Job Location: Los Angeles, CA
Primary Purpose
Provides high level technical support to management in the following: (1) developing, monitoring, and reporting of business unit financial plans; (2) company and business unit strategic decision-making; (3) evaluating financial impact of major business and regulatory issues; and (4) financial consulting in process costing, process improvement, new product/services development planning, and performance measurement support and analysis.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Prepares analysis and reports of financial and operational data to assist senior management achieve performance targets, as well as monthly and year-end external regulatory reporting on Low Income refundable programs.
- Supports the Company in regulatory proceedings such as general rate case and Low-Income applications, performance-based regulation proceedings and special filings including performing financial analyses of major business and regulatory issues and new product/service programs.
- Acts as the financial resource relative to financial planning, analysis and budgeting, new product/services development and implementation, workflow analysis and costing information to evaluate and ensure competitiveness.
- Manages the tracking and analysis of operational and financial performance measures and indicators.
- Coordinates the preparation of O&C, Low Income refundable and capital budgets for assigned business unit segments.
- Analyzes information requirements and leads development of computerized solutions to meet such requirements.
- Performs other duties as assigned (no more than 5% of duties).
Education/Licenses and Certificates
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or equivalent experience is required.
- CPA, CMA, MBA and/or other professional certifications/advanced degrees are preferred.
Experience
- 6+ years of equivalent experience/training is required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Possesses a basic level of specialized knowledge regarding financial, accounting and regulatory matters and is considered an expert/authority in these areas.
- Ability to interpret accounting, regulatory and financial theories and concepts, and develop alternative solutions to the Company’s current business and regulatory issues to enhance competitive positioning and maximize shareholder value.
- Where applicable, need to have a working knowledge of utility and IT operations and associated work processes.
- Able to convey complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to technical and non-technical audience.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Able to persuade and influence those with divergent views to achieve a consensus.
- Good knowledge of “generally accepted accounting principles.
- Advanced understanding of the interrelationship of utility rate making, tax, and finance concepts.
- Must have a strong understanding of accounting and costing principles and methodologies.
- Must have the ability to interpret accounting and financial theories and to apply them in problem solving.
- Must have the ability to identify issues, analyze data, develop, recommend, and implement solutions.
- Must possess initiative, decision-making skills and problem-solving abilities.
Other Qualifications:
- COMPUTER SKILLS
- Microsoft Excel – preferred
- Microsoft Word – preferred
- Microsoft PowerPoint – preferred
- Microsoft Outlook – preferred
- SAP – preferred
- Business Warehouse (BW) – preferred
- Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) – preferred
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled
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