Operations Financial Analyst I-III

Operations Financial Analyst I

Responsible for supporting the design, development, and performing a broad scope of budget analyses and reporting for operations and the power generation facilities. This includes the support and partnership of being the Operations lead liaison with various OPC departments for budget variance reporting, evaluating, trending, monthly, and year-end projections. Supporting Plant Management to drive timely variance analysis, financial accruals, budget forecasting, and business plan development. Periodically supporting complex data requests, special projects such as facilitating new site proforma development, and compiling monthly reports/presentations.

Job Duties:

• Analysis of the overall financial and operational performance of generating plant and associated assets. Support the development of trends and projections. Track goal performance, produce monthly performance and variance reports, and provide other assistance and support as required.
• Coordination of budgeting and reporting processes; helping associates and others requesting data and information associated with the Business Plan(s) and Budget(s), Financial Forecast, and other department business responsibilities, and serving as liaison in integrating Plant Operations planning and reporting activities with Corporate Planning and Budgeting.
• Support and coordinate the preparation of summary-level reports or presentations to provide useful, timely budget performance analysis on fixed O&M and variable O&M for Plant Operations to senior management and other departments as needed.
• Periodic special projects, for financial performance and/or for future generation proposals, support the financial assessment/proforma analysis by being a liaison for critical data collection and coordinating submittal to the Planning Department.
• Assist in special projects of a financial or economic nature; serve as advisor to managers and associates on business and financial issues, such as monthly variance and accrual tasks.
• Coordination with GSOC Auditing and Consulting and with OPC Accounting, Finance, and Planning to ensure that overall data documentation and analysis support the actual performance of generation plants.
• Coordination of collection, documentation, and transmission of information and data needed to support OPC Operating Report, Annual Report, SEC 10-K Filings, and other requirements. Ensure that financial and accounting services performed for Plant Operations are optimized to streamline process efficiency.

Required Qualifications:

Education : Bachelor's degree in engineering, finance, accounting, engineering, or project management, or other related fields.

Experience : 0-2 years in electric utility generation planning, including budgeting, planning, and forecasting, and/or systems operations preferred.

Equivalent Experience : Associate's degree or 2-year technical degree and budget management, or power system economics, operations analysis, operations accounting, or another related field.

Specialized Skills :

• Requires good PC skills (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).
• Good knowledge of finance, accounting, forecasting, and engineering economics is helpful.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of Jedox, Lawson, Business Objects, and/or Bloomberg Professional is a plus.

Travel : 10-15%

Unusual hours required of this position: Incumbent will be expected to travel to plant locations to meet with staff and travel to other business locations such as joint owner headquarters and affiliated facilities. During certain periods, extended hours will be necessary.

Operations Financial Analyst II

Responsible for completion and leading the design, development, and performance of a broad assigned scope of budget analyses and reporting for operations and the power generation facilities. This includes being the Operations lead liaison with various OPC departments for budget variance reporting, evaluating, trending, monthly, and year-end projections. Lead the support of Plant Management to drive timely variance analysis, financial accruals, budget forecasting, and business plan development. Periodically supporting complex data requests, special projects such as facilitating new site proforma development, and compiling monthly reports/presentations.

Job Duties:

• Analysis of the overall financial and operational performance of generating plant and associated assets. Leading the development of trends and projections. Track goal performance, produce monthly performance and variance reports, and provide other assistance and support as required.
• Coordination of budgeting and reporting processes; helping associates and others requesting data and information associated with the Business Plan(s) and Budget(s), Financial Forecast, and other department business responsibilities, and serving as liaison in integrating Plant Operations planning and reporting activities with Corporate Planning and Budgeting.
• Leading the preparation of assigned summary-level reports or presentations to provide useful, timely budget performance analysis on fixed O&M and variable O&M for Plant Operations to senior management and other departments as needed.
• Periodic special projects, for financial performance and/or for future generation proposals, support the financial assessment/proforma analysis by being a liaison for critical data collection and coordinating submittal to Planning Department.
• Assist in special projects of a financial or economic nature; serve as advisor to managers and associates on business and financial issues, such as monthly variance and accrual tasks.
• Coordination with GSOC Auditing and Consulting and with OPC Accounting, Finance, and Planning to ensure that overall data documentation and analysis support the actual performance of generation plants.
• Coordination of collection, documentation ,and transmission of information and data needed to support OPC Operating Report, Annual Report, SEC 10-K Filings, and other requirements. Ensure that financial and accounting services performed for Plant Operations are optimized to streamline process efficiency.

