Support the department with broad responsibilities for financial planning, forecasting, business unit and project support for the executive group. Support corporate-wide business planning and performance monitoring processes, including ensuring appropriate integration and support exists between processes and areas, including development of appropriate dashboards, metrics and schedules as requested. Serve as the Finance representative on cross functional strategic projects.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinate and manage the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes for allotted reporting departments and assure that plans are integrated, consistent and supportive of the Company's overall strategic direction
- Manage allotted departmental reporting processes, including collection, preparation, distribution and presentation of monthly expense and capital reports to business unit presidents and department heads
- Manage departmental forecasting process to ensure all impacted parties are informed of spend variances and aligned on future expectations
- Provide necessary support for the preparation and facilitation of the Company's monthly business reviews and strategic direction meetings
- Participate in the development of the 5-year strategic forecast
- Assist in development of presentations to the Leadership Council and the Board of Directors, as needed
- Assist in the development and evaluation of key performance metrics and objectives
- Support the identification, analysis, and assessment of various projects for business units and Leadership Council as required for additional sustained corporate growth. Oversee the development of business cases by gathering and assessing background and research data; supporting economic, financial, and performance analysis; providing quality assurance, due diligence and review support as appropriate
- Help identify areas of improvement that lead to bottom line results and/or cash flow improvements
- Support the development, implementation, and upgrade of systems and processes to support business planning, forecasting and reporting processes
- Gather and analyze competitive intelligence and industry trends
Essential Characteristics and Competencies
- Ability to demonstrate the core and job category competencies: customer-focused, results-driven, teamwork, communications, adaptability, initiative, problem solving and quality
- Ability to lead by example in support of the Company's essential characteristics and values: strong ethics and integrity, dedication to a safe work environment, commitment to a diverse workforce that recognizes and respects every individual's unique skills and perspectives
- Recognize problems and respond, systematically gather information, sort through complex issues, understand consequences of decisions, seeks input from others
- Ability to make difficult decisions and effectively communicate those decisions to others
- Ability to set challenging and productive goals/objectives and effectively monitor performance to consistently meet or surpass goals/objectives
- Ability to lead by example
Supervisory Responsibilities
N/A
Required Education (certifications, licenses)
Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance or similar business discipline
Master's degree in Business Administration (or similar) preferred
Required knowledge, skill and abilities
- 2+ years of relevant planning and/or analytical experience (e.g., working as a planning, financial or budget analyst)
Spire Inc.
www.spireenergy.com/
