Section Manager Operations Performance & Support

Responsibilities

• Ensures implementation of Company safety, health and environmental programs for employees whose work is directed.
• Ensures that safe work practices are followed and the environment is fully protected in accordance with Company policy and governmental regulations.
• Adheres to Corporate EEO policies and ensures behavior is consistent with Corporate values relating to the treatment of peers, subordinates, superiors, customers and the public at large.
• Leads budget development process and communicates budget guidelines, process, and timeline to the operating areas.
• Challenges budget assumptions and work plan requirements to balance budget request with corporate priorities and identifies opportunities to create value-added analyses to help customers set strategic direction.
• Vets financial forecasts and challenges forecast assumptions along with work plan requirements and communicates financial forecast results to senior management.
• Reviews and vets monthly management report and communicates monthly performance to customers.
• Reviews and challenges capital optimization process output as well as the overall capital portfolio performance and allocation.
• Partners with customers through communication of weekly data and synthesis of results to set strategy around spend driver tracking.
• Aids in utilities rate case filing and regulatory reporting and helps prepare relevant documentation.
• Provides training to customers and internal staff on key processes, systems, and financial acumen including accruals and other accounting considerations.

Qualifications

• Required Education/Experience: Bachelor's Degree and 8 years relevant work experience or Master's Degree and 6 years relevant work experience.
• PREFERRED Education/Experience: Bachelor's Degree Business, Economics, Accounting, Finance, Engineering, or related field and 8 years relevant work experience; Master's Degree Business, Economics, Accounting, Finance, Engineering, or related field and 6 years relevant work experience.
• Supervisory experience or demonstrated internal leadership experience (e.g., project lead, team lead, or indirect supervisory responsibilities) required.
• FP&A experience, preferred.
• Demonstrated strong quantitative and presentation skills, required.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office and budgeting tools (e.g., Oracle, SAP), required.
• Understanding of accounting principles (e.g., income statement, balance sheet), required.
• Demonstrated strong critical thinking capabilities and proactive qualities, required.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills, required.
• Demonstrated ability to influence decision making, required.
• Familiarity with data visualization and analytics tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx), preferred.
• Familiarity with work management systems (e.g., Compass, Logica, Maximo), preferred.