Financial Analyst

Overview

The Financial Analyst, Electrification & National Accounts, will develop and run forecasting models, support Salesforce integration, enhance Excel tools, and drive customer segmentation analyses. The role serves as a key liaison between system planning, finance, and operational teams, ensuring Operating Company budgets align with forecasted capital and O&M spend across the Electrification and National Accounts portfolio.

Location & Work Flexibility: New Orleans, LA;
The Woodlands, TX;
Jackson, MS;
Little Rock, AR. Hybrid workplace.

• Develop, maintain, and run forecasting models to align projected sales with capital & O&M expenditures across the Electrification portfolio and update P&L.
• Analyze financial data to identify trends, patterns, and potential issues, informing decision‑making.
• Forecast revenue and profitability, considering factors such as pricing, customer demand, and market trends.
• Provide regular financial updates and reports to systems planning and financial business partners.
• Collaborate with sales, construction, and operations teams to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Align Operating Company budgets with forecasted capital and O&M spend for Electrification projects.
• Translate complex financial analysis into concise presentations for executive leadership.
• Generate regular financial reports (revenue, O&M, capital) to track product performance and collaborate with finance.
• Evaluate the financial viability of potential product enhancements, upgrades, or new features.
• Leverage data and market intelligence to develop business cases for electrification products and services; iterate on cases to refine assumptions and inputs.
• Develop and maintain dashboards to track portfolio performance; identify improvement areas and recommend actions.
• Drive customer segmentation analyses to identify key groups and inform targeted sales and product strategies.
• Identify and analyze efficiency gains in product delivery; support operational teams on financial impacts.
• Support budget development and risk mitigation, proposing strategies for financial risks.
• Improve existing Excel-based tools to enhance usability, efficiency, and accuracy.
• Streamline data collection and reporting through automation and improved tool design.
• Collaborate with product and cross‑functional teams to provide data‑driven insights and support initiatives; communicate findings and present to stakeholders.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or related technical or business field (or equivalent work experience).
• Experience:
  
  5+ years of progressive analytical experience with real business impact (typical for Analyst II); or Analyst III 4‑6 years;
  Analyst Sr 6+ years.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with SQL, Python, Power BI is a plus.
• Project‑management skills to meet aggressive deadlines.
• Business‑case development experience.
• Business domain or IT expertise.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and persuasive skills.

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