Southern Company - Forest City, NC
posted 4 months ago
The Budget Analyst position at Southern Power involves two distinct roles, each supporting different renewable energy operations. The first role focuses on the self-perform Wind fleet, which encompasses ten sites. The selected candidate will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining both Operations & Maintenance (O&M) and Capital accounting, budgeting, and reporting processes for the current year and long-range budgets for these facilities. This position will report directly to the Wind Fleet General Manager. The second role supports 15 Solar & Wind sites operated and maintained by a third party, along with three Central Texas self-perform solar sites. Similar to the first role, this position will also develop, implement, and maintain O&M and Capital accounting, budgeting, and reporting processes for the current year and long-range budgets for these facilities. The reporting line for this position is to a Renewable Region Manager. In both roles, the Budget Analyst will play a crucial part in capital and O&M budget creation, ownership, and reporting responsibility for multiple facilities. The analyst will engage in monthly and year-end reforecasting, actuals review, and variance explanations to functional and executive management on a routine basis. They will prepare monthly accruals for submission to accounting and act as a liaison between Operations and various finance and accounting teams. The role requires a deep understanding of multiple types of contracts and the ability to support large-scale projects affecting the fleet, such as wind repowering and site acquisition. The position also involves miscellaneous administrative duties in support of site personnel and management, as well as identifying and leading opportunities for continuous improvement and sharing best practices.