Financial Cost Analyst

Work Place Flexibility:

Hybrid

Legal Entity:

Entergy Services, LLC

This is a hybrid position and can be filled in New Orleans, LA or the Woodlands, TX

The official title will be Analyst I or II depending on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate.

Job Summary

The Project Analyst will be the point person for all accounting and finance needs at a project level. Individual will support project execution strategies by evaluating estimates and project costs, ongoing capital work, data reporting/analysis for management, budgeting, and forecasting while ensuring alignment with Entergy Project Delivery Standards. Additionally, the Project Analyst will provide analytical expertise to support project and portfolio management.

This position interfaces directly with Project Managers and his/her PMO Leadership, providing trusted insight into the financial health of a project.

Primary Duties & Areas Of Responsibility

- Provide financial guidance to ensure financial situations are transparent to the senior management and core project team

- Partner with project teams in preparing the monthly Present Estimate (PE) budget for IT projects

- Responsible for financial tasks related to change requests

- Maintain work orders from initiation to closure in PowerPlan

- Partner with Finance on corrections

- Responsible for submitting monthly accruals for IT projects

- Support IT project analysis in determining variances in financial metrics

- Challenge the project’s Present Estimate budget by following company procedures and ensuring risk and opportunities are managed to optimize the project financial targets

- Oversee financial project milestones

- Interface with project team(s) as necessary for cost control monitoring, analysis and reporting.

- Provide day-to-day detailed monitoring and analysis of project budgets and actuals

- Support projects as they navigate through the project life cycle, including gate audits related to financials

- Participate in Continuous Improvement efforts related to process efficiency and value

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum education and experience required

- Analyst I: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or other related discipline and 0-2 years of relevant work experience is required, or in lieu of a degree 4 years of relevant work experience is required - Analyst II: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or other related discipline and 2+ years of relevant work experience is required, or in lieu of a degree 6 years of relevant work experience is required

- Understand of Entergy Financial Management Processes is a plus

- Understanding of Entergy Financial Reporting Systems is a plus

- Understanding of PowerPlan Application is a plus

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Required

- SME Level of proficiency and extensive experience with project cost control activities is a plus

- High degree of computer literacy including advanced knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and the remainder of the MS Office suite

- Solid understanding of Project Management and Project Management Office

- Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision and work effectively in a collaborative team environment

- Capacity to adapt to changing work priorities

- Excellent researching, decision-making and organizational skills are required

- Complex Problem Solving identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Proven analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities

- Work independently and follows through on assignments with minimal direction while keeping the team informed

- Possess a mastery of basic/generic data skills (tools & concepts)

- Maintain confidentiality and adhere to data protection and other guidelines where appropriate

Primary Location:

Louisiana-New Orleans Texas : The Woodlands || Louisiana : New Orleans

Job Function

: Professional

FLSA Status

: Professional

Relocation Option:

No Relocation Offered

Union description/code

: NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings

: 1

Req ID:

120608

Travel Percentage

:Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEI page, or see statements below.

EEO Statement:

The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Accessibility:

Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click

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and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.

Additional Responsibilities:

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Equal Opportunity

The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.

Working Conditions

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Please note:

Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.