About the position
At Alliant Energy, our purpose is to serve customers and build stronger communities. We are passionate about powering beyond the market challenges of today, while powering what's next in energy. When our employees say "I am energy", it means they take pride in the work we do when disaster strikes, as well as all the days in between. We want you to be safe, happy and healthy. That's why we prioritize safety, offer volunteer opportunities and provide competitive pay, comprehensive health and retirement benefits, tuition reimbursement and paid time off. Join us as a Lead Financial Systems Analyst, where you'll design and maintain complex financial models, drive process efficiencies, and support strategic finance initiatives across multiple business units. If you're passionate about leveraging technology to enhance financial reporting and enjoy collaborating with a dedicated team, we want you on board. Make a significant impact and be part of a company that values collaboration, innovation, and dedication!
Responsibilities
- Leads the design, implementation and maintenance of highly complex financial models and scenarios for use by multiple business units using Java-based logic.
- Aligns models with finance strategies and ensures models operate as designed by evaluating requests for changes to the models, performing routine maintenance and troubleshooting, reviewing processes for accuracy, conducting testing, documenting processes and procedures, and developing and communicating solutions.
- Establishes standard procedures in line with financial processes to ensure models are executed at an acceptable level of quality and accuracy.
- Leads project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting activities for complex projects including working with IT to develop and maintain the financial model upgrade schedule and the review of release notes.
- Provides end-user support by troubleshooting, responding to user inquiries, and serving as a technical knowledge resource for users.
- Drives the advancement of financial technologies and modeling capabilities, ensuring that the finance team is proficient in the tools, systems, and best practices necessary to support business objectives.
- Ensures adherence to data governance and security protocols, particularly in the handling and sharing of sensitive financial information between systems.
- Leads change management efforts associated with financial system updates or changes, including communication and documentation for end-users.
- Reviews work of junior staff for quality and completeness, and assists with various other responsibilities as needed.
- Engages in other duties as needed that support our Values and help deliver on our Purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree Accounting, Finance or Financial Systems Preferred
- 8 years of related experience.
Nice-to-haves
- Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of the financial dynamics within the energy industry
- Demonstrated experience in developing solutions from general concepts that integrate business processes with information technologies
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Comprehensive health and retirement benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
