Southern Company
Manager, Business Support Analytics
Atlanta, GA
Nov 20, 2024
Full-time
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Job Responsibilities / Overview 

This position resides in the Project and Financial Controls organization and provides management, guidance and oversight for Analysts who perform financial and operational planning, analysis and reporting support for the Engineering and Construction departments, which includes capital budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, metric tracking, supplier inclusion reporting, replacement cost calculations, file cost updates, rate case support and general business support. 

This position will work closely with the Engineering and Construction department leaders to ensure business objectives are met, prudent and proper financial budget tracking and reporting, review and analyze financial budget trends and variances, provide explanations of variances, develop financial comparisons and forecasts, prepare metrics, ad-hoc reports, data analysis and modeling, dashboard creation and updates, system support services, support regulatory filings, commitments, requests and reporting, etc.

Functional Expertise                                                                                                                 

  • Prepare annual New Business capital budget, 10-year plan, and monthly reforecasts, financial reporting, variance analysis, and variance explanations.
  • Create monthly financial reports and visual presentation of financial data.
  • Assist leadership with interpretation and presentation of data and reports as necessary to identify variances and make business decisions.
  • Provide ad-hoc financial reports and analysis; review and analyze trends and variances; provide thorough explanation of variance drivers; prepare executive summaries. 
  • Support regulatory filings, commitments, requests, and reporting.
  • Support financial system upgrade initiatives.
  • Develop, document, and enforce processes and procedures for New Business budgeting and reporting. 
  • Manage financial and process analytics for Construction Operations across the Gas Enterprise.
  • Support the preparation and review of Construction Operations department O&M budgets. 
  • Oversee yearly File Cost calculation, approval, and implementation process for all LDCs.
  • Direct the design of effective, user-friendly dashboards to foster data-driven decision-making. 

Business Acumen

  • Ability to predict data needs necessary for executive decision-making and identify and deliver process and technology improvements to analytical methods and tools.
  • Ensure proper analysis, interpretation, and presentation of financial and process data. 
  • Contextualize data and convey complex financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.
  • Prioritize multiple requests from multiple business units to meet established deadlines.

Engagement

  • Lead, develop and engage employees to enhance employee, department, and Company performance.
  • Collaborate with leaders to determine analytical needs, performance satisfaction and gaps; manage change accordingly and develop new processes as new initiatives are introduced.
  • Liaison with the GA PSC for reporting and auditing of Construction project data.
  • Review and present analyses to business owners and Executive management.

Driving Results

  • Manage project team tasks and responsibilities. Ensure team members are fully engaged and producing easy to understand and error-free deliverables. 
  • Address requests from Leadership in a timely manner and set clear expectations for staff regarding work activities, schedules, and deadlines. 
  • Identify and implement best practices across the LDCs to streamline and standardize analytical methods and reports.


Qualifications: 

Education, Certifications/Licenses:

Required:

  • BA/BS in Finance, Accounting, Business Management, Engineering, or related field

Preferred:

  • Master of Business Administration
  • AACE, CPA, CMA, CISA, CFE; or similar recognized organization

Related Work Experience:

Required:

  • 10+ years of experience performing financial planning, analysis, and reporting, and providing variance explanations
  • 5+ years of business analytics support in a gas distribution or related field
  • Supervision of analytical staff

Preferred:  

  • Experience in energy sector, especially natural gas/pipelines, natural gas storage, or process plant development
  • Working knowledge of Oracle ERP, PowerPlan, UI Planner, ARM, Maximo

Specific Skills & Knowledge:

Required:

  • MS Office tools – advanced proficiency, especially Excel
  • Advance knowledge of financial reporting, modeling, analysis, and forecasting
  • Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • Effective planning and organizational skills 
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to solve problems
  • High degree of initiative and ability to work independently and collaboratively
  • Ability to work across a matrix organization structure with horizontal and vertical teams
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate with all levels in the organization

Potential for extended hours during critical activities 

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