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Financial Analyst III
Location: Hybrid with occasional travel, located in Yulee, FL West Palm Beach, FL, Newark, DE, or Dover, DE
What makes us great…
At the heart of our Company is a dedication to delivering energy that drives progress. We put people first, work to keep them safe and build trusting relationships.
What you’ll be working on…
Financial Planning and Analysis:
- Prepares consolidated summary presentations for senior management’s review: including monthly financial summary results, employee presentations, forecast reports.
- Supports the production of a monthly reporting package with variance analysis against prior year, budget, and forecast, including operating expense and/or gross margin analyses, projections, and reports
- Assists with preparing and reviewing feasibility studies for capital investments.
- Performs detailed analysis of cost allocations and report on changes and trends from budget and period-over-period results.
- Creates and analyzes moderately complex monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and ensure financial information has been recorded accurately and completely.
- Performs moderately complex financial forecasting, financial modeling and trend analysis.
- Captures and reports key performance indicators, highlight notable trends and analyze causes of unexpected variances.
- Completes special financial studies, e.g. cost of service studies, return on equity, capital structure, and depreciation.
- Understands the primary drivers for payroll variances, including changes in allocations (capital vs expense), changes in headcount or related vacancies, and rate differentials.
- Assists in reviewing accounting transactions for financial accuracy
Business Unit Growth & Support:
- Provides leadership, training, and support to Financial Analysts on more difficult and complex assignments
- Assists management with merger and acquisition proforma and analysis.
- Supports preparation of Rate Case filings, specific to revenues and expenses.
- Supports the development of strategic plan, budgets, performance indicators, and target benchmarks.
Stakeholder Communication:
- Responsible for communication with Managers, Directors, and Senior Staff members.
- Conducts thorough research of historical financial data to analyze trends to support executive leadership decisions.
- Partners and liaises with operations and corporate functions to collect the individual pieces of data and information required for filings and/or reports.
- Assists accounting with understanding budgeted and forecasted expenses to understand drivers for variances and the need for accruals.
Process Improvement:
- Continuously identify identifies and implements improvements to financial processes and reporting, enhancing efficiency, accuracy, and decision support.
- Drives best practices within financial planning and analysis areas.
Who you are...
- Four-year degree in Accounting/Finance or a related business field.
- Minimum of 5-7 years of business planning, financial analysis, or other related finance experience.
- Knowledge of Utilities International Financial software is preferred.
- Knowledge and experience with SAP/S4HANA
- Proficient knowledge in the Microsoft Office suite of software, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
- Knowledge of Business Objects and related software.
- Knowledge of company tariffs.
- Strong project management skills to plan, lead, and coordinate initiatives across the business unit and finance
- Must be able to communicate in a clear, concise manner.
- Must have a high level of initiative and be able to be self-directed.
- Must be able to prioritize multiple requests simultaneously.
- Must be able to respond creatively to unique situations.
- Demonstrated ability to seek efficiencies in all areas to streamline and improve overall processes
What’s in it for you…
- Flexible work arrangement
- Competitive base salary
- Fantastic opportunities for career growth
- Cooperative, supportive and empowered team atmosphere
- Annual bonus and salary increase opportunities
- Monthly recognition events
- Endless wellness initiatives and community events
- Robust and customizable benefit packages-choose what works best with your life. Options include generous 401k, medical, dental and life insurance, tuition reimbursement, compensated volunteer hours and MORE!
- Paid time off, holidays and a separate bank of sick time!
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors. Applicants with a disability that need assistance applying for a position may email careers@chpk.com
