Sr Planning Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis - FP&A Shared Services IT

The Senior Analyst position will take a lead role in partnering with the Business Organizations to develop, track, and manage operational and financial plans. The Senior Planning Analyst will also identify improvement opportunities through data-led analyses and influence customers to implement the opportunities.

Core Responsibilities

• Partner with the customers to plan and develop the 5-year O&M, Capital budgets and Current Working Estimates. Initiate mitigation efforts and develop forecasting models and evaluate historical trends. Prepare Power Point Presentation for the annual budget meetings.
• Enter 5-year budget information into the Oracle EPBCS system.
• Support financial forecasting processes, including system entries and analytical review.
• Analyzes and communicates variance from financial plans and provides recommendations on corrective action measures.
• Attend customer meetings to understand and challenge assumptions when necessary and identify improvements.
• Lead monthly and weekly performance reporting, including variance commentary and spend-driver tracking.
• Manage the capital portfolio and support governance, optimization, and project performance tracking. Review of authorizations and appropriations.
• Perform ongoing analysis of accruals and payments.
• Identifies opportunities to create value-added analyses to support customers in decision-making. Learn new systems as required.
• Support the rate case development, negotiation, and settlement process. Perform other related tasks and assignments as required.

Required Education/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree and three (3) years of relevant work experience or
• Master's Degree and two (2) years of relevant work experience

Preferred Education/Experience

• Master's Degree MBA or MPP and two (2) years of relevant work experience

Relevant Work Experience

• At least three (3) years of Financial Planning & Analysis related experience (Budgeting and forecasting), required.
• Strong analytical skills and experience in obtaining, review and analyzing data to support business objectives, required.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office (Excel- pivot, vlookup, macros, etc., PowerPoint) and budgeting tools (e.g., Oracle), required.
• Understanding of accounting and budgeting principles (e.g., income statement, balance sheet), required.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills, required.
• Demonstrated strong quantitative and presentation skills, required.
• Understanding of ConEds business (e.g., services provided, current events) and FP&A function (e.g., objective, role, deliverables), required.
• The ability to learn and use new systems quickly, required.
• Familiarity with data visualization and analytics tools (e.g.,Power BI), preferred.
• Ability to develop strong working relationships and interact effectively with customers, required.
• Ability to be a self-starter, taking the initiative to utilize the resources and learn quickly, required.

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated analytical skills
• Well organized, detail oriented and flexible to handle multiple assignments

Licenses and Certifications

• Driver's License Required

Additional Physical Demands

• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be able and willing to travel within Company service territory, as required.
• Must be able to participate in the Company's emergency management processes and storm plans as required.