Required Qualifications:

Education : Bachelor's degree in engineering, finance, accounting, engineering, or project management, or other related fields.

Experience : 2-4+ years in electric utility generation planning, including production cost modeling, budgeting, plannin,g and financial forecasting, and/or systems operations preferred.

Equivalent Experience : Master's degree with one year of experience in utility financial or generation planning.

Specialized Skills :

• Requires good PC skills (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).
• Good knowledge of finance, accounting, forecasting, and engineering economics is helpful.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of Jedox, Lawson, Business Objects, and/or Bloomberg Professional is a plus.

Travel : 10-15%

Unusual hours required of this position: Incumbent will be expected to travel to plant locations to meet with staff and travel to other business locations such as joint owner headquarters and affiliated facilities. During certain periods, extended hours will be necessary.

Operations Financial Analyst III

Responsible for designing, developing, and performing a broad scope of budget analyses and reporting for operations and the power generation facilities. This includes being the Operations lead liaison with various OPC departments for budget variance reporting, evaluating, trending, monthly, and year-end projections. Supporting Plant Management to drive timely variance analysis, financial accruals, budget forecasting, and business plan development. Periodically supporting complex data requests, special projects such as facilitating new site proforma development, and compiling monthly reports/presentations.

Job Duties:

• Analysis of the overall financial and operational performance of generating plant and associated assets. Development of trends and projections. Track goal performance, produce monthly performance and variance reports, and provide other assistance and support as required.
• Coordination of budgeting and reporting processes; helping associates and others requesting data and information associated with the Business Plan(s) and Budget(s), Financial Forecast, and other department business responsibilities, and serving as liaison in integrating Plant Operations planning and reporting activities with Corporate Planning and Budgeting.
• Prepare summary-level reports or presentations to provide useful, timely budget performance analysis on fixed O&M and variable O&M for Plant Operations to senior management and other departments as needed.
• Periodic special projects, for financial performance and/or for future generation proposals, support the financial assessment/proforma analysis by being a liaison for critical data collection and coordinating submittal to Planning Department.
• Assist in special projects of a financial or economic nature; serve as advisor to managers and associates on business and financial issues, such as monthly variance and accrual tasks.
• Coordination with GSOC Auditing and Consulting and with OPC Accounting, Finance, and Planning to ensure that overall data documentation and analysis support the actual performance of generation plants.
• Coordination of collection, documentation ,and transmission of information and data needed to support OPC Operating Report, Annual Report, SEC 10-K Filings, and other requirements. Ensure that financial and accounting services performed for Plant Operations are optimized to streamline process efficiency.

Required Qualifications:

Education : Bachelor's degree in engineering, finance, accounting, engineering, or project management, or other related fields.

Experience : 4+ years in the areas of electric utility planning and forecasting, budgeting, system operations, and utility contracts. Prior experience in management capacity is a plus.

Equivalent Experience : Master's degree with four years of experience in the utility industry or exposure to the utility industry

Specialized Skills :

• Requires good PC skills (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).
• Good knowledge of finance, accounting, forecasting, and engineering economics is helpful.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of Jedox, Lawson, Business Objects, and/or Bloomberg Professional is a plus.

Travel : 10-15%

Unusual hours required of this position: Incumbent will be expected to travel to plant locations to meet with staff and travel to other business locations such as joint owner headquarters and affiliated facilities. During certain periods, extended hours will be necessary.