Location: Bellevue, WA, US, 98004
Remote and Hybrid Work Opportunities: Hybrid (WA Based)
Puget Sound Energy is looking to grow our community with top talented individuals like you! With our rapidly growing, award winning energy efficiency programs, our pathway to an exciting and innovative future is now.
PSE's Financial Planning & Analysis team is looking for qualified candidates to fill an open Manager Financial Planning & Analysis position!
Specific details regarding the work arrangements for this position will be discussed in further detail during the interview process.
Job Description
The Manager of Financial Planning and analysis, (FP&A) owns a high performing team of FP&A professionals. They are responsible for quantitative and qualitative analyses related to the production of short and mid-term financial plans for PSE and its parent companies, which inform major decisions made by the executive team and board of directors. Additionally, they are responsible for analytics associated with resource additions, corporate performance drivers, and various strategic initiatives. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, passionate about this industry, and possess strong and proven leadership skills.
Upholds the safety compliance standards inherent in PSE's operating and/or field procedures related to work responsibilities. Promotes and supports a culture of safety.
Demonstrates commitment to conduct business honestly, ethically and consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct. Ensures duties are performed in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations.
Job Responsibilities
- Employee Safety, Development & Team Building - Building effective teams. Provides employees with coaching, feedback, and developmental opportunities:
- Demonstrates a passion for safety. Promotes and supports a culture of total safety including eliminating at-risk behaviors by conducting safety audits and inspections, eliminating hazards and near misses, and attending safety meetings.
- Sets clear expectations and holds employees accountable for performance as well as safety goals/targets where applicable.
- Oversees training and development of employees directly and indirectly managed and makes effective staffing decisions. Ensures required training is successfully completed.
- Challenges and inspires employees to achieve business results.
- Accountable to ensure employees adhere to legal and operational compliance requirements, as well as safety standards.
- Conducts and ensures the completion of performance reviews.
- Provides coaching, direction and leadership support to team members in order to achieve employee, business, customer and safety results.
- Manages and leads the annual creation and evaluation of the corporate short and mid-term financial plans.
- Interfaces with key internal business partners to ensure accurate financial forecasting.
- Documents the short and mid-term corporate financial plan performance for PSE executive management, PSE board of directors and rating agencies.
- Answers questions related to utility financial modeling assumptions incorporated into the corporate financial plan model.
- Collaborates with all levels of management to model and analyze alternatives rate case strategies, O&M and capex targets and financing strategies to optimize corporate financial performance.
- Collaborates and coordinates with key internal stakeholders to ensure accurate forecasting of complex accounting and rate mechanisms.
- Oversees the monthly outlook, asset management report and other variance analyses and business performance reports.
- Supports the development of complex financial models to evaluate strategic initiatives.
- Works closely with other departments and executives to understand business issues and translate them into financial models.
- Advises executives on analytical results and alternative treatment of key financial parameters inherent in models and related assumptions.
- Presents financial performance to PSE executive management.
- Drives planning process efficiency and effectiveness improvements.
- Responsible for development and management of department's budget.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in finance, business administration, accounting, economics or equivalent with advanced knowledge of financial theory and analysis.
- 7 years of progressively responsible finance positions, including direct experience in financial analysis.
- Prior people management experience.
- Demonstrated strong analytical skills to effectively and efficiently analyze a wide array of financial opportunities.
- Demonstrated experience and ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, along with the interpersonal skills to develop and cultivate working relationships with other PSE department heads, executive management and shareholders.
- High level of proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint and extensive experience with financial modeling software.
Desired Qualifications
- MBA in finance.
- Experience in utility financial planning and pro-forma analysis.
Puget Sound Energy
10885 NE 4th St
Bellevue
Washington United States
www.pse.com
