Senior Financial Analyst

GTT

Oakland, CA

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JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

Accounting, Accounting Certifications, Administrative Skills, Analysis Skills, Banking Services, Biology, Biotech and Pharmaceutical, Business Administration, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Communication Skills, Consulting, Cost Control, Cross-Functional, Data Analysis, Data Structures, Data Visualization Tools, Dental Insurance, English Language, Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Financial Planning, Financial Reporting, Financial Services, Forecasting, Fortune 500 Customers, Insurance, Natural Gas, Operational Strategy, Operations Management, Operations Planning, Performance Management, Performance Metrics, Power BI, Predictive Modeling, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Development, Process Improvement, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Quantitative Analysis, Retail, Retirement Funds, Statistical Analysis System (SAS), Strategic Planning, Structured Analysis, Tableau, Team Lead/Manager, Trend Analysis, Vision Plan, Writing Skills

LOCATION

Oakland, CA

POSTED

30+ days ago

Job Title: Senior Financial Analyst
Contract Duration: 3 Months
Pay range: $55 - 60/hr
Location: Oakland, CA
Work Type: Hybrid, 2-3 days per week

Department Overview:

The Business Finance teams provide financial planning and reporting services and is responsible for providing strategic direction and coordination in respect to strategic functional area planning processes, financial planning, forecasting, analytics, and reporting.
The Value Delivery program, part of the Business Finance team, is a transformative effort to optimize the strategy to realize value to support the company's long-term growth while maintaining affordability for our customers. With the goal of improving our Cap/Expense ratio over a six-year period - representing in savings, the program will lead the enterprise plan to deliver operational efficiency and financial performance.

Job Summary:

Our client is seeking a highly skilled and accomplished Expert Financial Analyst to define and execute on structured analysis.
The ideal candidate would have worked at a California or other leading utility in Finance or cost/performance management in operations.
Senior Financial Analyst will have a structured hypotheses-based problem-solving mindset with a detailed understanding of the underlying data and data structures of multiple systems to allow in-depth analysis of existing and potential data insights.

Job Responsibilities:

Evaluate enterprise performance and provide data-driven insights that lead to actionable recommendations.
Frame analytic approaches and lead quantitative analyses that will yield critical answers to key questions.
Uses existing financial models and/or develops new models for analysis and reporting.
Contributes to establishing standards and drives improvement within existing processes, and develops new processes as needed.
Senior Financial Analyst provides recommendations to senior management (up to and including SVP/ EVP) across functions to drive and influence planning, operations efficiency, and decision making.
May manage cross-functional projects or initiatives.
May act as a team lead and provide direction to less experienced employees.
Leads special projects and initiatives as assigned.
Interacts and consults with multiple departments and business partners.
Drives change in the organization and is a champion of company initiatives as appropriate.
Enrich company data through external and public sources.
Identify opportunities for targeted, cost-effective resource (savings) acquisition.
Conduct trend and sensitivity analyses.

Top Things:

Prior and/or current experience
Experience in financial modeling,
Experience with the data and analysis systems
Ability to think from first principles

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or job-related discipline, or equivalent experience
Requires a minimum of six years of accounting, financial, or business-related experience, including advanced analytical experience

Highly Desired:

Master's Degree in Business Administration or equivalent experience
Job-related experience, 8 years
Utility industry experience
Experience in consulting
CPA-Certified Public Accountant certification
Well-versed with Python/SAS to build descriptive predictive models that enrich, expand, and allow a deeper understanding of data analyses and solutions
Use of interactive data visualization tools, such as Tableau and Power BI, to present results in a compelling manner
Data-oriented personality
Ability to synthesize the requests from management at all levels
Capability to be a creative, innovative problem solver - but using simple ideas
Ability to work full-time in an office and remote environment; physically able to sit/stand at a computer and work in front of a computer screen for significant portions of the workday
Develop KPIs/KRIs wherever needed to provide an initial view of performance/risks.
Strong verbal and written communication skills in English

Note:

Only local candidates currently residing in the Bay Area/Near the Work Location.
The role is hybrid working from your remote office and in-person at the Oakland General Office 1-3x weekly or based on business needs.

Benefits:

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

About The Company:
Leading natural gas and electric energy company serving millions of customers across the United States. Offers reliable energy delivery and a positive work environment. Join our team and make a difference in your community.

About GTT:
GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. As a Native American-owned, economically disadvantaged corporation, we highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our clients are Fortune 500 banking, insurance, financial services, and technology companies, along with some of the nation’s largest life sciences, biotech, utility, and retail companies across the US and Canada. We look forward to helping you land your next great career opportunity!

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