Principal / Senior Financial Strategy and Performance Consultant

Position Summary

The Principal Consultant facilitates the strategic planning and budgeting process as well as the delivery of strategic and effective communications around all business area activities. Provides strategic and business planning leadership and consultation to ensure alignment and achievement of plans and objectives. Partners with leaders within the business area to develop and deliver impactful metrics and other analytics. Leverages business area systems. Leads a variety of key initiatives and special programs on behalf of the business area.

Essential Responsibilities

• Strategic: Consults with leaders on identifying goals to be achieved by the business area. Responsible to ensure that business unit strategies are integrated across the business area and are in alignment and contribute to the achievement of Xcel Energy.
• Strategic Planning: Works with leaders to facilitate the planning, development, and implementation of the overall business area strategy and operational plans. Designs and facilitates the use of systematic tools and techniques e.g., SWOT analysis, to identify priority issues and articulate and challenge strategic assumptions. Works closely with leaders to monitor progress of plans against business results.
• Communication: Ensures the effective delivery of strategic communications around all business area activities.
• Project/Program Management: Provides overall project leadership within a business area or company-wide. Directs activities including project analysis, needs assessment, budget, and strategic implementation.
• Analytics/Metrics: Leverages business area systems and data to identify, develop and deliver impactful metrics and other analytics and/or automated solutions. Facilitates the use of systematic tools and techniques to establish priorities and targets.
• Budget Management: Works with leaders within the business area to develop, implement, and monitor the budget. Partners with Financial Operations to ensure alignment with company objectives. Ensures that leaders have an understanding of the process for developing the content for the budget.
• Direction of others: May provide direction and training of others.

Minimum Requirements for Prin Strategy and Performance Consultant

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• At least seven years related experience.
• Demonstrated experience in strategy and with business and operational performance measures.
• Experience in communications with demonstrated ability to deliver effective and strategic messages to audiences ranging from front line employees to senior executives.
• Experience leveraging technology.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities in project management.
• Demonstrated ability to meet business and financial objectives.

Preferred Qualifications for Prin Strategy and Performance Consultant

• Utility Accounting
• Revenue Requirements
• Cost Recovery
• Financial Acumen
• Regulatory reporting

Minimum Requirements for Sr. Strategy and Performance Consultant

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field or a combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge.
• At least six years related experience.
• Demonstrated experience in strategy and with business and operational performance measures. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in communications with demonstrated ability to deliver effective and strategic messages to a variety of audiences.
• Strong technical background in Microsoft Office suite.
• Experience leveraging technology.
• Exceptional interpersonal and collaboration skills, capable of leading teams and managing multiple deliverables and senior-level stakeholder groups. Demonstrated ability to meet business and financial objectives.

Preferred Qualifications for Sr. Strategy and Performance Consultant

• Utility Accounting
• Revenue Requirements
• Cost Recovery
• Financial Acumen
• Regulatory reporting

Pay

As a leading combination electricity and natural gas energy company, Xcel Energy offers a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to 3.4 million electricity and 1.9 million natural gas customers across eight Western and Midwestern states. At Xcel Energy, we strive to be the preferred and trusted provider of the energy our customers need. If you’re ready to be a part of something big, we invite you to join our team.

Benefits

• Annual Incentive Program
• Medical/Pharmacy Plan
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
• Health Care Reimbursement Account
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
• Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA)
• Transportation Reimbursement Account
• Short-term disability (STD)
• Long-term disability (LTD)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Transit programs
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Holidays
• Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)
• Parental Leave