Senior Systems Analyst IT Finance Support

Overview

The Senior Systems Analyst position will take a lead role in partnering with IT and Business Organizations to develop, track, and manage operational and financial plans. The Senior Systems Analyst will also identify improvement opportunities through data-led analyses and influence customers to implement the opportunities.

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

- Partner with IT and Business customers to develop annual O&M budgets (labor and non-labor), and track Capital spend for the IT group, including historical trends analysis and Current Working Estimates (CWE)

- Enter O&M budget information into the monthly O&M reporting system

- Support financial forecasting processes, including system entries and analytical review

- Analyzes and communicates variance from financial plans and provides recommendations on corrective action measures

- Create Requisitions, Account Rulings, appropriations, and related documents for the group

- Lead monthly performance reporting, including variance commentary and spend-driver tracking

- Manage the O&M portfolio and support governance, Capital projects optimization, and project performance tracking. Review of authorizations and appropriations

- Perform ongoing analysis of accruals and payments

- Identifies opportunities to create value-added analyses to support customers in decision-making

- Assists in rate case filing and regulatory reporting and helps prepare relevant documentation

Qualifications

Required Education/Experience

- Master's Degree and a minimum 2 years of relevant full-time work experience or

- Bachelor's Degree and a minimum 3 years of relevant full-time work experience or

- Associate's Degree and a minimum 5 years of relevant full-time work experience

Preferred Education/Experience

- Bachelor's Degree and a minimum 5 years of relevant full-time work experience with managing budgets (O&M and/or Capital), creating and updating Project Rulings, Project Appropriations, and Requisitions as well as recommending opportunities to reduce costs, ensuring compliance with budgetary controls and corporate governance

Relevant Work Experience

- A minimum of 2 years of Financial Planning & Analysis related experience (Budgeting and forecasting), required

- Strong analytical skills and experience in obtaining, reviewing and analyzing data to support business objectives, required

- Proficient use of Microsoft Office (Excel- pivot, vlookup, macros, etc., PowerPoint) and budgeting tools (e.g., Oracle), required

- Understanding of accounting and budgeting principles (e.g., income statement, balance sheet), required

- Strong quantitative and presentation skills, required

- Understanding of Con Edison's business (e.g., services provided, current events) and IT function (e.g., objective, role, deliverables), preferred

- The ability to learn and use new systems quickly, preferred

- Familiarity with data visualization and analytics tools (e.g.,Power BI), preferred

Skills and Abilities

- Excellent organizational skills

- Demonstrated analytical skills

- Well organized, detail oriented and flexible to handle multiple assignments

- Develops and delivers effective presentations

- Strong written and verbal communication skills

- Ability to build strong customer relationships

Licenses and Certifications

- Driver's License Required

Additional Physical Demands

- The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.

- The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.