Principal Business Performance Analyst
Employment Type : Full-Time
PurposeThis position is at the heart of a dynamic and fast-passed global energy company. Avangrid Renewables is one of the leading providers of renewable power in the US with a portfolio of over 7,300 MW of owned and controlled wind and solar generation in more than 20 states. The Principal Business Performance Professional is responsible for providing executives with consistent, accurate and relevant business data to enable informed business decisions.This includes creating and maintaining key performance indicators, business dashboard, production measures, P&L analyses, and project portfolio status.
Responsibilities- Influence the overall performance of the business through targeted metrics, benchmarking, and analysis.
- Implement tools and processes designed to improve the time to design effective metrics and analyze the results.
- Drive performance against targets by analyzing results and determining the impact of changes in business operations has on future financial performance.
- Collaborate with business area leaders on forecast assumptions and explore opportunities to increase performance and predictability.
- Update quarterly business dashboards and performance presentations
- Support of the CEO in presentations on business performance to executive management, Board of Directors, and investors.
- Elaborate on specific reporting of business metrics/results and ad-hoc analysis.
- Provide pro-forma projections of the long-term view of the Business
- Central control over the business budget preparation, tracking and revisions; acting as an interface between the business and the financial control group.
- Evaluate business processes, document business impacts and benefits, and determine potential improvement strategies.
- Conduct complex financial and business-related analysis and translating the information into periodic and ad hoc reports, fact-based narratives which ultimately enable data-driven decision making.
- Serve as a liaison between the business area leaders and corporate functions (Investor Relations, Communications, Financial Control, etc.) in the preparation of earnings presentations, relevant facts, forecasts, and decision analysis. Extensive interaction with senior management, financial control, and business operations.
Skills and Requirements- A bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, or related field is required, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Master’s Degree or MBA preferred.
- Experience in the utility/energy industry with more than 8 years of financial analysis or controlling experience. Renewable Business experience preferred.
- Demonstrate strong analytical / critical thinking skills, particularly with respect to analyzing performance drivers, trends, and cause/effect relations.
- Self-directed individual able to prioritize diverse workloads while maintaining progress
- Experience working with both regulated and non-regulated energy markets and a keen understanding of the commercial decision areas of an energy company.
- Strong presentation skills combined with written and verbal communication skills a must. Able to communicate in a clear, concise, and concrete way to various management levels of the organization.
- Strong experience with Microsoft Excel and/or Power BI, Tableau, or comparable BI tools. SAP experience preferred.
- Able to lead internal processes and to interface and interact with different levels of the company.
Competencies- Be a role model
- Be agile
- Collaborate and Share
- Develop Self & Others
- Empower to grow
- Focus to achieve results
- Technical Skills
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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within AVANGRD Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Renewables