Puget Sound Energy is hiring a Principal Financial Analyst to perform quantitative and qualitative analyses for short-, mid-, and long-term financial planning. You will lead the development of interdepartmental consensus on analytical assumptions and approaches, playing a key role in shaping the company's financial strategy.
What You'll Do
- Participate in and facilitate the annual creation and ongoing evaluation of the corporate mid and long-term financial plan.
- Help develop corporate financial strategy by interfacing with management and building consensus on modeling assumptions.
- Develop comprehensive financial models and various ad-hoc strategic analyses.
- Contribute to or lead the delivery of recommendations from analyses and communicate action plans to stakeholders.
- Develop consensus around analytical approaches and cultivate ties across business groups.
- Produce presentations for finance management committees and the Board of Directors.
- Continually improve forecast integrity using internal and external information resources and data analytics.
- Promote best practices of modeling techniques, methodologies, controls, and documentation.
- Provide analytic direction to the business case team by structuring analytical problems and summarizing results.
- Promote accountability of financial assumptions and results across the organization.
- Lead, train, and mentor staff in the development and analysis of corporate financial plans.
- Support various rate proceedings by answering data requests.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field and/or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years in finance roles with progressively increasing levels of responsibility.
- Excellent communication, writing, and presentation skills.
- Ability to interface effectively with all levels of management.
- Ability to work effectively without direct supervision in a fast paced, stressful, and multitasking environment.
Nice to Have
- Master's Degree in a quantitative field or MBA.
- Applicable Finance Certification (CFA, CPA, CTP).
- 5+ years of experience in the gas and/or electric industry.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and create capacity.
- Ability to adapt and react to unforeseen business decisions and situations.
- Experience leading and delivering projects under tight deadlines.
- Experience with Utilities International financial modeling tool.
Team & Environment
This role is part of the Financial Planning & Analysis team.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation Range: $94,300.00 - $156,900.00
- Medical, dental, vision, basic life, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Voluntary supplemental life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
- Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent daycare.
- Employee assistance program (EAP).
- 401(k) investment option and a cash balance retirement plan.
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays.
Puget Sound Energy is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, or presence of a disability.
