Senior Financial Analyst | Strategic Financial Analytics

Summary

Are you a forward-thinking financial expert passionate about advising executives, driving strategic outcomes, and solving complex business challenges? We're seeking a Strategic Financial Analyst to act as an internal management consultant, leading high-impact projects that influence officer-level decision-making and company strategy. This is your opportunity to provide executive-level guidance, build sophisticated financial models, and drive transformative initiatives across all business lines.

What your day would be like:

You are responsible for:

• Executive Advisory: Collaborate directly with senior leadership, providing actionable insights and expert recommendations to guide critical business decisions.
• Advanced Financial Analysis: Develop complex financial and economic models to forecast outcomes, assess scenarios, and uncover opportunities for growth and efficiency.
• Strategic Problem Solving: Conduct in-depth research, sensitivity analyses, and strategic testing to challenge conventional thinking and identify innovative solutions.
• Data-Driven Storytelling: Transform intricate financial data into compelling, high-impact presentations that inspire action and drive strategic alignment.
• Negotiation Expertise: Advise on asset purchases, sales, and transaction pricing, including direct negotiations with counterparties to secure favorable outcomes.
• Project Leadership: Manage end-to-end special projects, ensuring timelines, stakeholder expectations, and deliverables are met with excellence.
• Technology Expertise: Leverage tools like Power BI, advanced Excel modeling, database tools, statistical software, and robotic process automation to deliver robust insights and solutions.

The kinds of people we want to talk to have done many of the following:

• Strategic Vision: Proven ability to think big-picture while focusing on actionable details that drive business outcomes.

• Advisory Experience: Exceptional management consulting skills with a history of advising executives and influencing key decisions.

• Financial Expertise: Advanced modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills, coupled with a deep understanding of finance, economics, and business operations.

• Communication Excellence: Strong written and verbal communication skills to articulate complex ideas clearly and persuasively.

• Collaborative Mindset: A team player who thrives in cross-functional environments, ensuring all perspectives are considered in decision-making processes.

• Self-Starter Mentality: Proactive, curious, and adaptable, with a desire to take on diverse challenges and continuously learn.

Minimum Requirements

• Degree in business, finance, accounting economics, mathematics or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
• Minimum five (5) years directly related experience in financial analysis, accounting, economic analysis or data analytics in any industry
• OR minimum five (5) years business operations related experience in the utility or energy services industry.
• In lieu of degree, an equivalent combination of formal education and experience totally ten (10) years is required.
• Comprehensive knowledge of finance and economic analysis, corporate finance, utility regulation, utility operations. Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Strong research, data management and effective management communication skills.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc.) and database tools.

Preferred Special Skills, Knowledge or Qualifications:

• MBA or Masters degree preferred.
• Strong experience with related analytical, financial, database, and/or business operations tools (i.e., Kyriba, Bloomberg, PeopleSoft, Cognos, PowerPlant, Hyperion, Maximo, supply chain and inventory systems).
• Energy/utility finance, project management and/or consulting experience.
• Travel may be required.

Major Accountabilities

1. Function as an internal management consultant by building advanced finance and economic models and delivering presentations with decision-worthy recommendations to executive leadership.
2. Performs routine to advanced level corporate financial tasks such as cash forecasting, cash management, variance analysis and short and long-term financial, sales, and peak load forecasting.
3. Supports the monthly accounting close process including variance analysis, and preparation of variance explanations and communication to management for financial statement results. Ensures financial events and transactions are reported to Accounting for proper financial statement recording and accounting treatment
4. Collaborate with department staff in the evaluation of financial business scenarios. Develop ad hoc models to support unique scenarios or limited scope analysis with the various work streams O&M, Capital, corporate finance, sales and revenue forecasting, tax planning, regulatory, and accounting. Provide support in the formulation of model inputs and processing of data through financial models.
5. Ensures compliance by maintaining appropriate documentation, files, records or systems.
6. Undertakes the development of limited scope financial and operational decision support and business unit planning projects and initiatives.
7. Provide support in the development, compilation, presentation and communication of performance report packages for management monthly financial reporting package as well as scenario analysis results, including identification of significant findings and conclusions through the use of existing technology and strong understanding of business unit financial and regulatory and operations related data.
8. Provides training and support to business customers to ensure understanding of new or existing processes; may also provide training to team member within Finance & Accounting.
9. Maintains comprehensive knowledge of the primary emerging issues facing the industry and company business specifics.
10. Develops comprehensive understanding of company, unit policies and procedures, accounting practices, and federal and state regulations.
11. Identifies or partners in identifying continuous improvement opportunities within the organization and incorporate continuous improvement principles and practices into business unit partnerships
12. Provide guidance and support to other team members to enhance development and productivity. Serves as subject matter expert within team as well as across the department and mentors other junior team members.

Export Compliance / EEO Statement

This position may require access to and/or use of information subject to control under the Department of Energy's Part 810 Regulations (10 CFR Part 810), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730 through 774), or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter M Part 120) (collectively, 'U.S. Export Control Laws'). Therefore, some positions may require applicants to be a U.S. person, which is defined as a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), a Political Asylee, or a Refugee under the U.S. Export Control Laws. All applicants will be required to confirm their U.S. person or non-US person status. All information collected in this regard will only be used to ensure compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws, and will be used in full compliance with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of national origin and other factors. For positions at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Stations (PVNGS) all openings will require applicants to be a U.S. person.

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates ('Pinnacle West') maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This policy of nondiscrimination shall include, but not be limited to, recruiting, hiring, promoting, compensating, reassigning, demoting, transferring, laying off, recalling, terminating employment, and training for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other classification or characteristic protected by law.

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