Financial Analyst – Generation [Plant Lindsay Hill]

Southern Company • Billingsley, AL

8h • Hybrid

About The Position

This position is responsible for developing, coordinating, and monitoring financial activities at Lindsay Hill/Central Alabama Generating Facilities including the accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting processes; assisting in the operational business process; and analyzing cost in a manner useful to management for decision making.

Requirements

• Preferred 5+ years of relevant work experience in the field of accounting, budgeting, forecasting
• Work experience in utility operations is preferred
• Experience of database systems, ERP, or similar experience highly desired
• Bachelor’s degree in the field of accounting, engineering, finance, economics or another business-related field is preferred
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and Tableau preferred.
• Ability to make recommendations to management based on financial trends and projections.
• Understanding of budgeting, cost tracking and financial projection techniques and methods.
• Understanding of capital project management and large OM project management
• Excellent analytical, accounting, budgeting, and creative problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Operations experience in an industrial setting is a plus.
• Personal ownership, initiative and leadership.
• Ability to work independently, as well as under direct supervision or in a team environment.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize multiple assignments with changing priorities.
• Driver’s license required.
• Extended hours required when needed.
• Occasional travel required, including some overnight.
• In-office four days per week with one day per week telecommuting if workload and in-office meetings allow.
• Commutable distance of Billingsley in Autauga County, Alabama required.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial analysis and support to the Plant Lead Team.
• Develop ten-year budgets with the assistance of key stakeholders including Plant System Owners, Engineers and Management.
• Research and report monthly/yearly actual to budget variances and trends to plant management and corporate support.
• Provide quantitative analysis and financial evaluation for capital or O&M expenditures.
• Support regulatory data requests and audit requests.
• Support APC Generation Corporate and Financial Planning on assignments such as project monitoring, unitization of major assets, and other special projects.
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, sharing best practices, and business learning opportunities to support successful implementation and adoption of Enterprise Foundations
• Building strong working relationships with internal and external business partners to develop a deep understanding of the business

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level