Financial Analyst - Lead

$100,700 - $118,400/Yr

Northern Natural Gas - Glen Allen, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Glen Allen, VA

Warehousing and Storage

About the position

BHE GT&S has an exciting career opportunity as a Financial Analyst - Lead within our Business Transformation Group at our Headquarters located in Glen Allen, VA. The successful candidate will be responsible for performing a complex set of activities associated with analyzing, summarizing, and reporting financial results. This role requires applying extensive technical accounting knowledge to coordinate financial reporting results for a rapidly changing and specialized business area. The Financial Analyst - Lead will provide analysis and presentation data to support monthly actual-to-budget variance explanations, ensuring that all financial reporting is accurate and timely. In this position, the analyst will interact with multiple business units to reconcile earnings variances and prepare monthly forecasts. This includes coordinating the development of the budget and financial forecasts, working closely with senior management to develop and monitor business unit goals and objectives. The role also involves performing accounting due diligence as required, ensuring compliance with all relevant accounting standards and practices. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial management and analysis, with demonstrated knowledge of accounting standards, particularly in the energy trading industry. Excellent leadership, organization, and interpersonal skills are essential, along with the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. The successful candidate will also possess excellent analytical skills and a customer-focused approach, capable of working independently under tight deadlines. Proficiency in Excel, macros, PowerPoint, and financial software such as SAP, EMMA, and NUCLEUS is also required.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex activities associated with analyzing, summarizing, and reporting financial results.
• Apply extensive technical accounting knowledge to coordinate financial reporting results for a rapidly changing business area.
• Provide analysis and presentation data to support monthly actual-to-budget variance explanations.
• Interact with multiple business units to reconcile earnings variances and prepare monthly forecasts.
• Coordinate the development of the budget and financial forecasts.
• Work with senior management to develop and monitor business unit goals and objectives.
• Perform accounting due diligence as required.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with a Master's degree or 7+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree.
• Demonstrated knowledge of financial management and analysis, accounting standards and practices, energy trading industry, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, FERC and SEC accounting.
• Knowledge and experience in financial planning and analysis.
• Experience in implementing new accounting standards.
• Excellent leadership, organization, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to be customer-focused in a large organization.
• Excellent ability to work under own initiative and tight deadlines.
• Extensive knowledge of Excel, macros, PowerPoint, and SAP, EMMA, NUCLEUS.

Nice-to-haves

• Preferred Master's degree in Accounting or Business.
• Typically two years of related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess a master's degree.