Leader Finance & Business Operations; FBO T&D

Arizona Public Service generates reliable, affordable and clean energy for 2.7 million Arizonans. Our service territory stretches across the state, from the border town of Douglas to the vistas of the Grand Canyon, from the solar fields of Gila Bend to the ponderosa pines of Payson. As the state's largest and longest-serving energy provider, our more than 6,000 dedicated employees power our vision of creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona.

Since our founding in 1886, APS has demonstrated a strong commitment to our customers in one of the country's fastest growing states, earning a reputation for customer satisfaction, shareholder value, operational excellence and business integrity.

Our present and future success depends on the creative and dedicated people of our company who demonstrate the principles outlined in the APS Promise:
Design for Tomorrow, Empower Each Other and Succeed Together.

As Leader FBO for T&D at APS, you'll lead a Finance and Business Operations team that helps turn financial information into informed business decisions. By overseeing budgets, forecasts, performance analysis, and financial support for engineering and asset management teams, you'll help strengthen accountability, operational effectiveness, and responsible investment in the systems that serve APS customers and communities.

• Lead and support Finance and Business Operations staff, providing direction and guidance to help the team deliver meaningful financial insights.
• Oversee operating and capital budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, and financial performance measures.
• Partner with engineering and asset management teams to provide financial insight that supports planning and business decisions.
• Translate financial and operational data into clear information that helps leaders understand performance, opportunities, and potential challenges.
• Guide work planning and forecasting efforts to improve visibility into financial performance and future needs.
• Collaborate across the organization to strengthen accountability, operational efficiency, and informed decision-making.

• A collaborative leader with experience supervising and guiding finance or business operations professionals.
• Strong financial planning and analytical skills, including experience with budgets, forecasting, variance analysis, and performance metrics.
• Ability to provide thoughtful financial and operational decision support to business partners.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, particularly when partnering with technical teams such as engineering and asset management.
• A strategic thinker who can connect financial performance with operational priorities and business outcomes.
• A leader who values accountability, sound decision-making, efficiency, and effective use of resources.

• Bachelors degree in business, economics, finance, accounting or related discipline;
  
  MBA or Masters degree preferred.
• This position requires comprehensive financial, accounting, regulatory, and managerial knowledge
• PLUS a minimum of five (5) years progressively responsible business experience with emphasis in business planning, financial planning, modeling and analysis, forecasting, valuation and/or transactional due diligence.
• Leadership experience in a financial or accounting based management position desirable.
• Demonstrated competency in financial reporting and modeling.
• Possess significant knowledge of regulatory trend developments in the utility industry, utility operations, and finance.
• Have the ability to manage a cross functional team that will consist of financial and operational based individuals to develop an effective and efficient support system for the business unit.
• Must possess the ability to understand trends and results at both a detailed level and a strategic level, and to inter-relate issues between the two.
• Demonstrated effective oral, written and presentation communication skills; negotiation skills; and the highest quality interpersonal and people management skills.
• Travel to local plant locations required.