Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

Director of Financial Planning and Analysis Hands-on Leader @ Attolon Partners | Creative Problem Solver

We have been engaged to assist our client, H2O America, in their search for a Director of Financial Planning and Analysis. H2O America is one of the largest investor-owned pure-play water and wastewater utilities in the United States, serving over 1.6 million people across California, Connecticut, Maine, and Texas.

The Director of Financial Planning & Analysis will lead enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, and performance management for a publicly traded, regulated utility operating in a highly complex regulatory and capital-intensive environment. Reporting to the Chief Accounting Officer, this role will serve as a strategic finance partner to executive leadership, providing insight into earnings, cash flow, rate impacts, capital investment, and long-term financial sustainability.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA and/or CPA strongly preferred. Minimum 10 years of experience, including 3-5 years as a manager, in public accounting or a publicly traded company, with a focus on financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, etc.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in financial planning and management for regulated utilities is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience designing and executing an FP&A transformation, including automation of manual, spreadsheet-based processes, implementation of enterprise planning and analytics tools, and establishment of scalable, best-in-class FP&A operating models.
• Experience in the implementation or upgrade of financial planning software.
• Ability to travel domestically to various service territories as needed.

Location within one of H2O America’s service territories (CA, CT, ME, TX) is preferred; however, a fully remote candidate with monthly travel to San Jose, CA or other H2O America locations will be considered.

Director

Full-time

Finance

Utilities