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Senior Business Analyst

• Contract Duration: 6+ months

Job Description:

• The Senior Business Analyst supports the monthly governance cycle/process for the Electric & Gas Operations portfolio including but not limited to financial and data analysis and reporting, and facilitation of meetings and exchanges with Finance partners.
• Drives annual budget adherence for portfolio programs by administering the financial change request process and ensuring change requests are submitted, reviewed, and revised in a timely manner.
• Reviews risks (overspend) and opportunities (underspend) and evaluates probability to advise on overall impacts to the portfolio financial assessment (end-of-year forecast).
• Works with Business operations Investment Planning, Line of Business Portfolio Managers, and Programs to administer a financial offset/trigger/lever process to deprioritize lowest priority spending and support a dynamic but balanced budget.
• Applies subject matter expertise to wide-ranging planning processes and challenges.
• May be assigned to work on annual, long-range plans, or a combination.
• Works independently on projects and issues of large scope and high complexity, requiring evaluation of abstract variables.
• The Senior Business Analyst develops recommendations regarding new or better reports or tools based on an assessment of stakeholder needs, trends, strategic direction, and organizational priorities.
• May lead special initiatives around portfolio management and change controls.
• May assist with some IT-related enhancement discussions.
• Collaborates with cross-functional team members on the most effective field rollout of process, tool, and/or reporting changes.
• Monitors and prepares regular reports. Discusses and recommends solutions.
• Performs tasks or supports activities required for the portfolio and change management function.

Top Three Things Looking For In Candidate:

• Previous experience is desirable but not absolutely necessary.
• Good attitude, nimble.
• Proficient in PowerPoint and Excel skills (Microsoft Office suite, SharePoint, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint, Word), PowerBI.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Business, technical field, or equivalent related experience.
• 5 years of total related experience such as integrated or strategic portfolio/work planning in a utility or related field.

Desired Qualifications:

• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Word, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Excel and associated analytic tools such as Pivot Tables, POWER BI, charts, slicers, etc.
• Demonstrated experience working with large tabular data sets, diverse data sources, and/or data models.
• Advanced data analysis skills, knowledgeable in collecting data, organizing, synthesizing, reporting, recognizing trending and anomalies, drawing conclusions, and developing recommendations.
• Knowledge of project/work scheduling concepts, methods, and practices.
• Knowledge of budgeting processes and methods.
• Large team experience and effective collaboration skills among multiple groups.
• Influence and negotiation to gain agreement from various stakeholders.
• Advanced technical skills using systems and applications such as SAP Work Management, SAP Business Warehouse (BW), Excel, and PowerPoint to develop reports, analyses, and deliver presentations.

Notes:

• Hybrid assignment. May be required on-site (Oakland GO) once in a while but most likely very infrequent.

Benefits:

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans.
• 401k Retirement Fund.

About The Company:

• Our client, incorporated in 1905, is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy companies in the United States. Their primary business is the transmission and delivery of energy such as natural gas and electric service to approximately 16 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area. They serve residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers, as well as natural gas-fired electric generation facilities.
• Whats it like on this companys team? Theres a strong sense of family here an open and welcoming environment thats filled with smiling faces and plenty of opportunities. When you join this company, youll become part of a stable company with deep roots in the communities we serve. And youll find an unwavering commitment to the work we do.

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