Senior Financial Analyst (Products & Services)

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This Senior Analyst role will have direct involvement in providing financial, planning and analysis support for the Customer Products & Services organization. The Sr. Analyst position provides an opportunity to get a unique view of Duke's businesses outside of the normal regulated utility operations through a P&L view (at an EBIT level) of Customer Products & Services, in addition to the capital and O&M activities.

Employees at this level work in a self-directed manner receiving minimal guidance, solve complex problems, interpret internal or external business issues, and recommend solutions. Incumbents also act as a resource for less experienced employees. The Sr. Financial Analyst is responsible for cost management accounting, financial analysis and reporting, and providing financial guidance to business partners in the Customer Products & Services organization. The analyst also consults, and partners with, business executives on financial priorities and challenges while influencing and driving financial acumen across the organization.

Responsibilities

• This role is a key contributor in the financial planning, budgeting & analysis activities for the previously mentioned organization with additional opportunities to work on special projects.

• This position partners with the business lines reporting to the SVP leaders to provide solutions to all financial and accounting needs.

• Analysts provide technical/functional expertise in working with business partners to analyze the financial performance of the lines of business. This requires the ability to understand accounting and regulatory questions, coordinate special projects, and assist in the establishment of new products and lines of business along with other projects developed by the business.

• Significantly contribute to the month-end close process which includes but is not limited to:

• Posting journal entries and accruals

• Performing account reconciliations

• Proactively analyzing financial results for abnormalities

• Providing financial results timely to business partners ensuring accurate variance explanations, watchlist items and projection changes are captured and reported to upper levels of management

• Supporting the ROCR and P&L reporting processes

• Respond timely to any and all ad-hoc, regulatory, audit, and other data requests.

• Support the budget and business planning process including communication of budget guidance, assumptions, and timelines for assigned areas as well as providing any presentation material to aid the process.

• Build relationships and promote communication with business partners and Finance peers.

• Provide guidance to team on accounting and budgeting issues.

• Act as a liaison between the business and all other finance and accounting organizations to help resolve any outstanding issues, concerns, or questions.

• Coordinate and manage various projects and initiatives that arise throughout the normal course of business.

• Identify, develop, and implement continuous process improvement opportunities.

• Consolidate and roll-up financial results and analysis for executive level reporting.

• Support the development of insight/tools and practices to enhance projection accuracy.

• Actively seek to identify and meet business partner needs with a sense of urgency, taking ownership of issues and problems until resolved.

Required/Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with major in Accounting/Finance or related discipline

• Three (3) plus years of increasingly diverse or complex experience in related field in addition to degree

• Possesses and applies fundamental accounting and finance concepts, practices, and procedures

• Experience using financial applications (i.e., Power Pivot, PeopleSoft, Hyperion, SAS business rules, Power Plan, OneStream, and Reporting trees)

• Experience using Microsoft products such as Excel, Word and Power Point

Desired Qualifications

• CPA or working toward CPA

• Advanced degree, preferably in Accounting

• Six (6) years or more of professional work related experience

• Prior experience supporting business FP&A efforts

• Experience interfacing effectively with executive leadership

• Proficient using Microsoft products such as Excel, Word, and Power Point

• Experience with regulatory, utility, and Energy Efficiency Programs

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Working Conditions

• Hybrid Mobility Classification - Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable daily commute to the assigned Duke Energy facility.

Travel Requirements

5-15%

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)

No

Represented/Union Position

No

Visa Sponsored Position

No

Posting Expiration Date

Monday, September 30, 2024

All job postings expire at 12:01 AM on the posting expiration date.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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