Financial Administrator - Oahu, Maui or Hawai'i Island

About the role

The P CA Administration Department of the P Customer Service Finance Division at Hawaiian Electric Company has 1 Management vacancy available. This position may be filled on Oahu, Maui, or Hawaii Island.

Responsibilities

• Provides structure, leadership and guidance for all department projects/dockets related to regulatory or revenue requirements issues.
• Acts as regulatory accounting subject matter expert and witness on any customer service project requiring that input or expertise in the company.
• Manages the allocation of project costs across the Hawaiian Electric Companies (HECO, MECO, and HELCO).
• Develops, coordinates, and oversees cost controls, budgeting functions, forecasting, and inter-company billing.
• Captures and monitors project cost reports to ensure that costs are within budgeted amounts.
• Prepares variance reports and manages the updating of project cost estimates and schedules and follows up accordingly to ensure that projects stay on track.
• Develops, analyzes and implements capital and operating forecasts to fulfill department and Company financial goals.
• Monitors, compiles and reconciles department forecast deviations and alerts management of discrepancies.
• Revises forecasts as necessary to reflect actual year-to-date figures to better predict year-end expenditures.
• Manages project accounting hierarchy and work order coordination.
• Compiles and analyzes data and develops special reports for the Manager, Directors, and other Department staff in support of both program-level and project specific objectives.
• Lead the development of presentations, such as Project Review Committee, Audit Committee, IT Steering Committee and Board of Directors, as necessary.
• Develops and maintains an updated project, contract and document library to archive key documents (e.g., customer proposals and agreements; consultant agreements; construction contracts, permits, etc.), using electronic filing technology.
• Maintains access for all company project members to the archival system.
• Participates in Company emergency response activities as assigned, including any activities required to prepare for such emergency response.

Requirements

• Thorough knowledge of the principles of accounting, including general ledger, cost accounting and capital budget systems normally acquired through college level courses or significant equivalent experience.
• CPA license desired.
• Working knowledge of regulatory principles and practice, particularly as it relates to Hawaii, preferred.
• In-depth numerical, analytical, computational, and statistical skills to manage budget and perform project analysis.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work collectively with various departments and effectively communicate with various groups or individuals.
• Ability to remain flexible in a demanding work environment and adapt to rapidly changing priorities.
• Excellent written, oral, presentation and facilitation skills.

Qualifications

• Multiple years (5 - 7) experience in accounting, financial and regulatory reporting, and forecasting systems and preparing operating budgets.
• Several (3 - 5 years) experience utilizing project management techniques.

Skills

• Knowledge Requirements: Thorough knowledge of the principles of accounting, including general ledger, cost accounting and capital budget systems normally acquired through college level courses or significant equivalent experience.
• Skills Requirements: In-depth numerical, analytical, computational, and statistical skills to manage budget and perform project analysis; Strong interpersonal skills to work collectively with various departments and effectively communicate with various groups or individuals; Ability to remain flexible in a demanding work environment and adapt to rapidly changing priorities; Excellent written, oral, presentation and facilitation skills.

Pay

The hiring range for the Financial Administrator - Oahu, Maui or Hawai'i Island [Req ID 10020] position is $71,100.00 to $88,800.00. The person selected will be placed according to his/her skills and qualifications.

Schedule

The position will remain open until filled. Early applications are highly encouraged.