What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Analyst position at Entergy?
Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid
Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC
This job supports financial planning for one of Entergy’s Operating Companies. This includes maintaining financial models, assisting with the development of regulatory strategies, identifying key risks and opportunities to achieving targeted results, analyzing actual results compared to projections and preparing presentations or other packages used to communicate the current financial position to key stakeholders. These activities support the Company’s on-going planning process as well as major initiatives. The ideal candidate has a solid understanding of utility regulatory constructs, strong analytical skills and embraces continuous improvement efforts.
Job Duties/Responsibilities
Minimum education required of the position
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field or equivalent work experience.
Minimum Experience Required Of The Position
Financial Analyst Lead: 5 years of professional experience in finance, accounting or the relevant field.
Financial Analyst Senior Lead: 6 years of professional experience in finance, accounting or the relevant field.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required Of The Position
Works well in a group environment. Ability to analyze problems and develop solutions. Knowledge of the rate-making and regulatory recovery process. Ability to understand and model complex financial transactions. Ability to prioritize multiple time sensitive projects effectively. Strong verbal and written communications skills. Good understanding of the impact of regulatory and financial decisions on business results, including credit metrics.
Any Certificates, Licenses, Etc. Required For The Position Desired
CPA or CFA strongly desired
Primary Location: Louisiana-New Orleans Louisiana : New Orleans
Job Function: All Other Jobs
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings: 2
Req ID: 122167
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%
An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO page, or see statements below.
EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.
Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.
Working Conditions
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.
Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC
- This position may be filled as a Financial Analyst Lead, or Sr. Lead depending on the experience and qualifications of the candidate.***
This job supports financial planning for one of Entergy’s Operating Companies. This includes maintaining financial models, assisting with the development of regulatory strategies, identifying key risks and opportunities to achieving targeted results, analyzing actual results compared to projections and preparing presentations or other packages used to communicate the current financial position to key stakeholders. These activities support the Company’s on-going planning process as well as major initiatives. The ideal candidate has a solid understanding of utility regulatory constructs, strong analytical skills and embraces continuous improvement efforts.
Job Duties/Responsibilities
- Financial Planning: Responsible for financial and regulatory planning models; understands and can communicate key planning assumptions; reviews actuals and provides variance explanations compared to projections monthly; prepares reporting packages and analysis for key stakeholders.
- Regulatory Strategy: Analyzes historical and forecasted results to develop strategies that enable Entergy Operating Companies to earn their allowed ROE; performs ad hoc analyses to support strategy development and decision-making, including possibility of new cost recovery mechanisms; and provides analytical support and research for major utility initiatives.
- Creates financial models to evaluate scenarios and communicates recommended path forward
- Supports continuous improvement in the monthly process, systems and models. Documents process and best practices.
- Communicates with other departments to gather information about Entergy’s businesses and transactions. Communicates with subject matter experts across the company to better understand the risk of certain projects and / or investments.
Minimum education required of the position
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field or equivalent work experience.
Minimum Experience Required Of The Position
Financial Analyst Lead: 5 years of professional experience in finance, accounting or the relevant field.
Financial Analyst Senior Lead: 6 years of professional experience in finance, accounting or the relevant field.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required Of The Position
Works well in a group environment. Ability to analyze problems and develop solutions. Knowledge of the rate-making and regulatory recovery process. Ability to understand and model complex financial transactions. Ability to prioritize multiple time sensitive projects effectively. Strong verbal and written communications skills. Good understanding of the impact of regulatory and financial decisions on business results, including credit metrics.
Any Certificates, Licenses, Etc. Required For The Position Desired
CPA or CFA strongly desired
Primary Location: Louisiana-New Orleans Louisiana : New Orleans
Job Function: All Other Jobs
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings: 2
Req ID: 122167
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%
An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO page, or see statements below.
EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.
Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.
Working Conditions
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.