Job Position: Senior Financial Analyst

Job Location: Baltimore, MD (Hybrid Work 3 Days On-Site and 2 Days Remote)

Job Type: Contract

Looking only US Citizen

Local to Maryland

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering AND 4-7 years of related business experience, or in lieu of degree, 6-9 years of relevant business experience is required.
• Comprehensive understanding of applicable standards, methods, processes and practices, business fundamentals, and performance metrics in the specific functional area supported by this position (e.g., asset management, electric or gas operations, customer service, transmission and substation, distribution system operations, regulatory and external affairs, transmission operations and planning).
• Advanced proficiency in standard software applications (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project), specialized business technologies and applications (e.g., workforce management, project management, Pass Port, Brio, CIS, EPS, Business Objects, SAP planning, business modeling, forecasting, voice response unit, automatic call distributors, work management, outage management) to retrieve and analyze data in support of business needs.
• Ability to provide in-depth analysis and apply managerial accounting concepts, customer intelligence gathering, forecasting, staff planning, scheduling, analytical and statistical problem solving, financial, accounting, business, and budget analysis.
• Demonstrated strong analytical skills for project evaluation including analysis of complex projects with economic, financial, risk and decision analysis. Proficient in business case development and ability to effectively present business cases to business unit leadership.
• Customer driven with good oral and written communications skills and strong analytical, problem solving and project management skills.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the practices, procedures, and principles of performance analysis (trending, root cause and gap analysis) bench marking and audit compliance. Ability to analyze organizational data and complex problems, interpret and recommend alternative courses of action, and implement intervention strategies to attain performance targets.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong financial acumen with experience in forecasting and budgeting at the macro and micro level
• Demonstrated ability to create partnerships across various operational organizations where you are not the SME; understanding what is being done, why it is being done, how it is being done, and link the operational metrics to financial targets to provide actionable guidance.
• Demonstrated experience in automation of data analysis, improving efficiency & accuracy of data gathering, and improved insight with data.
• Ability to link strategic direction (the purpose) to individual action supporting the strategy.