Financial Analyst-Capital Planning & Analysis

Financial Analyst - Capital Planning & Analysis

Reports to: Senior Manager Capital Planning & Analysis Last Update: June 3, 2024

Overview:

Provides financial and analytical support for a fleet of natural gas compression equipment including asset management/strategy and pricing support. Additionally, supports the management of capital spending oversight, policies, compliance, and reporting.

Essential Duties

• Collaborates with sales and asset management teams to develop and provide monthly/quarterly reporting and analysis for senior management, executive team, and board.

• Utilize a data visualization tool (Power BI) to create and maintain reports to aid in strategic asset decisions and analysis.

• Reviews and facilitates the approval and closure process for fleet capital projects totaling ≈$100 million annually. Ensures compliance with the approved business plan, policies and reporting requirements.

• Develops economic financial models using DCF/NPV/IRR/ROIC analyses to support external pricing decisions and compression asset capital allocation.

• Compiles, analyzes, and summarizes sales data used to align asset pricing to market demand/bookings/utilization. Focus of analysis is to maximize profitability and support price change recommendations.

• Special projects and ad hoc analysis as required providing quantitative analysis, reports, and modeling.

Skills and Abilities:

Ability to:

• Perform all essential duties

• Demonstrate competency in moderately complex financial analysis, quantitative skills, critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities

• Exhibits initiative along with a drive to consistently seek out new information and ideas to support the business

• Utilize strong interpersonal and communication (both verbal and written) skills necessary to communicate

effectively with all levels of management within the company

• Maintain a productive and professional demeanor while working through conflict and seeking out solutions to issues

• Develop strong internal customer cross-functional relationships to achieve goals and improve results

• Takes great satisfaction from being busy and productive and deliver results while working under general supervision

Proficiency with:

• Advanced Excel user (pivot tables, advanced formulas/filtering, financial functions, etc.)
• Advanced PowerPoint user

Knowledge:

• Understanding of business principles (finance, accounting, etc.)
• Basic financial modeling and concepts (DCF, NPV, IRR, etc.)
• General knowledge for accounting treatment of capital versus expense

Minimum Education and Certification:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Operations or Engineering

Minimum Experience:

• Typically have 0-5 years professional experience in a similar role

• Experience with Data Visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc…) is a plus

• Experience with relationship databases and (SQL) is a plus

• Experience with Excel Programming (VBA) is a plus

• Previous experience in the oil and gas industry (operations experience and/or mechanical/technical knowledge of natural gas compressors) is a plus

Leadership:

• May serve as a resource to others with less experience

Physical Demands: (Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions)

• Regularly required to stand, walk, and bend with good balance, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with

hands and arms

• Regularly required to sit, perform repetitive duties, and use a PC and to talk and hear

• Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus

• Regularly required to lift, move and carry up to 10 pounds

This job description is a summary of essential job functions. It is not intended as an employment contract, nor is it intended to describe all duties someone in this position may perform. All employees are expected to perform tasks, as assigned by supervisor, regardless of job title or routine job duties.