Senior Operations Finance Analyst

Requisition ID # 172860 

Job Category: Accounting / Finance 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Finance

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Summary

The Operations Finance team provides critical financial support to the core organizational units of PG&E. 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 Operations Finance department provides a unique environment for energized and talented finance professionals to engage in the business as valued functional advisors, make meaningful contributions to the direction of a dynamic business, and be actively developed and recognized.

Client Organization:

The successful candidate will provide Operations Finance support to the Information Technology organization at PG&E. Information Technology enables PG&E’s enterprise priorities through technology strategy, digital capabilities, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data and analytics, application delivery, end-user services, and operational technology support. This organization plays a critical role in helping PG&E deliver safe, reliable, affordable, and innovative services to customers and coworkers.

 Position Summary

The Senior Operations Finance Analyst will provide financial planning, analysis, reporting, and decision support for the Information Technology line of business, serving as a trusted finance partner for assigned IT programs and leaders. The role supports budget development, forecasting, monthly close and variance analysis, cost management, governance, and optimization analysis to help IT meet financial, operational, and enterprise objectives.

The successful candidate will provide analytical support for high-profile IT programs and services, including expense and capital planning, program forecasts, technology cost transparency, headcount and PCC cost management, data integrity, cost corrections, and accounting-related support. The role will also support the broader IT Operations Finance team through reporting, governance, process improvement, and actionable financial insights for business partners.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and in-person at the Oakland General Office in Oakland, CA, approximately 1-3 days per week or based on business needs or company requirements.

Job Responsibilities 

• Business / Operational Strategy Support: Partners with business partners, program managers, and Finance leadership to gather, analyze, validate, and summarize financial and operational information used to support program plans, forecasts, funding needs, and business decisions.
• Supports analysis and validation of 3- and 5-year planning results, including preparation of schedules, review of key assumptions, identification of risks and opportunities, and escalation of issues requiring leadership attention.
• Develops and maintains complex expense, capital, unit, headcount, and program forecasts; monitors forecast accuracy; and recommends improvements to strengthen planning reliability and decision quality.
• Prepares clear, audience-appropriate financial analyses, variance explanations, and recommendations for managers, directors, and business partners, translating complex data into actionable insights.
• Performs quality assurance on financial and operational data, researches and resolves data integrity issues, and supports governance routines to ensure transactions, cost flows, and reporting outputs are accurate and aligned with policy.
• Analyzes monthly program financial results, including Expense & Capital Spending variance explanations, program forecasts, trends, cost drivers, and corrective actions needed to manage performance.
• Supports business case, regulatory, and scenario analyses by modeling financial impacts under defined assumptions, documenting key drivers, and helping validate the reasonableness of results.
• Develops, tracks, and interprets operational and financial metrics that support process measurement, business operations, risk assessment, and performance improvement discussions.
• Applies utility accounting fundamentals, PG&E’s cost model, and capital-versus-expense concepts to support program issue resolution, accounting research, cost corrections, PCC cost management, and headcount reporting.
• Identifies opportunities to improve reporting, forecasting, automation, and analytical techniques; participates in root cause analyses and implements practical process improvements within assigned areas.
• Works independently on moderately complex assignments while planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments, escalating risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs in a timely manner.
• Builds effective relationships with business partners and cross-functional stakeholders by communicating timely updates, asking thoughtful questions, and keeping customer, affordability, safety, and enterprise objectives at the center of the work.
• Provides informal guidance to analysts and associates by sharing knowledge, reviewing work products when requested, and modeling inclusive, collaborative, and continuous-improvement behaviors.

Qualifications

Minimum:

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

Desired:

• Proficient in the PG&E model
• Financial Systems knowledge and proficiency, including automation experience
• Cross functional team / project leadership
• Experience with enterprise ERP systems and handling large amounts of data
• Financial Planning experience (close, forecast, budgeting) including preparation of journal entries
• Competency in interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.
• Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement
• Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals
• Using compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others

Compensation

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed between the entry point and the middle of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.​ This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

A reasonable salary range is:​

• Bay Area Minimum: $102,000.00
• Bay Area Midpoint: $127,000.00
• Bay Area Maximum: $ 152,000.00