Financial Analysis & Projects Manager

Financial Analysis & Projects Manager

We are looking for a finance professional with a unique combination of skills for this newly created position. Do you have a strategic mindset and enjoy the consultative approach? Are you a creative thinker with regulatory and project management experience? If so, we want your energy at NiSource.

*We are looking to hire someone to work in our Columbus, Ohio office with a hybrid schedule (2 days/week in office)**

Job Summary
The Financial Analysis & Projects Manager provides value-added financial planning and analysis services across NiSource in support of our short term and long-term financial aspirations. The Manager is focused on coordinating all finance functions to frame, analyze, and recommend paths forward on emerging enterprise-wide value creation opportunities and decisions. They perform and/or coordinate the financial analysis of various material and emerging strategic projects related to the enterprise, such as proposed legislation/regulations, investment opportunities, key business decisions and implementation of new technologies or processes.
Essential Functions

• Develops financial presentations for Senior Management and the Board of Directors including impact on EPS, O&M Expense, Capital Expenditures, Equity, Long-Term Debt and Dividend activity
• Participates as key financial planning representative in cross-discipline teams developed to research and analyze corporate business issues
• Frames and leads projects aligned with team processes and guidelines
• Coordinates with virtual team and initiative sponsors to ensure project success
• Ensures high quality financial plan analysis including appropriate reviews and leadership alignment
• Reports out findings to appropriate leadership teams
• Builds and maintains a strong partnership with utility, corporate and operational leaders creating a cohesive working relationship regarding financial analysis and implications
• Provides proactive leadership, communication and collaboration with key stakeholders in the analysis process and guides a virtual team to successful execution of all aspects of financial analysis
• Leads/drives/executes accurate, reliable and comprehensive analysis and supporting data through a full understanding of financial plans (revenue, O&M, capital, FFO, etc.) and interdependencies
• Identifies business drivers of financial performance and financial plan impacts to provide leadership with operational insight to influence decision making
• Leads business case analysis and ad hoc financial support across NiSource

Required Qualifications For Position

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or related discipline
• A minimum of 4 years progressive experience working in Finance, Accounting or other related business field, and willingness to manage and lead all facets of Financial Planning
• Demonstrated strong verbal communication and presentation capabilities
• Ability to build strategic relationships and gain commitment to influence holistic strategic direction
• Ability to frame and investigate ambiguous questions
• High intellectual curiosity
• Collaborates to drive action
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Financial systems experience
• Demonstrated financial technical knowledge of interdependencies between business drivers and resulting impact to the financial statements

Preferred Additional Qualifications for Position

• Master's Degree MBA
• 1-3 years Previous leadership experience
• 1-3 years Experience and knowledge in Regulatory environment
• 1-3 years Strategy/Consulting or Project Management experience
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Upon Hire

Work Authorization

Authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.

Inclusion & Diversity 
Value inclusion within your day to day responsibilities by respecting others perspectives/convictions, engaging others opinions, creating a safe environment where people, ideas, and opinions are valued within your Team/Customers and external partners.

Respect and take into consideration diversity within your Team/Customers and external work partners by valuing different world views, challenges, and cultures that represent all walks of life and all backgrounds.

Treat others with respect and consideration. Actively participate in creating and contributing to a positive work environment.

Equal Employment Opportunity 
NiSource is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in each of its companies to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, veteran status, disability, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), genetic information, citizenship status, or any protected group status as defined by law. Each employee is expected to abide by this principle.

By applying, you may be considered for other job opportunities. 

Salary Range:

$125,800.00 - $188,600.00

Posting Start Date:

2024-09-20

Posting End Date (if applicable):

2024-10-04Please note that the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.