Director Financial Planning and Analysis

Director Financial Planning and Analysis

Wall Township, NJ, USA

Energize your future and join our team as we pursue a reliable, sustainable, cleaner energy future. At our Fortune 1000 diversified energy company, you’ll find a friendly, community-minded environment, with flexible work schedules, opportunities for growth and development, and competitive pay and benefits.

• Create strong partnerships with senior business leaders.
• Deliver actionable insights based on financial and/or industry analysis.
• Provide support for regulatory affairs for rate case planning purposes.
• Analyze complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations for management decisions.
• Develop and maintain a variety of corporate metrics and dashboards to optimize business operations.
• Provide support to high-growth business units for scenario evaluation of alternative investment strategies.

• Lead the annual budgeting process, quarterly forecasts, and long-range planning including development of income statement, cash flow, and balance sheet forecasts.
• Provide operational analysis and reporting to enhance total company performance awareness and identify opportunities.
• Develop scenario models to assess the financial impact of regulatory changes and capital investments.
• Partner with business units to evaluate operational performance and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Identify performance issues across our businesses and risks and opportunities in the current plan or forecast.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial systems and planning processes.

• Deliver timely, accurate financial reports, dashboards, and KPIs to senior leadership and the Board.
• Analyze variances between actuals, budget, and forecasts; provide actionable insights and recommendations.
• Support investor relations with earnings call preparation, SEC filings, and financial disclosures.
• Collaborate with operational leaders to assess performance and identify cost efficiencies.
• Deliver executive-level reporting and insights to support strategic decisions.

• Provide financial modeling and analysis to support regulatory filings, rate cases and capital projects.
• Collaborate with Treasury and Regulatory Affairs to align financial strategy with funding and compliance requirements.

• Manage and mentor a high-performing FP&A team.
• Serve as a key liaison between Finance, Operations, Regulatory and Investor Relations.
• Champion the adoption of advanced analytics, automation tools, and financial systems improvements.

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field; MBA and/or CPA preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in Finance.
• 5+ years of progressive FP&A experience, preferably within the energy, utility, or infrastructure sectors.
• Strong analytical skills, with advanced financial modeling (including ability to build integrated three-statement models), Excel, and database expertise.
• Exceptional communication, executive presence, and the ability to influence and collaborate across all organizational levels.
• Strong understanding of regulated utility economics, capital planning, GAAP, FERC accounting, and regulatory frameworks.
• Strong project management, planning, and organization skills; ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to connect financial data to enterprise-wide strategy, regulatory trends, and long-term sustainability goals, including impact of capital investments, rate cases, and operational decisions on shareholder value and customer outcomes.
• Ability to evaluate multiple financial outcomes under varying regulatory, market, and operational conditions; ability to assess downstream impact of changes in assumptions, forecasts, or external factors (e.g., interest rates, inflation) on earnings, cash flow, and capital structure.
• Proven leadership and mentoring abilities, with a track record of building high-performing FP&A teams and fostering analytical rigor, innovation, and…