Sr. Manager - FP&A

Company Summary Statement

Rhode Island Energy provides essential energy services to over 770,000 customers across Rhode Island through the delivery of electricity or natural gas. Our team is dedicated to helping Rhode Island customers and communities thrive while supporting the transition to a cleaner energy future. Rhode Island Energy is part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies addressing energy challenges head-on by building smarter, more resilient, and more dynamic power grids and advancing sustainable energy solutions. PPL is a positive force in the cities and towns where we do business, providing support for programs and organizations that empower the success of future generations by helping to build and maintain strong, diverse communities today.

Oversees the consolidated financial planning, budgeting, performance reporting, and investment appraisal for the Company. The position supports the planning and decision-making processes of senior management by providing consolidated financial forecasts or scenario projections and economic analysis, based on contingent events. The manager coordinates the preparation of consolidated and individual utility multi-year budgets and business plans, as well as monthly forecasts and consolidated budget variance reporting. This position acts as the direct liaison with PPL regarding financial forecasting and investor relations, as well as driving strategic initiatives.

- Oversees completion of the O&M and Capital budgets, as part of the consolidated Business Plan (BP), coordinating inputs from all lines of business, as well as working with financial planning to develop key assumptions, financing and other modelling as required. Also, complete the written BP documentation.

- Provide support for the completion of rate case filing schedules and other required documentation to support rate case proceedings.

- Assist and review information provided to PPL Financial Planning and Investor Relations for consolidated forecasts and quarterly analyst calls.

- Oversees completion of financial projections and valuation support.

- Continually engage with Line of Business leaders in monthly forecast meetings to understand how upper management can support them in their business objectives, as well as balancing the financial targets of the organization.

- Directs the preparation and review of financial and key performance operating reports, while additionally challenging assumptions.

- Provides analysis and interpretation of results, along with the preparation of financial and operating reports to provide a basis for management planning, operating controls and performance appraisal.

- Coordinates benchmarking studies and other analyses to steer business to improve financial results.

- Coordinates preparation and review of all investment appraisals (strategic and economic assessment of capital expenditures and certain contractual commitments).

- Coordinates financial business decision support, including “what if” scenarios.

- Provide input into the decisions regarding maintenance and enhancements to financial systems that support the activities of financial planning, budgeting and any systems that interface with these systems.

- Complies with all policies and standards.

- Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's Degree in Management, Accounting, Finance or Economics and 10+ years of experience in various finance related functions.

Preferred Qualifications

- Master's degree and/or professional certification in financial discipline (CPA, CFA, CGMA, etc.)

- Possess superior managerial and administrative skills.

- Ability to interpret complex information and promote organizational improvement.

- Ability to work with mathematical and financial business information and concepts.

- Ability to establish relationships at various leadership levels and to provide constructive challenge to attain results.