Manager/Director, Financial Planning (FP&A) (Hybrid) (Houston, TX)

About the Role

As a member of the Natural Gas Financial Planning organization, the successful candidate will be responsible for coordination, consolidation, and analysis of financial forecasts, budgets, and long-range outlooks for various assets in Kinder Morgan's Natural Gas East Region business unit. This crucial position includes responsibilities for all FP&A activities, including joint venture reporting, for several major pipelines and an LNG facility, which generates a significant portion of the company's earnings and represents a meaningful portion of the expansion project backlog. This position will also consolidate the East Region forecast and play a significant role in coordinating and consolidating the East Region's annual budget and long-range outlook. This role combines direct asset-level FP&A responsibility with regional consolidation, cross-functional coordination, team leadership, and strategic financial analysis. The successful candidate must be able to manage detailed financial deliverables while effectively communicating insights and recommendations to senior management.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and retain FP&A team members while establishing priorities, accountability, and quality standards
• Lead FP&A activities and provide financial oversight for the South assets
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of South asset forecasts, budgets, long-range outlooks, joint venture reporting, variance analysis, and management reporting
• Lead consolidation, review, and communication of the East Region forecast
• Play a significant leadership role in the East Region budget and long-range outlook, including consolidation, validation, variance analysis, and presentation materials
• Serve as the leadership backup for the East Director and North Manager
• Provide senior management with clear insights into financial performance, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions
• Partner with Commercial, Business Development, Accounting, and Operations leadership on financial plans, capital investments, growth projects, and business decisions
• Maintain oversight of financial models, processes, controls, assumptions, and data integrity
• Drive process improvement, standardization, cross-training, and backup coverage across the FP&A organization
• Travel to Birmingham, Alabama satellite office regularly (10-20% travel)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting
• MBA and/or CPA preferred
• Minimum of 10 years professional experience in Accounting or Finance
• Prior financial modeling and planning experience (with an energy or midstream company preferred); minimum of 5 years for Manager level and 7+ years experience for Director level
• Must possess strong analysis, forecasting, planning and reporting skills
• Minimum of 3 years of people management experience
• Proficiency with various technologies and the ability to quickly navigate, process, and succinctly report on large quantities of data spread across multiple systems
• Working knowledge of natural gas transportation and storage, preferred

Skills and Competencies

• Demonstrated ability to manage and develop a team, including coaching and mentoring employees to develop and retain top talent
• Proven ability to distill complex financial data into actionable insights and recommendations
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and influence all levels of management
• Self-starter with a high degree of initiative and attention to detail
• Ability to deliver results while managing multiple priorities and balancing analysis and judgment in decision-making
• Experience with accounting, budgeting, and forecasting systems and tools
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Experience with Lawson and/or Essbase considered a plus
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills
• Consistently demonstrates professionalism and commitment to company values

Work Environment

• Works in a professional office environment on a hybrid work schedule
• Operates in a deadline-driven environment requiring the ability to manage multiple priorities and concurrent projects
• Regularly collaborates with executives, business leaders, and cross-functional teams across the organization
• Must be willing to work additional hours during budget, forecast, strategic planning, and financial reporting cycles
• Requires strong attention to detail, analytical focus, and the ability to maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive financial information
• Regular travel required to support business meetings, planning activities, and operational reviews