IT Portfolio Financial Consultant | Information Technology

Date: Apr 18, 2025

Location: PHOENIX, AZ, US, 85004-3903

Company: APS

Our present and future success depends on the creative and dedicated people of our company who demonstrate the principles outlined in the APS Promise: Design for Tomorrow, Empower Each Other and Succeed Together.

Summary

IT Portfolio Financial Consultant | Information Technology

Are you passionate about combining financial planning, data analytics, and process improvement to drive real business impact? We want to hear from you!

We are looking for an IT Portfolio Financial Consultant | Information Technology to join our team who plays an essential role in coordinating and optimizing business unit operations by leveraging data, systems, and technology to improve performance, enhance security, and support strategic initiatives. You will collaborate across teams to drive process improvements, lead cross-functional projects, and deliver measurable business outcomes that help to optimize IT investments.

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Join us in shaping the future of IT financial strategy and portfolio health. Apply now to make a lasting impact!

Minimum Requirements

IT Portfolio Financial Consultant | Information Technology

1) Participates or leads projects to formulate and define business needs, system scope modifications, and objectives through research and fact finding combined with a good understanding of business functions, systems, and industry requirements.

2) Researches, analyzes, and resolves routine to complex business/operational problems within the business units.

Interfaces with IT, Systems Analysts, or vendors to resolve issues as necessary.

Follows up to ensure timely resolution of problems and ensure customer satisfaction.

3) Participates in or oversees analysis, planning, and implementation of enhancements to new and existing processes, which may include new systems and/or enhancements to existing systems.

Ability to gather and write moderate requirements based on business needs with consideration of business goals and future needs.

4) Provides input and gathers functional requirements, policy/procedure interpretation, and future business system needs. For smaller projects, may coordinate assigned phases of project planning and execution, including estimating resources and tasks, creating, managing and controlling project schedules and resources.

5) Using quantitative metrics, analyze process designs, workflows, and suggests process improvement initiatives, which may include potential technology solutions to streamline, automate, and/or improve process efficiencies.

6) With limited direction, coordinates and participates in the development of effective business cases using sound cost/benefit analysis.

Keeps apprised of current and emerging trends for business unit.

7) Provides operational support for business area and multiple systems including, but not limited to, researching and resolving system problems, gap analysis, training identification and delivery, and data integrity audits.

8) Writes, maintains, and supports a variety of reports or queries utilizing appropriate reporting tools.

Assists in the development of standard and complex reports for business unit.

Assists in the development and maintenance of standardized business reporting protocol and ensures data integrity and consistency in all reporting aspects.

9) May monitor and track business goals, activities, performance monitoring, and issues for an assigned unit(s) to keep management apprised of business unit activities.

10) Actively shares knowledge of business/technical environment, priorities, and processes to less tenured personnel.

11) Conducts research, performs data analysis, and reports findings through formal presentations.

12) Participates in project assignments as a lead or a key member.

Responsible for coordinating activities within the business areas.

Direct areas of project responsibility to include needs analysis, scope definition, testing strategy, implementation, and user acceptance.

May support application/system training to functional users.

13) May be responsible for managing access, security for business systems, and ensuring appropriate data security controls including process and system documentation.

14) Maintains documentation of processes, guidelines, tools, procedures, and training aids required to support business unit.

15) May participate in the planning, development, and administration of business unit's budget functions.

Export Compliance / EEO Statement

This position may require access to and/or use of information subject to control under the Department of Energy's Part 810 Regulations (10 CFR Part 810), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730 through 774), or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter M Part 120) (collectively, 'U.S. Export Control Laws'). Therefore, some positions may require applicants to be a U.S. person, which is defined as a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), a Political Asylee, or a Refugee under the U.S. Export Control Laws. All applicants will be required to confirm their U.S. person or non-US person status. All information collected in this regard will only be used to ensure compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws, and will be used in full compliance with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of national origin and other factors. For positions at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Stations (PVNGS) all openings will require applicants to be a U.S. person.

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates ('Pinnacle West') maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This policy of nondiscrimination shall include, but not be limited to, recruiting, hiring, promoting, compensating, reassigning, demoting, transferring, laying off, recalling, terminating employment, and training for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other classification or characteristic protected by law.

For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to EEO is the Law poster. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of every person hired to work in the United States, refer to E-Verify poster. View the employee rights and responsibilities under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Arizona Public Service is a smoke free workplace.

Home Based: Home based employees primarily work from their home offices and come into an APS facility on an as-needed basis.

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