Senior Financial Planning Analyst

Wall Township, NJ, USA Req #2566

Friday, August 30, 2024

Energize your future and join our team as we pursue a reliable, sustainable, cleaner energy future. At our Fortune 1000 diversified energy company, you’ll find a friendly, community-minded environment, with flexible work schedules, opportunities for growth and development, and competitive pay and benefits.

The Sr. Financial Planning Analyst will perform a variety of crucial tasks that play an important part in the monthly forecast process as well as the long-term planning of NJR. The Sr. FP&A Analyst must have the ability to execute multiple work-streams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. The Sr. Analyst will effectively business partner across functions, drive decision making, and problem solving utilizing financial modeling and analytics, incorporating a strong attention to detail and excellent time management skills. Must be proactive and deadline oriented.

Major Responsibilities:

• Build and/or maintain financial models, accurate financial reports, and provide thorough analytics of the Service Company and Parent Company.

• On a monthly basis, provide thorough analytics for Employee Expenses across all NJR companies and ensure labor forecast is updated on a timely basis.

• Assist with the maintenance of our budgeting and forecasting software, as well as act as a backup for various administrative tasks.

• Analyze past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements.

• Support the annual operating budget process, track and report on performance relative to plan, and help manage ongoing rolling forecasts.

• Partner with Information Technology management to ensure that monthly forecast is kept up to date and assist with IT reporting where necessary.

• Partner closely with key stakeholders across the business to help drive the FP&A function as a proven center of analytical excellence.

• Provide management with analysis as requested

Position Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance required, Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred

• 5 years of progressive work experience in a Financial Analyst role to include budget and forecast preparation, variance analysis and financial modeling

• Previous experience with Oracle and/or IBM TM1 preferred

• Strong Excel and accounting proficiency

• Ability to handle multiple projects at once and work in a team environment

• Candidates should be flexible and adaptable to business changes

• Must have strong attention to details and excellent time management skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as solid problem-solving skills

• Must be proactive and deadline oriented

• The above job description is reflective of the primary duties of this position and in no way limits the supervisor from assigning any other duties, responsibilities or initiatives as deemed necessary.

New Jersey Resources is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, disability, veteran, or other protected status.

Other details

• Job Function Sr. Professional

• Pay Type Salary

• Wall Township, NJ, USA