Job Description

At NRG, we’re bringing the power of energy to people and organizations by putting customers at the center of everything we do. We generate electricity and provide energy solutions and natural gas to millions of customers through our diverse portfolio of retail brands. A Fortune 500 company, operating in the United States and Canada, NRG delivers innovative solutions while advocating for competitive energy markets and customer choice, working towards a sustainable energy future. More information is available at www.nrg.com. Connect with NRG on Facebook, LinkedIn and follow us on Twitter @nrgenergy.

The Analyst in Business Intelligence will leverage enterprise-wide data to make meaningful recommendations that drive the business forward. This is a high visibility position that will work with multiple departments and large data sets on a variety of business problems at the enterprise level. Our group partners with internal business executives across Sales, Operations, Finance and Data Science to produce meaningful executive level reporting/dashboards and insights.

Candidate must possess solid communication skills with demonstrated ability to manage, evaluate, and present large amounts of data from multiple platforms in simple, meaningful visual formats. The Analyst should be able to extract meaning from a large amount of data relevant to the analysis and formulate a concise and cohesive story. Individual must be able to handle multiple, competing priorities and solve problems with efficiency. Success in this position will require excellent time management skills.

In this role, you will:

Partner with your manager and others to work with business leaders to develop strategies, evaluate opportunities, and provide clear and concise recommendations based on comprehensive analysis
Investigate underlying business trends and identify problem areas prior to trend development
Build scalable reporting and processes to monitor strategic KPIs and provide visibility to stakeholders
Deliver executive level presentation and reporting solutions to leadership for measurement, analysis, and process improvement
Provide analytical support to highlighting findings with measurable solutions for various projects and stakeholders
Anticipate business needs, operate with a sense of urgency, and have the ability to adapt to changes quickly
Respond quickly to ad-hoc data requests
Other duties as required

Required Skills:

5+ years in a business analyst or similar role
Advanced Excel and SQL skills
Able to analyze and extract intelligence from large and obscure data sets
Advanced data manipulation and transformation skills
Experience with Power BI or other data visualization tools
Proven track record of developing creative solutions to complex and ambiguous problems, and effective cross-team collaboration across functions and levels
Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills; able to pose complex strategic decisions for management to present to business leaders with clarity and precision
Problem solver with an eye towards continuous improvement and automating processes to scale
Must be able to work independently with minimal direct supervision

Why NRG is a great place to work:

Great company culture!! Voted as a BEST employer by Forbes
A competitive total compensation package, including annual incentive and/or commission
Stock Purchase Plan 
Benefits on the first day of employment - Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Short Term Disability, Wellness program, etc.   
Company-paid life insurance and disability insurance
401 (k) plan to help save for retirement
Generous PTO plan, plus 8 company holidays, and 3 floating holidays

Numerous discounts, including electricity discounts on NRG brands