December 17, 2024
Electric Energy Jobs

Senior Financial Analyst

Organization:
Portland General Electric Company
Region:
Canada, Oregon, Portland
End of contest:
March 13, 2025
Type:
Full time
Category:
Financial analyst
Description

As a financial analyst, you'll be the driving force behind strategic planning and budgeting multiple departments. Your analytical prowess and financial acumen will empower officers and leaders to make informed decisions and achieve their operational goals. This role demands a proactive approach, where you'll conduct in-depth analyses of operational effectiveness, and capacity utilization, providing valuable insights to fuel growth and optimize performance.

In this fast-paced environment, your ability to think critically, anticipate challenges, and present complex data in a compelling manner will be instrumental in driving operational excellence. Embrace the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

Job Function Summary

This analyst role supports multiple officers in the shared services organizations for annual operating and capital budgeting. This role is required to assist officers / leaders to meet their commitments to create operating plans, and execute according to those plans. 

May include conducting analyses of operational effectiveness and capacity utilization. Manages corporate and/or site budgets, generates forecasts, analyzes utilization and serves as internal consultant on financial matters for the organization. Creates financial models of scenarios for future business planning decisions.

Key Responsibilities

Internal Consulting Develops reports documenting complex analyses; may be responsible for preparing annual budgets and/or strategy reports including metrics and measurements

Reporting Develops internal managerial reporting to support management and internal stakeholders; identifies, designs and implements process improvements of reporting or financial modeling

Financial Models Supports development of longer-term financial models with complex assumptions or relationships (e.g., models that will receive a high level of scrutiny internally and by regulatory groups); coordinates with other departments to ensure model assumptions/outputs align across the organization

Financial Systems Prepares information to be presented to senior management, the Oregon Public Utilities Commission and other external parties and answer straightforward questions

External Interaction Presents analysis and work products to clients and senior management; may direct external consultants to complete projects

Economic Analysis Supports development of economic analyses for significant and complex corporate projects and/or functions, including examining economics/costs under uncertainty; directs the activities of at least one other team member in completing the analysis

Education/Experience/Certifications

Education Requires a bachelor's degree in finance, business, economics or other related field or equivalent experience.

Experience Typically five or more years in related field.

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Contact

Portland General Electric Company

121 SW Salmon St

Portland

Oregon United States

www.portlandgeneral.com