Financial Analyst III - Sr. Lead (New Orleans, Louisiana, United States)

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC 

***This position will be filled as a Financial Analyst III, Lead, or Sr. Lead depending on qualifications and experience.***

Job Summary/Description

Monitors, maintains and completes key financial functions, and participates in the reporting processes.  As a member of Entergy's Finance Business Partners group assists with budget, financial forecasts, reporting of actual financial results and variance explanations, financial statement analysis, controls, as well as highlighting key issues and exposing items that may impact profitability. Supports Operational Finance Director (OFD) with key regulatory activities and one-off filings in order to achieve company’s strategic goals.  Participates in process improvement projects and special projects to support Operating Companies as well as functional customers.  The successful candidate will be “forward thinking” with both a detail orientation and the ability to think strategically.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with various teams to develop ad-hoc decision-making models based on accounting, regulatory and other financial information,
• Proposes necessary updates to the established system to better reflect updated information related to new and ongoing strategic initiatives. Documents process and ensures model outputs remain accurate.

• Queries data, creates analyses, provides analytical support and develops presentations.

• Gains understanding of regulatory structure and supports regulatory filing processes including but not limited to testimony, regulatory workpapers and exhibits.
• Suggests and implements process improvements to benefit greater team.
• Communicates with other departments to gather information about Entergy’s businesses and transactions.
• Communicates with subject matter experts across the company to better understand the risk of certain projects and / or investments.
• Works in collaboration with business units to assess industry/market trends, regulatory strategies, and to prepare financial comparative data for use in decision making.

Minimum Requirements:

Minimum education and experience required of the position

• Financial Analyst III: 4 plus years of business experience in banking, finance, project development or related fields.
• Financial Analyst, Lead: 5 plus years of business experience in banking, finance, project development or related fields.
• Financial Analyst, Sr Lead: 6 plus years of business experience in banking, finance, project development or related fields.
  • MBA is a plus.

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position

• Proficient knowledge of MS Office, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Power BI.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision or within a team environment.
• Ability to analyze problems and create solutions.
• Significant knowledge of financial theory and valuation.
• Ability to understand and solve complex financial transactions.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple time sensitive projects effectively.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Basic knowledge of financial theory and valuation.

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required for the position

• Desired: CPA, CFA, PE or similar certificates / licenses.

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Primary Location: Louisiana-New Orleans Louisiana : New Orleans 
Job Function: All Other Jobs
FLSA Status: Professional 
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT 
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 123458
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO page, or see statements below.

EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. 

The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.

Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

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The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment.  Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.