Senior Financial Analyst

Primary Purpose

Serves as a key contributor in the development, maintenance, and analysis of project execution budgets, operating annual budgets, and long-range (10-year) strategic plans. Provides critical insights to leadership by evaluating project plans that inform internal goal setting, strategic decision-making, and Sempra Corporate submissions. Supports business unit management throughout the budget and planning cycles, ensuring alignment of project and operational facility forecasts with organizational objectives. Delivers high-impact analysis to guide financial strategy and operational efficiency.

Duties and Responsibilities

Support business unit departments in the development and ongoing updates of the 10-year financial plan.

Performs specialized scenario financial & planning analyses that may include budgeting, financial planning, taxes and consolidations as requested by management.

Collaborate with business unit departments to develop and refine budgets and prepare monthly variance reporting and management presentations during the execution and operations of a project.

Apply accounting and financial expertise to review project execution budgets and operational plans, ensuring accuracy and sound financial representation.

Partner with Project and Operations teams to maintain and update forecast system (TM1 or EcoSys) with monthly business unit plan and forecast data.

Performs other duties as assigned (no more than 5% of duties).

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree Finance or Accounting

5+ years of related experiences

Advanced understanding of accounting & finance including consolidation, elimination & ownership structures,

income tax, GAAP, and key financial evaluation concepts such as Return on Invested Capital (ROIC),

Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

Project management skills and attention to detail.

Ability and drive to advance an issue or problem for identification through resolution. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with a diverse audience.

Advanced skills with Excel and financial modeling.

Strong project management and presentation skills, with great attention to detail.

Understanding of accounting and finance including consolidation, elimination ownership structures.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with IBM Planning Analytics (TM1 Cognos) and EcoSys

Experience with mega project execution planning.

Experience with analyzing and developing financial plans and budgets, including summarizing complex data into logical presentations.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled