Senior Financial Planning Analyst

New Jersey Resources - Belmar, NJ

Full-time - Mid Level

Belmar, NJ

501-1,000 employees

Utilities

About the position

Energize your future and join our team as we pursue a reliable, sustainable, cleaner energy future. At New Jersey Resources, a Fortune 1000 diversified energy company, you'll find a friendly, community-minded environment, with flexible work schedules, opportunities for growth and development, and competitive pay and benefits. The Senior Financial Planning Analyst will perform a variety of crucial tasks that play an important part in the monthly forecast process as well as the long-term planning of NJR. This role requires the ability to execute multiple work-streams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. The Senior Analyst will effectively business partner across functions, drive decision making, and problem solving utilizing financial modeling and analytics, incorporating a strong attention to detail and excellent time management skills. The candidate must be proactive and deadline oriented.

Responsibilities

• Build and/or maintain financial models and accurate financial reports.
• Provide thorough analytics of the Service Company and Parent Company on a monthly basis.
• Ensure labor forecast is updated on a timely basis for Employee Expenses across all NJR companies.
• Assist with the maintenance of budgeting and forecasting software and act as a backup for various administrative tasks.
• Analyze past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements.
• Support the annual operating budget process and track and report on performance relative to plan.
• Help manage ongoing rolling forecasts.
• Partner with Information Technology management to ensure that the monthly forecast is kept up to date and assist with IT reporting where necessary.
• Partner closely with key stakeholders across the business to drive the FP&A function as a proven center of analytical excellence.
• Provide management with analysis as requested.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred.
• 5 years of progressive work experience in a Financial Analyst role, including budget and forecast preparation, variance analysis, and financial modeling.
• Previous experience with Oracle and/or IBM TM1 preferred.
• Strong Excel and accounting proficiency.
• Ability to handle multiple projects at once and work in a team environment.
• Candidates should be flexible and adaptable to business changes.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent time management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as solid problem-solving skills.
• Proactive and deadline oriented.

Benefits

• Flexible work schedules
• Opportunities for growth and development
• Competitive pay and benefits