The energy industry is transforming and finance is at the center of it.
Join our FP&A team as a Lead Financial Analyst in a flexible hybrid role and play a key part in shaping long-term strategy, from forecasting and business planning to identifying performance drivers and providing strategic decision support.
We're looking for someone confident, self-driven, and willing to dig into complex problems owning critical models, influencing key decisions, and presenting insights to senior leadership.
If you're energized by using AI and modern tools to rethink financial planning and drive efficiencies, this is a high-impact opportunity to step in and lead. Experience in a regulated or utility environment is a plus.
Job Summary
Lead Financial Analyst independently drives complex and technically advanced financial and economic analyses, modeling, and research to support business unit and enterprise level decision making. This role designs, interprets, and applies financial models, long-term forecasts, sensitivity analyses, and rate review strategy across multiple workstreams. The Lead Financial Analyst serves as a strategic financial advisor, shaping recommendations, influencing decisions, and supporting implementation with a high degree of autonomy.
What you will do
- Independently drives highly complex financial and economic analyses to support business-unit and enterprise-level decision-making.
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Designs, enhances, and interprets advanced financial models, long-term forecasts, and scenario analyses across multiple workstreams.
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Serves as a strategic financial advisor to internal customers, proactively identifying risks, opportunities, and alternative courses of action.
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Shapes financial recommendations and supports implementation of approved decisions aligned to strategic priorities.
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Leads cross-functional discussions and influences stakeholders through clear communication of complex financial insights, trade-offs, and implications.
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Drives business planning, benchmarking, research, and risk assessment efforts with significant organizational impact.
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Leads or plays a significant role in the rate review process, including development of filings and communication with regulatory or external stakeholders, as applicable.
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Identifies and drives innovative improvements to financial processes, models, and analytical approaches.
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Serves as a financial subject matter expert, providing expert guidance and informal mentoring to strengthen analytical capabilities across the team.
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Engages in other duties as needed that support our Values and help deliver on our Purpose to serve customers and build stronger
Supervision
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Performs work under the general supervision of a Manager or Director.
Education Requirements
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Master's Degree or Advanced Degree | Accounting, Economics, Finance, or related field Preferred.
Required Experience
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8 years of experience in Corporate Finance, Financial Planning, Strategic Planning, Accounting or other related field Required.
Certification Requirements
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CMA CPA or CFA Preferred
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
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Advanced expertise in financial, economic, and business concepts, with a business unit or enterprise perspective.
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Demonstrated ability to perform highly complex financial and economic analysis in ambiguous or novel situations.
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Advanced expertise in designing, enhancing, and interpreting complex financial models, long term forecasts, and scenario analyses.
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Ability to apply sound judgment and operate with high autonomy across multiple initiatives or workstreams.
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Proven ability to shape recommendations by synthesizing complex information, risks, and trade offs.
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Exceptional communication and influence skills, including the ability to lead cross functional discussions without direct authority.
Key Skills
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Strategic Planning Financial Modeling Data Visualization Financial Analysis Stakeholder Management Corporate Financial Reporting Process Automation Financial Planning
Alliant Energy Corporation
4902 N Biltmore Ln
Madison
Wisconsin United States
www.alliantenergy.com
