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Grant County Public Utility District · 1 day ago

Senior Financial Analyst

Ephrata, WA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$97K/yr - $157K/yr

5+ years exp

Grant County Public Utility District is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to provide advanced financial forecasting and debt analysis. This role involves collaborating with various departments to support decision-making processes and manage the Utility's financial resources effectively.

Electrical DistributionEnergyPublic Safety

Responsibilities

Coordinate Utility activities in the areas of planning, analyzing, and executing Utility debt, provides clear and concise economic analysis support across Utility projects and initiatives allowing decision making for future capital funding plans

Knowledge and ability to model public and private use provisions of debt and understand impacts from business operation decisions; familiar with various debt structuring options; management of Utility debt portfolio, which includes variable and fixed rate debt, and internal financing options. Works closely with Treasury Operations Manager on direction of financing activities

Refines and administers the Grant PUD’s cash flow and budget collaboration process; provides cohesion and problem solving for cash flow and debt analysis processes; coordinates with groups in Grant PUD to update cash flow

Manage large portfolios of debt and transactional volume requiring comprehensive knowledge of treasury accounting and related systems; engage with Utility decision makers and provide analysis of financial state. Support Treasury with debt amortization and issuance analysis integrated into forecasts

Solves financial forecast for outcomes on specific variables, run scenarios on multiple model inputs and analyze options to most efficiently achieve Grant PUD metric targets

Forecasts key metrics for Senior Management ensuring they can see the effects of their decisions; understands impact of work as management relies on output to drive strategy and decisions; coordinates with all Grant PUD initiative and process owners that control the metrics being measured to ensure accurate analysis and forecasting; builds and consistently updates monthly forecasting and budget to actuals, incorporates intra-year updates to enable more accurate year-end financial analysis and decision making for Senior Management

Extensively researches and builds reliable distributions around as many financial forecast variables as possible; operates stochastic forecasting through the financial forecast to deliver probabilistic forecasts for Senior Management; provides a definitive and powerful analysis and business planning tool to account for risks and opportunities within the model

Provide mentorship and coaching to junior analysts by reviewing their work, offering constructive feedback, and sharing best practices, while also leading and contributing to continuous process improvements that enhance forecasting accuracy, efficiency, and overall team effectiveness; additionally, play an active role in strengthening organizational financial literacy by helping colleagues and business units better understand financial results, drivers, and implications for decision-making

In this position, if needed to operate a GPUD vehicle for business purposes, please refer to the Vehicle/Asset Usage Policy, IS-TA-POL-001

Demonstrated commitment to Grant PUD’s mission, vision, values, strategic plan, and Grant PUD/IBEW Local 77 Code of Excellence. The incumbent should be familiar with these organizational priorities and behave in a way that aligns with these expectations

Understand and adhere to compliance requirements for this position that may include laws, regulations, security guidelines, Grant PUD policies & procedures

Actively participate in all aspects of our safety program, including but not limited to:

Following all safety policies and procedures

Alerting supervisors and coworkers to unsafe or hazardous working conditions

Reporting any safety incidents or close calls within 24 hours to your supervisor; and

Accepting feedback from supervisors and coworkers regarding your own safety performance

Qualification

Financial modelingCash flow analysisDebt analysisStatistical analysisEconomic analysisUtility experienceInterpersonal skillsPresentation skillsCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsMentorship