Financial Analyst II Chesapeake Utilities Corporation : Category: Financial Analyst

What you'll be working on

• Support the production of a monthly reporting package with variance analysis against prior year, budget, and forecast, including operating expense and/or gross margin analyses, projections, and reports
• Perform detailed analysis of cost allocations and report on changes and trends from budget and period-over-period results.
• Create and analyze moderately complex monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and ensure financial information has been recorded accurately and completely.
• Perform moderately complex financial forecasting, financial modeling and trend analysis.
• Capture and report key performance indicators, highlight notable trends and analyze causes of unexpected variances.
• Conduct thorough research of historical financial data to analyze trends to support executive leadership decisions.
• Partner and liaise with operations and corporate functions to collect the individual pieces of data and information required by required filings and/or reports.
• Complete special financial studies, e.g. cost of service studies, return on equity, capital structure, and depreciation.
• Prepare feasibility studies for capital investments.
• Assist management with merger and acquisition proforma and analysis.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by Manager, Financial Analysis.

• Four-year degree in Accounting, Finance, or related quantitative field.
• Minimum of three years of business planning, financial analysis or other related finance experience required.
• Must be able to communicate in a clear, concise manner.
• Proficient knowledge in the Microsoft Office suite of software, namely:
  PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Knowledge of the Epicor suite of software.
• Knowledge of Utilities International Financial software.
• Knowledge of Microsoft FRx suite of software.
• Knowledge of Business Objects and related software.
• Knowledge of company tariffs.
• Must have a high level of initiative and be able to be self-directed.
• Must be able to prioritize multiple requests simultaneously.
• Must seek efficiencies in all areas to create overall process improvement.
• Must be able to respond creatively to unique situations.