Financial Consultant III - 518735

Organization: Finance | Department: Financial Operations

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

About the Role

Partners with the organization in all aspects of financial and operational performance management. Engages with all levels of management to influence outcomes and promote sound decision making. Enhances fiscal discipline by creating transparency around financial and operational performance. Measures, monitors, and reports critical factors such as cost, effort, and scope against the established business plans. Highlights factors that could result in unapproved scope and cost inflation. Additional 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, system and process improvements, and business process management.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the integrity of the financial statements and a Sarbanes-Oxley control environment.
• Improve financial and business acumen and actively educate others by seeking personal education and reviewing business information and technical documents.
• Support, influence, and facilitate the development and review of budgets and business planning activities.
• Support, influence, and facilitate the development and review of monthly forecast and savings/use.
• Actively develop and foster relationships within the team, with business partner(s), and across Financial Operations & Performance.
• Analyze financial reports and cost data to influence and facilitate outcomes for the achievement of business objectives.
• Provide management with financial and operational insight to drive effective decision making.
• Participate and lead special projects and initiatives as requested.
• Work independently as a financial consultant.
• Develop and utilize coaching skills with peers.

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, and experience will be considered.
• Advanced degree in accounting, finance, or business administration is desirable.
• CPA is preferred.
• At least five years of experience in financial management, business systems, and controls; preferably including experience in the utility industry. Eight years preferred.
• Continued professional development necessary to obtain professional certifications (such as a CPA) is expected.

Skills

• Working knowledge of general business, financial systems, and controls.
• Proficiency in computer skills and financial analysis techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Strong commitment to building teamwork and conveying mission, objective, expectations, and philosophy.
• Demonstrates and drives TVA competencies on a daily basis.
• Develops leadership competencies with coaching.

Candidate may be required to obtain and maintain a security clearance based on position/access requirements and essential job functions.