Financial Analyst

Description

This position supports financial planning, analysis, regulatory and budgeting needs for Southern Company and its subsidiaries.

• Provide timely solutions using critical thinking to resolve complex requests from the subsidiaries
• Understand, develop, maintain, and effectively use the UI Solutions models to support the needs of the various Southern Company subsidiaries
• Train and support users on the UI Solutions Models
• Continuously examine and improve processes and tools used throughout supported organizations
• Build and sustain trusted relationships and communicate effectively based on the audience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Finance, Accounting, or related field required
• Minimum 1 year of experience in Engineering, Finance, Accounting, or related field required
• Experience using UI Solutions (Utilities International) financial, capital or tax model strongly preferred

• Experience in financial systems/planning, analysis, or regulatory preferred
• Experience with Excel based models or reporting systems preferred
• Experience in utility finance, accounting and rate making principles preferred

• Financial & Business Acumen requirements:
  • Knowledge of all of the common financial statements and the interactions/interrelationships between them
  • Knowledge of general financial concepts and common financial formulas (for example, debt structures, earnings per share (EPS), cost of capital, etc.)
  • Knowledge of finance principles and processes
  • Knowledge of basic macro-economic values (e.g., CPI, GDP, exchange rates, etc.)
  • Knowledge of accounting concepts and practices (e.g., accrual accounting, cash accounting, etc.)
  • Knowledge of the accounting close process
  • Knowledge of sources of information about tax policies and their implications on projections
  • Ability to read and interpret corporate annual reports
  • Ability to provide input or support financial close and reporting activities
  • Ability to define, incorporate and report on financial and/or non-financial key performance indicators
  • Ability to define and schedule project/work flow elements and their interaction
  • Ability to coordinate and communicate deadlines, deliverables and expectations in the work flow process
  • Ability to synthesize information to create conclusions, alternatives and recommendations
  • Ability to perform variance analysis and reporting (e.g., actuals v. prior periods, actuals v. plan, actuals v. forecast, etc.)
  • Ability to create financial statement projections - (P&L/income statement, cash flow, balance sheet, equity statements, etc.)
  • Ability to create a capital expenditure/investment analysis
  • Ability to create and perform sensitivity analyses and scenario analyses, including "what-if" scenarios and analyses
• Thought process and analytical requirements:
  • Seek out and embrace opportunities to research and resolve complex and challenging problems