Lead Analyst Financial & Operations

Job Title: Lead Analyst - Financial & Operations Location: Rochester, NY; Binghamton, NY. Work type: Office (on-site) The salary range for this position is dependent upon experience, ranging from $96,400 to $120,500. Job Summary Role of Lead Analyst Financial & Operations Management is to lead financial and operational plan development and analysis for Networks Operations. Consulting with senior leadership to determine business goals or initiatives ensuring Networks Operations success. Collaborate with all levels of the Operations organization to develop efficiencies and assist with overall day to day financial and operational requirements. Fundamentally increase profitability, deliver value, and inform decision-making. The ideal candidate should have a strong working knowledge of the financial planning process, extensive working knowledge of regulatory statue in each state, accounting practice, investment planning process, and working knowledge of operational activity. This role will technically support staff in finding opportunities and driving financial accuracy to deliver results to the Network Business. Responsibilities: Guide, direct, and evaluate the preparation of financial and operational plans and strategic budgeting. Quarterly forecast budget revisions. Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual capital and net operating expense analysis for management review. Develop data sets and ad-hoc reporting, generating insight and predictions to optimize performance. Definition and implementation of action plans to guarantee financial and operational target accomplishment. Leverage fundamental working knowledge of Networks Operations workflow to influence and challenge functional areas. Ensuring procedure and policy deliver optimum financial performance. Propose, implement and follow up efficient financial initiatives. Act as liaison between Operations functional areas (Electric Ops, Gas Ops, Processes & Technology, Operational Smart Grids, Projects, etc.) and corporate areas (Control, Investment Planning, Regulatory, etc.). Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships. Communicate and interact with diverse stakeholder population. Regulatory bodies, senior leadership, corporate partners, and front-line employee management. Provide general support to Networks Operations functional areas. Help shape and implement effective financial and operations strategy. Prepare and deliver presentation to Senior Leadership and Stakeholders to achieve results. Contribute to the short-, medium- and long-term strategies, proposing actions for the area aligned with the Company's strategic and legislation, ensuring the maximization of results in the Company's strategic value chain, enabling improvements in the quality of resources generated by the area and deepening the commercial and financial scope of the contracts signed. Required Qualifications: Bachelors' Degree with a minimum of 5 to 7 years relevant experience preferred. Or Associates Degree with a minimum of 7 years relevant experience. Microsoft 365 experience (Advanced Excel, knowledge of Power Bi, Power Automate and Power Apps preferred). Working knowledge of the financial planning process, and accounting practice. Must have excellent analytical skills and experience leveraging their analytical expertise in a wide variety of business situations. Stakeholder management skills. Analytical, flexible and persuasive influencing skills. Strong interpersonal ability. Motivation and proactivity in delivering organizational and technical change. Ability to build effective relationships and drive high impact, lasting change across the organization. Problem-solver and multi-task ability. The ability to schedule, plan and manage numerous competing priorities concurrently. Ability to work with all levels of the organization. Preferred Qualifications: Proficiency in SAP. Behavioral Competencies: Develop self & others Empower to grow Collaborate and share Be a role model Focus o achieve result