Business Analyst IV

Business Analyst IV

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Finance, Accounting, Engineering and/or a technical discipline)
• 5 -10 years of professional experience working in Finance, Accounting, Engineering or an Analyst-oriented role (preferably in a regulated utility environment)

Responsibilities

• Act as Finance Team Liaison to the Water Segment; this involves providing data, deep analysis as an individual contributor, and insights on an ongoing basis as well as traveling with Executive Leadership to our subsidiaries (across 8 states)
• Perform financial-operational analyses, develop metrics, develop financial/budget models at the direction of Executive Leadership to help optimize business performance including power costs
• Create new data-driven approaches for the purpose of generating business insights through data analytics, information visualization, and addressing unanswered business issues in a proactive manner
• Collect and analyze data to identify problems and opportunities for improvement
• Identify and prepare/scrub relevant data sources for analysis of operational costs across Corporate subsidiaries & functional areas
• Lead high-level analytics discussions at the leadership level to inform strategic decision-making processes and create business cases for process improvements across the Aqua company
• Take initiative in developing a training program meant for improving the Controllers’ and Functional Heads’ understanding of the use of data (in order to improve decision-making across the business)
• Work with State Controllers to improve evaluation process for all municipal acquisition opportunities as well as all legislative initiatives with ratemaking impact
• Participate in capital markets activities (public debt & equity offerings, credit facilities, etc.)
• Play a leading role in development of Board materials and other presentations for the Finance organization
• Perform ad-hoc analyses in support of the capital budget process monthly as well as long-term planning processes (e.g.: 5YP)
• Develop ad-hoc models to support the Finance organization (e.g., valuations, goodwill impairment, etc.)
• Support the ‘Finance of the Future’ vision by sharing knowledge and providing thought leadership on analytical techniques that can be used by finance staff with business partners in driving data-driven decisions
• Assists with other tasks or projects, as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with using ERP systems; experience with SAP as well as its SAC (SAP Analytics Cloud) and/or BW (Business Warehouse) modules is preferred
• Demonstrate an intellectual curiosity to learn more about the business, a passion for driving decision-making based on data, and the willingness to think outside-the-box!
• Strong investigative skills required to research issues, interpret facts, analytically determine a path forward, and provide explanations accordingly (verbally and in-writing)
• Excellent written & verbal communications skills; this position will require the ability to communicate effectively (clearly, concisely, and professionally) with internal customers
• Team Player demeanor with the ability to work effectively and multi-task in a team-fostered environment