Job Description

Business Groups Supported: Integrated Strategies & Solutions, Regulated Renewables

This role will have direct involvement in providing financial planning, analysis, and support for Duke Energy’s strategic and growth focus areas:

Solar and Battery Storage projects

Products & Services

Energy Efficiency programs

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

Ensure timely and accurate analysis and reporting:

Provide and present accurate and relevant financial analysis to the FP&A Organization and respective senior management to enable strategic decision-making

Analyze and consolidate management financial reporting including actuals, budgets and forecasted/projected year-end impacts including variance explanations

Analyze data, identify and correct errors to ensure accuracy and integrity of financial information

Coordinate and support the month-end close activities

Prepare, check and/or post journal entries and accruals on an as needed basis

Maintain good working knowledge of accounting policies and impacts as required

Ensure effective budget & business planning process:

Support the budget and business planning process including communication of budget guidance, assumptions, and calendars for assigned sections

Validate budgets uploaded to correct target amounts

Develop and support department budget, strategic plan and related presentation material

Work closely with and at the direction of appropriate management during the business planning process for input and dialogue on business plan and budget content

Coordinate the preparation of annual budgets utilizing Hyperion Planning

Leading and building relationships:

Build relationships & promote two-way communication with business partners and Finance peers

Help provide guidance to team on complex accounting issues

Proactively help identify cost reduction opportunities through independent analysis

Actively seek to identify and meet customer needs with a sense of urgency, taking ownership of customer issues and problems 

Assist in defining and executing initiatives to drive a culture of accountability

Other and miscellaneous duties:

Coordinate & manage various projects & initiatives that arise throughout the normal course of business

Identify, develop and implement continuous process improvement opportunities

Participate in peer teams when identified to ensure consistency in processes and reporting, and sharing of best practices throughout the organization

Overtime may be required during monthly/quarterly/annual closing and business planning processes as well as rollout of new and/or changes processes

Perform other ad hoc requests as necessary.

Required/Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree with major in Accounting/Finance or related discipline

Three (3) or more years of increasingly diverse or complex experience in related field in addition to degree

Possesses and applies fundamental accounting and finance concepts, practices, and procedures

Experience with financial applications (i.e., PeopleSoft, HFM, PowerPlan, etc.) and query tool (WebI)

Experience using Microsoft products such as Excel, Word and Power Point

Desired Qualifications

CPA or working toward CPA

Advanced degree, preferably in Accounting

Four (4) or more years of professional work-related experience

Strong oral and written communication skills

Ability to use Microsoft Business Intelligence Suite and PowerPivot

Ability to meet stated deadlines and respond quickly to changing needs through a teamwork approach

Broad knowledge of utility environment and its business units/operations

Ability to analyze and understand financial information, recognize significant variances, trends, and irregularities and summarize clearly and concisely to management

Ability to work in a team environment & foster good relationships with teammates & business partners

Ability to build and maintain productive working relationships at all levels within the organization