Job Summary
The Vistra Wholesale Planning team is responsible for annual budgets, monthly and long-range projections, internal and external reporting and analysis of financial results, power procurement, and developing and maintaining forecasting processes across all lines of business.This position is responsible for Wholesale Gross Margin forecasting, analysis, and reporting and coordinates efforts across multiple stakeholders including Commercial, Operations, Accounting, Risk, and the Wholesale O&M team. The Lead drives forecasting in all respective markets and related data analytics and enterprise data solutions.
Job Description
Key Accountabilities
Develop forecasts for regional markets that support power plant dispatching, hedging, and internal financial projections across all regions and business unit
Consolidate Wholesale Gross Margin forecasts and reporting
Design processes/systems to track/analyze accuracy of monthly forecasts
Project manage the daily tasks of junior analyst
Drive variance analysis and reporting packages that communicate results versus plan/projection to internal/external stakeholders
Support long term, strategic enterprise initiatives related to Performance Improvement, hedging and cash management
Work with members of IT to manage various planning related IT systems, including Vistra's data warehouse and SAP, performing user testing and defining requirements; manage IT task force initiatives related to planning
Partner with other areas of Wholesale Planning, Risk, and Accounting to build tools/models around the data warehouse to support various analyses
Maintain deadlines, and ensure a well-organized process with a focus on continuous improvement including process documentation for all processes
Create controls and validations in financial models, processes, and reports
Gain and maintain an in-depth understanding of the assigned energy markets
Monitor relevant electricity and natural gas markets and advise on impacts to business
Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements
Experienced gained through college degree programs and/or certification in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering or related fields.
5+ years of progressive experience in Finance, Accounting, Technology, or business operations
2+ years working in wholesale power markets preferred
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Strong prioritization skills and ability to accomplish objectives individually and through team efforts
Demonstrated ability to interface with and resolve issues with multiple stakeholders
Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to make recommendations even when not all data is available or complete
Experience with forecasting and modeling preferred
Experience with cross-functional projects
Experience working with data and ability to query and analyze data in an efficient manner
Proficiency in all MS Office applications
Experience using AI applications (Copilot, ChatGPT, etc.)
Demonstrated competency in process design preferred
Demonstrated competency including process design, coding/programming and experience with related tools and applications (Python, R, SAS/SQL, VBA, Snowflake, Hadoop)
TXU Energy
1601 Bryan St
Dallas
Texas United States
www.txuenergy.com
