Senior Financial Analyst, and Strategic Investments

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Senior Financial Analyst, Growth and Strategic Investments

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The Senior Financial Analyst, Growth and Strategic Investments supports the project management office (PMO) for the growth of investments at US Utilities. Under supervision from PMO leadership, this role provides financial oversight over growth projects, including supporting budget and forecast processes, tracking spend to project completion, and monitoring operational processes related to the project lifecycle and procure-to-pay.

The Senior Financial Analyst will serve as a finance liaison for the PMO, coordinating with Controllership, FP&A, and Regulatory Affairs, and working cross-functionally with IT, Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, and the AES Shared Services center.

The role collaborates with operations and other support functions to drive efficiencies and system adoption, and supports system implementations impacting growth investments at the US Utilities and PMO leadership with regulatory filings and management reporting.

• Under supervision, serve as the finance liaison for PMO and coordinate with supporting areas including IT, Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, and the AES Shared Services center.
• Coordinate and manage digital access needs for contractors, including provisioning, modifying, and revoking accounts, permissions, and system access in a timely manner.
• Support tracking of projects spend for the PMO and regulatory reporting.
• Monitor end-to-end capital project lifecycle processes, from project creation to closure, purchase requisitions, and vendor payments, ensuring strong controls and operational excellence.
• Support Digital Strategy and represent PMO in the implementation of Work Management system, Copperleaf system, and support the implementation of Robotic Process Automation and SAP enhancements for process efficiencies.
• Support the PMO leadership with the preparation of regulatory filings and presentations/reporting to the PMO and Senior Leaders.
• Support the PMO leadership with ad hoc projects.

• Strong experience with SAP and Power Plan (preferred)
• Power BI—dashboards, reports, and visualizations (preferred)
• Understanding of fixed assets accounting
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements, and projections
• Ability to work in fast-paced, changing environments with high complexity and ambiguity
• Ability to work collaboratively with business leaders and balance priorities to meet critical deadlines; capable of independent, forward-looking analysis
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field (required)
• Experience in Utility, Power, or Energy industry (preferred)

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