Principal Financial Analyst

Puget Sound Energy - Clyde Hill, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Clyde Hill, WA

Utilities

About the position

The Principal Financial Analyst at Puget Sound Energy is a key role within the Financial Planning & Analysis team, responsible for maintaining and enhancing proprietary financial models that support executive and board-level decision-making. This individual contributor position focuses on financial planning, modeling, and data integrity, while also promoting a culture of safety and compliance. The role involves developing advanced analytical tools, facilitating interdepartmental consensus on financial strategies, and communicating complex financial implications to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Leads the process to update the annual valuation forecast and presents results to PSE directors and officers.
• Participates in the annual creation of the corporate long-term valuation and facilitates the evaluation of the corporate mid and long-term financial plan.
• Helps develop corporate financial strategy by interfacing with management and building consensus on modeling assumptions.
• Develops comprehensive financial models and conducts various ad-hoc strategic analyses throughout the planning cycle.
• Contributes to or leads the delivery of recommendations from quantitative and qualitative analyses, identifying opportunities and risks.
• Develops consensus around analytical approaches and cultivates ties across business groups.
• Produces presentations for finance management committees and the Board of Directors.
• Improves forecast integrity by utilizing information resources, researching new metrics, and benchmarking.
• Promotes best practices in modeling techniques, methodologies, controls, and documentation.
• Instructs investor analysts on modeling PSE business activity.
• Provides analytic direction to the business case team and summarizes results for decision-making.
• Promotes accountability of financial assumptions and results across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related field.
• Progressively responsible experience in financial analysis or related field.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with energy sector financial modeling.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial modeling software.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• 401k retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays and vacation time
• Professional development opportunities
• Flexible scheduling options