Financial Consultant II - 518760

Organization: Finance | Department: Financial Operations & Performance (FO&P)

Work locations: Knoxville, Chattanooga, or Nashville, Tennessee; or Huntsville or Muscle Shoals, Alabama

About the role

With support and participation of management and senior staff, supports the organization in all aspects of financial and operational performance management. Provides all levels of management with information used to influence outcomes and promote sound decision making. Enhances fiscal discipline by supporting efforts to create transparency around financial and operational performance. Supports efforts to measure, monitor, and report on critical factors such as cost, effort, and scope against the established business plans. Highlights factors that could result in unapproved scope and cost inflation.

Other accountabilities include financial statement integrity, technical accounting guidance, Sarbanes-Oxley control environment compliance, financial and operational performance reporting, annual business plan development, budgeting and forecasting, financial analysis, cost management, capital project planning, business system development and integration, and system and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the integrity of the financial statements and a Sarbanes-Oxley control environment.
• Improve financial and business acumen by seeking personal education and reviewing business information and technical documents.
• Support and influence the development and review of budgets and business planning activities.
• Support and influence the development and review of monthly forecast and savings/use.
• Actively develop and foster relationships within the team and with business partner(s).
• Analyze financial reports and cost data to influence outcomes for the achievement of business objectives.
• Provide management with financial and operational insight to drive effective decision making.
• Participate on special projects and initiatives as requested.
• Refine skills to work independently as a financial consultant.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required. Field of study in accounting or finance is preferred. A Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study, with related education, training & experience will be considered.
• Advanced degree in accounting, finance or business administration is desirable.
• CPA is preferred.
• 2 years experience in financial management, business systems and controls.
• Continued professional development necessary to obtain professional certifications (such as a CPA) is expected.
• Working knowledge of general business, financial systems and controls, computer skills, and financial analysis techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and to communicate clearly orally and in writing.
• Strong commitment to building teamwork and conveying mission, objective, expectations and philosophy.
• Demonstrates and drives TVA competencies on a daily basis.
• Candidate may be required to obtain and maintain a security clearance based on position / access requirements and essential job functions.