Financial Analyst

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*** This position may be filled as a Financial Analyst Lead, or Sr. Lead depending on the experience and qualifications of the candidate.***

This job supports financial planning for one of Entergy’s Operating Companies. This includes maintaining financial models, assisting with the development of regulatory strategies, identifying key risks and opportunities to achieving targeted results, analyzing actual results compared to projections and preparing presentations or other packages used to communicate the current financial position to key stakeholders. These activities support the Company’s on-going planning process as well as major initiatives.

The ideal candidate has a solid understanding of utility regulatory constructs, strong analytical skills and embraces continuous improvement efforts.

• Financial Planning:
  Responsible for financial and regulatory planning models; understands and can communicate key planning assumptions; reviews actuals and provides variance explanations compared to projections monthly; prepares reporting packages and analysis for key stakeholders.
• Regulatory Strategy:
  Analyzes historical and forecasted results to develop strategies that enable Entergy Operating Companies to earn their allowed ROE; performs ad hoc analyses to support strategy development and decision‑making, including possibility of new cost recovery mechanisms; and provides analytical support and research for major utility initiatives.
• Creates financial models to evaluate scenarios and communicates recommended path forward.
• Supports continuous improvement in the monthly process, systems and models. Documents process and best practices.
• Communicates with other departments to gather information about Entergy’s businesses and transactions. Communicates with subject matter experts across the company to better understand the risk of certain projects and / or investments.

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field or equivalent work experience.

• Financial Analyst Lead: 5+ years of professional experience in finance, accounting or the relevant field.
• Financial Analyst Senior Lead: 6+ years of professional experience in finance, accounting or the relevant field.

• Works well in a group environment.
• Ability to analyze problems and develop solutions.
• Knowledge of rate‑making and regulatory recovery process.
• Ability to understand and model complex financial transactions.
• Ability to prioritize multiple time‑sensitive projects effectively.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Good understanding of the impact of regulatory and financial decisions on business results, including credit metrics.

• CPA or CFA strongly desired.

Primary

Location:

Louisiana-New Orleans Job Function
:
All Other Jobs
FLSA Status
:
Professional
Relocation Option
:
No Relocation Offered
Union description/code
: NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings
: 2
Req : 122167
Travel Percentage
:
Up to 25%

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