Senior Business Finance Analyst

Requisition ID # 169713 

Job Category: Accounting / Finance 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Finance

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The Business Finance Power Generation team provides critical financial support to PG&E's Hydro, Fossil, Photovoltaic, and Battery Storage Operations. This support includes financial analysis, budgeting, planning and forecasting, monitoring, controlling and accounting, operational performance reporting and analysis, and strategic planning and analysis. These services are critical to achieving the company's strategic, operational and financial objectives. 

The Business Finance department provides a unique environment for energized and talented finance professionals to engage with the business as valued functional advisors, making meaningful contributions to the direction of a dynamic business, and be actively developed and recognized. 

Position Summary

The Senior Business Finance Analyst will join the Power Generation Business Finance team, working primarily in support of internal and external reporting. You will be responsible for working with various managers and directors within PG&E as a support basis for business decision-making, and assist with their budget, planning and other finance/accounting needs. 

In this role you will have strong verbal and written communication skills, strong analytical and quantitative skills, a background in finance, accounting, or engineering. You will be poised by working with many levels of staff, displaying strong organizational and planning skills, initiative and enthusiasm, and strong interpersonal skills.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and in-person at the Oakland General Office every Tuesday or based on business needs or company requirements. 

PG&E is providing the full salary/pay range for this position.  The actual amount paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location.  The range to reasonably expect will be around the minimum and the midpoint or $98k - $122k. The final decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to the factors above. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.  

Bay Area Min: $98,000

Bay Area Mid: $122,000

Bay Area Max: $146,000

Job Responsibilities

• Reporting & Analysis (Historical): Provide timely and accurate monthly financial visibility that objectively assesses performance, and proactive financial analytics that identify opportunities, risks, and associated resolution recommendations.
• Planning (Long Term): Develop, advise, and integrate the business unit financial plans and performance baselines to meet the Company's long term operational and financial objectives.
• Forecasting (Short Term): Provide timely, balanced forward looking financial assessments that capture current performance and enable nimble, value optimized operational and financial decisions.
• Regulatory: Serve as the financial backbone for regulatory filings; including business unit and corporate items expenses for our General Rate Case filing and Risk Assessment Mitigation Phase (RAMP) filing.
• Process Optimization: Identify, and evaluate key processes for opportunities in effectiveness, control, and efficiency, and recommend and implement improvements. 

Qualifications

Minimum: 

• 3 years of job-related work experience
• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience or training 

Desired: 

• CPA
• Big 4 or regional accounting firm work experience
• External reporting experience
• Excellent strategic thinking, communication, and presentation skills
• Intellectual curiosity, and relentless continuous improvement
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and overhead allocation models
• Ability to work independently
• Exceptional time management skills to deal with tight deadlines
• Strong Excel modeling and PowerPoint skills
• Working knowledge of SAP R3, SAP Business Objects, Analysis for Office, and Power BI