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The position is responsible for providing financial support for regulated jurisdictional forecasting . The position will have specific job responsibilities assigned and will receive direction from the Director/Manager of Forecasting. Key areas of focus will be forecasting capital, wholesale and net income along with insightful analytics. Key interface groups will be Rates & Regulatory Planning, Wholesale Power Sales, Accounting, FP&A, Resource Planning.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for assisting in compiling a 5-year financial forecast. This includes required analytics, material for Senior Management and Board presentations, ad hoc reporting manage capital inputs including AFUDC, depreciation expense, recoverability and cash flow impacts.

• Provide updates monthly on current year projected earnings.

• Communicate analysis of key business drivers on financial statements and impacts on return on equity, capitalization structure, credit metrics, etc.

• Partner with Rates & Regulatory Strategy department to model strategic regulatory assumptions.

• Support accounting department on their analysis during the year comparing to budget.

• Understand the basis for the retail load forecast and the economic drivers behind the numbers. Then convert the load quantities into revenue.

• Understand how the load forecast impacts the system generation needs and fuel/purchased power costs.

• Lead/model strategic planning scenarios to understand the earnings per share and cash flow impacts.

• Work collaboratively with business partners; coordinate with numerous groups across finance and the business to build assumptions in creating the jurisdiction operational plan.

• Work with Corporate Forecasting and Treasury on a financing plan that achieves targeted capitalization structure.

• Bachelor's degree with major in Accounting/Finance or related discipline

• Five (5) plus years of increasingly diverse or complex experience in related field in addition to degree

• Possesses and applies fundamental accounting and finance concepts, practices, and procedures

• Experience with financial applications (i.e., PeopleSoft, HFM, PowerPlan, etc.) and query tool (WebI)

• Experience using Microsoft products such as Excel, Word and Power Point

• CPA or working toward CPA

• Advanced degree, preferably in Accounting

• Eight (8) years or more of professional work related experience

• Knowledge of GAAP

• Financial modeling experience

• Strong understanding of Duke Energy's regulated business

• Advanced PowerPoint Skills

• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

• Advanced Excel skills

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• Well organized and flexible to shifting priorities

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• Hybrid Mobility Classification - Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable dailycommute to a Duke Energy facility.

Travel Requirements

Posting Expiration Date

All job postings expire at 12:01 AM on the posting expiration date.