Strategic Analysis & Financial Planning Advisor

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Strategic Analysis & Financial Planning Advisor at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll be responsible for performing research and analyses to support the effective utilization and treatment of the Company’s financial assets. You will develop recommendations on long and short-term investments and risk management, devise pricing, capital expenditure and O&M expense, and capital recovery strategies to achieve corporate financial goals.

You will also develop models to forecast business conditions, to support Corporate and departmental decision-making, review and assess impacts of changing regulations, develop and analyze data and write compelling testimony and responses to regulatory agencies in support of rate, regulatory, and demand side management activities in compliance with regulatory requirements. As a Strategic Analysis & Financial Planning Advisor, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Responsibilities

• Project manages efforts and coordinate and ensure the appropriate involvement from various subject matter experts and support organizations for the Operating Unit or enterprise
• Conducts ad hoc analysis supporting either the financial planning or strategic analysis workstreams, as needed
• Leads the development and validation of complex financial models. Validates others' models and ensures accuracy and integrity of results
• Reviews spending projections and derives utility revenue requirements and related analyses
• Assesses ongoing capital project business cases, and assists in providing recommendations for funding approval to relevant stakeholder by assessing capital structures, and performing cost of capital calculations
• Provides leadership on cross-functional teams on planning activities that have significant financial impact or risk to the Operating Unit or enterprise
• Delivers financial advisory support to the business including analysis of potential investments, mergers, acquisitions, or divestitures
• Contributes to the implementation of risk management and internal controls processes that comply with accounting, organizational, and regulatory policies
• Develops cross functional relationships and interact with leaders across the company to provide guidance and lead the financial evaluation and development of business cases for capital projects and programs
• Identifies and implements ways to improve working processes within the area of responsibility and communicate issues and areas for improvement to enterprise managers
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Seven or more years of experience in financial planning, modeling and/or forecasting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering, or related technical field.
• Completion of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Program exam I, II or III, or AFP FP&A Certification.
• Experience with regulated utility finance.
• Excellent verbal and written presentation skills including ability to communicate analyses and recommendations to senior management.
• Four or more years of experience using Excel and PowerPoint to develop, validate, and communicate statistical, financial, and valuation test models, assess capital structures, and perform cost of capital calculations, as well as ensure the accuracy and integrity of findings and recommendations.

Additional Information

• This position’s work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days.  Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California.  Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
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• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About Southern California Edison

The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.

Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at (833) 343-0727.