• Analyze data, identify and correct errors to ensure accuracy and integrity of financial information.
• Coordinate and support the month-end close activities.
• Prepare, check and/or post journal entries and accruals on an as needed basis.
• Assist in the preparation and review of governmental filings, including quarterly and annual FERC reports, rate case support, insurance claims and recoverables as needed.
• Work with internal & external auditors; provide necessary information & answer questions as needed.
• Assist in SOX documentation updates and management testing.
• Maintain good working knowledge of accounting policies and impacts as required.
• Ensure effective budget & business planning process: Support the budget and business planning process including communication of budget guidance, assumptions, and calendars for assigned sections.
• Validate budgets uploaded to correct target amounts.
• Develop and support department budget, strategic plan and related presentation material.
• Work closely with and at the direction of appropriate management during the business planning process for input and dialogue on business plan and budget content.
• Coordinate the preparation of annual budgets utilizing Hyperion Planning/One Stream Planning tool.
• Leading and building relationships: Build relationships & promote two-way communication with business partners and Finance peers.
• Help provide guidance to team on complex accounting issues.
• Proactively help identify cost reduction opportunities through independent analysis.
• Actively seek to identify and meet customer needs with a sense of urgency, taking ownership of customer issues and problems until resolved.
• Assist in defining and executing initiatives to drive a culture of accountability for financial management in their business partner’s organization.
• Other and miscellaneous duties: Coordinate & manage various projects & initiatives that arise throughout the normal course of business.
• Identify, develop and implement continuous process improvement opportunities.
• Lead and/or assist with special projects and requests as required
• Participate in peer teams when identified to ensure consistency in processes and reporting, and sharing of best practices throughout the organization
• Overtime may be required during monthly/quarterly/annual closing and business planning processes as well as rollout of new and/or changes processes.
• Perform other ad hoc requests as necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with major in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Other Related Degree
• Two (2) plus years of increasingly diverse or complex experience in related field in addition to degree
• Possesses and applies fundamental accounting and finance concepts, practices, and procedures
• Experience with financial applications (i.e., PeopleSoft, HFM, PowerPlan, etc.) and query tool (WebI)
• Experience using Microsoft products such as Excel, Word and Power Point
• Bachelor’s degree with major in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Other Related Degree
• Three (3) plus years of increasingly diverse or complex experience in related field in addition to degree
• Possesses and applies fundamental accounting and finance concepts, practices, and procedures
• Experience with financial applications (i.e., PeopleSoft, HFM, PowerPlan, etc.) and query tool (WebI)
• Experience using Microsoft products such as Excel, Word and Power Point

Benefits

• friendly work environment
• opportunities for growth and development
• recognition for your work
• competitive pay and benefits