Financial Analyst I

Job Summary

Our client, a leading energy and utilities provider, is seeking a Financial Analyst I to join their Vegetation Management team. This individual will manage vendor financial processes, including purchase orders, purchase requisitions, invoices, accruals, and contractor financial activities. The analyst will serve as a primary liaison between the organization and its vendors, resolving financial issues and ensuring accurate tracking across operations in eight states.

Contract Type and Duration:
Contract position through August 1, 2028

Work Location:

St. Paul, Minnesota
Work Arrangement:
Hybrid, with initial onsite training followed by an expected Tuesday–Thursday onsite schedule

• Manage the full purchase-order lifecycle, including creation, validation, funding, modifications, assignments, and cancellations
• Review and reconcile vendor invoices against approved purchase orders, requisitions, contracts, and supporting documentation
• Serve as a primary point of contact for vendors regarding late payments, billing corrections, purchase-order issues, and invoice discrepancies
• Prepare, process, and track monthly accruals while validating accrual values against forecasts and investigating anomalies
• Track Capital and Operations & Maintenance spending to ensure accurate allocation, reporting, and funding controls
• Pull SAP reports, validate financial data, monitor purchase-order funding, and identify overspending risks or funding gaps
• Partner with accounting, finance, procurement, operations, and vendors to improve financial workflows and ensure compliance with company policies

• 3+ years of experience in accounting, finance, accounts payable, procurement, financial operations, billing, or a related financial-support function
• Experience managing purchase orders, invoice processing, vendor billing issues, accruals, and budget reconciliation
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to organize, analyze, reconcile, and validate financial data
• Understanding of financial reporting, expense management, and accounting terminology, including Capital and O&M expenditures
• Strong organizational and documentation skills with the ability to manage multiple vendors, projects, and deadlines simultaneously
• Strong communication, customer service, and relationship-building skills when working with internal stakeholders and external vendors
• High attention to detail and demonstrated problem-solving ability when investigating discrepancies or financial anomalies

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
• Experience using SAP, Vendor Invoice Management, or a comparable enterprise financial system
• Experience preparing, reviewing, and reconciling monthly financial accruals
• Utility industry experience, particularly within an operational, vegetation management, or field-based organization
• Knowledge of procurement, vendor management, contract administration, and purchase-requisition processes
• Experience reconciling and reporting Capital and O&M expenditures
• Experience creating or improving financial processes, controls, workflows, and reporting procedures

• Demonstrates professionalism, responsiveness, and a strong customer-service mindset
• Communicates financial information clearly and translates complex concepts into understandable language
• Builds productive working relationships with vendors and cross-functional internal teams
• Maintains accuracy and organization while balancing multiple deadlines and competing priorities
• Takes independent ownership of financial processes while contributing to a collaborative team environment

Location:

St. Paul, MN Onsite, Hybrid, or Remote:
Hybrid; initial onsite training is preferred, followed by an expected Tuesday–Thursday onsite schedule with remote flexibility on Mondays and Fridays

Full-time with flexible start times between approximately 6:30 and 8:00 a.m. and corresponding end times between approximately 2:30 and 4:30 p.m.

No planned overtime or on-call…