Sempra Energy

Financial Analyst

Posted on: 18 Sep 2021

San Diego, CA

Job Description

Job Description

Sempra is a California-based energy infrastructure company leading the energy transition and serving more consumers in North America than any other utility holding company. Our mission is to be North America's premier energy infrastructure company, delivering affordable, reliable and increasingly decarbonized energy to the markets we serve, including California, Texas, Mexico and global power generation markets. We have consistently been recognized for our leadership in sustainability, and diversity and inclusion. Our company is the only US utility company named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. We are also a member of the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index and recently named one of the "World's Most Admired Companies" for 2021 by Fortune Magazine, the eleventh consecutive year our company has received this honor. The Sempra companies' more than 19,000 employees are united by our vision to deliver energy with purpose and live our values every day – doing the right thing, championing people and shaping the future. Visit our sustainability report to learn more about our company, including our bold goals relating to achieving world class safety, championing people, driving resilient operations and enabling the energy transition: https://www.sempra.com/sustainability/sustainability-report.
        
A career at Sempra presents the opportunity to join a team with a unique combination of diverse expertise, top talent and strong management, who all set a powerful foundation for sustainable growth and a bright future.

Primary Purpose:

Perform analysis to identify issues driving earnings and significant balance sheet and cash flows variances. Responsible for

preparation of variance analysis for monthly and quarterly Board reports and "Earnings Flash" reports. Assist with development of Sempra Energy's current year outlook and plan calendarization and is heavily involved in Sempra Parent's earnings and cash flows forecasts.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Outlook and Plan Process – Assist in the development of instructions and calendar for Sempra’s
calendarized plans and outlooks. Assist business units with development of their outlooks, primarily
Sempra Parent. Apply financial knowledge to review outlooks for sound presentation of numbers and
calendarized plan for reasonableness. Apply business and financial knowledge to analyze submissions of
information for sound financial concepts and generally accepted accounting principles application. Prepare
and maintain schedules tracking actual and forecasted earnings as well as key issues status. Ensure
proper consolidation in the Strategic Financial Planning system. Assist in developing presentations which
communicate results of financial plan and outlooks to senior management.

Monthly and Quarterly Reporting - Responsible for preparation of several reports including “Earnings
Flash” report, variance analysis and financial statements analysis for Sempra Energy Board. Responsible
for preparation and compilation of quarterly Board reports. Responsible for the preparation of key financial
and economic metrics “Dash Board” report. Develop good understanding of key issues through research
and ensures proper communication within the department.

Special Projects – Anticipate and respond to requests from senior management for financial research
pertaining to short term planning, as well as issues of interest to the Board. Provide assistance to
department’s various functions in routine and non-routine activities, including analysis of the impact of
foregin currency related maters, new projects economic analysis, and the preparation of analytical and
data-supported presentations to senior management.

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's Degree Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field. Required

Experience:

3+ years, previous experience preferably with a Fortune 500 Company with multiple
business units. Required
Work experience with computers, computer applications (spreadsheets and databases). Required

Skills and Abilities:

Experience with analyzing and developing financial statements
Advanced skills with Excel and financial modeling.
Experience with Hyperion Strategic Finance or similar planning applications highly desired.
Advanced understanding of accounting & finance including consolidation, elimination & ownership structures.
Good knowledge of income tax and key financial evaluation concepts.
Ability and drive to advance an issue or problem from identification through resolution.
Strong project management.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with a diverse audience.
Ability to train and coach Financial Analysts, Rotation employees, Interns and/or less experienced team members.
Flexibility to perform a variety of duties and serve as back up of other functions, as needed.

Sempra Energy

San Diego, CA

Sempra Energy, together with its subsidiaries, invests in, develops, and operates energy infrastructure, as well as provides electric and gas services in the United States and internationally. The company’s San Diego Gas & Electric Company segment generates, transmits, and distributes electricity; and supplies natural gas. It provides electric services to a population of approximately 3.7 million and natural gas services to approximately 3.4 million of that population, covering a 4,100 square mile service territory in Southern California. Its Southern California Gas Company segment owns and operates a natural gas distribution, transmission, and storage system that supplies natural gas to a population of approximately 21.9 million, covering a 24,000 square mile service territory that encompasses Southern California and portions of central California. The company’s Sempra Texas Utility segment is involved in the regulated transmission and distribution of electricity serving approximately 3.6 million homes and businesses, and operating approximately 137,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines.

As of December 31, 2018, its transmission system included 16,000 circuit miles of transmission lines, 306 transmission stations, and 740 distribution substations; and distribution system consisted of 121,000 miles of overhead conductors and underground conductors. Sempra Energy’s Sempra Mexico segment develops, owns and operates, or holds interests in natural gas, electric, LNG, LPG, ethane, and liquid fuels infrastructure; and engages in the purchase of LNG, and purchase and sale of natural gas.

This segment operates a natural-gas-fired combined-cycle plant and two wind power generation facilities. Its assets/facilities consisted of 1,353 miles of natural gas transmission pipelines, 12 compressor stations, 139 miles of ethane pipelines, 118 miles of LPG pipelines, and 1 LPG storage terminal. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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