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Talentify lists this Budget Analyst opportunity in eldon, Iowa. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
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Job Summary:
Responsible for supporting plant financial operations by developing and monitoring budgets, forecasts, and cost reports, while ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory standards. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to provide financial insights, manage assets, and drive continuous improvement in business planning and performance.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
Include, but are not limited to the following:
Supports and emphasizes importance of safety and environmental programs and ensures regulatory compliance
Develops and executes plans to accomplish development, regular updating, and monitoring of the Plant budget and cost forecasts
Understands current and historical financial data
Works closely with Business Manager, Engineering, Plant Managers and Project Managers on Routine and Project cost tracking
Provides appropriate information, recommendations, and guidance to department personnel to obtain the necessary input to support the budget development and monitoring process
Creates documents, including reports, memos, graphs, charts, tables, etc
Reviews and provides input on changes in the original budget development plan
Ability to find cost efficiencies and savings
Coordinates monthly variance analysis, reviews results, reconciles actual costs with budget/forecasts, summarizes variance explanations/forecasts, and distribute accurate data to Business Manager and Plant Manager with minimal direction
Prepares journal entries for corporate accounting
Prepares monthly, quarterly and year-end accruals with precision
Analyze financial statements and market trend with minimal direction at the request of department management
Understands creation/close out of work orders and purchase requisitions in SAP
Understands business processes and their financial implication/impact to the Plant and Company
Generates and submits budget exception reports annually
Ensures all Company resources are utilized in a cost-effective manner, estimates resource requirements, monitors expenditures, and reports on performance of assigned area
Coordinates with Corporate Accounting on the creation of new assets and retirement of old asset (includes working with Engineering Department on Projects that effect asset tracking)
Work with Business Manager to track and manage the Plant Asset Inventory Log
Work with Business Manager with the development and updating of the Plant Business Plan and 5-year outlook
Work with Corporate Accounting on taxation reviews
Demonstrates employee involvement, innovative thinking, adaptation to change, responsible risk taking, customer focus, and continuous improvement
Ensures development and implementation of assigned area goals, objectives and initiatives
Promotes productivity and teamwork with open communication, timely decision making, and use of personal leadership skills to set high standards of performance
Recognizes problems and is proactive in helping to resolve them
Working Conditions:
Normal office environment and/or power plant environment
Work overtime and non-standard working hours as required
Requires occasional travel outside service area
Requires wearing personal protective safety equipment (respirators, safety glasses, hard hat, appropriate footwear, ear plugs, etc.) in designated areas, when applicable
Requires standing, sitting, walking, kneeling, twisting, climbing stairs and ladders, and entering plant equipment to access, inspect, or collect data on plant equipment
Requires operation of a personal computer
Occasionally requires lifting as appropriate to perform duties and responsibilities
Minimum Requirements:
Minimum of Baccalaureate degree in, Accounting, Business or related technical discipline from an accredited college or university and 4 years of equivalent experience in a related field OR a 2 year degree and 5 years equivalent experience in related field OR 8 Years equivalent experience in a related field.
Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Uses and maintains technical and professional knowledge, shares that knowledge with others, and recognizes/applies new technology in a cost effective manner
Obtains and applies knowledge of competitive business practices in daily work activities and decision making
Seeks and understands the customer/client’s needs and focuses on meeting and exceeding their expectations
Willingness and ability to work through all obstacles in order to get the job done.
Anticipates and accepts changes in the organization and adapts to meet the new requirements
Committed to making the workplace safe and environmentally sound
Willing to accept accountability for own decisions, performance, and behavior
Strong understanding of SAP and Financial Reporting Tools
Ability to reconcile financial data with accuracy
Strong understanding of forecasting
Basic understanding of the processes, systems, assets, resources, key personnel, and business functions of the facility
Knowledge of power plant systems and operation
Comprehensive knowledge in functional area
Demonstrate the ability to operate effectively in a team environment and be open to change
Ability to effectively communicate (written and verbal) at all levels of the organization
Ability to establish and maintain a positive and professional working relationship with all individuals
Ability to use a personal computer and associated software applications. Has understanding of our business software systems and their interfaces.
Must be proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
Ability to read, create and follow written policies and procedures
Ability to read, write and understand English
Demonstrate sound business skills necessary to accomplish assigned tasks
Ability to perform as a team member or leader in a cross-functional team environment and achieve consensus decisions
Knowledge of applicable safety and environmental regulations
NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.
Official description on file with Talent.
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