Analyst Financial Services 2

Pay Grade

Pay Grade 13*

*Qualifications may warrant placement at a different job level

Position Summary

Performs accounts payable, accounting and other administrative functions within the Accounts Payable group to ensure that vendor invoices are received, processed, and posted to SAP in a timely manner. Collaborates with internal and external customers to answer questions regarding paid and unpaid invoices.

Tasks and Responsibilities

•• Payroll knowledge and experience
• Accounts Payable knowledge and experience
• Core responsibilities focus on operational/tactical aspects of the organization and limited, if any, strategic focus.
• Prepares, analyzes, and distributes various financial and statistical reports, to include variance explanations utilizing cost tracing and root-cause analysis.
• Prepares schedules and supporting documents for annual external audit.
• Updates department dashboards, including calculating ratios and graphing trends.
• Monitors benchmarks and analyzes variances to those benchmarks.
• Performs reconciliations to ensure accuracy of data.
• Evaluates and recommends policies and procedures that comply with accounting and financial regulatory bodies.
• Performs technical research and writes position papers to ensure documentation of implemented policies and procedures.
• Prepares and updates desktop procedures, including flow charting and similar processes, while assessing current processes and recommending process improvements.
• Communicates, both in writing and verbally, to all levels of CPS Energy and external parties on theory and concepts that impact the organization.
• Supports process improvement initiatives in the areas of cost and margin enhancement, risk mitigation, and operational effectiveness.
• Provides a high degree of service to CPS Energy internal customers by responding to financial and operating questions.
• Performs other project and process improvement initiatives as assigned.

Minimum Skills

Minimum Knowledge and Abilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or relevant Certification.
• Extensive experience as an accountant/analyst or in a related field.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in Microsoft Excel.
• Proficient in SAP, PeopleSoft, or Hyperion. 
• Relative experience in supporting the electric or gas utility industry.
   

Competencies

Minimum Education

Required Certifications

Working Environment

Physical Demands