Experienced energy industry Financial Analyst looking for a financial development role in a fast paced, growth environment.
SUMMARY
* Experienced energy industry Financial Analyst looking for a role in a fast paced, growth environment
* Experience includes forecasting energy product and renewable technology revenue streams, calculating the levelized cost of energy for different generation technologies and evaluating value of company’s existing assets under various scenarios
* Recent experience includes conducting in-depth secondary research on industry trends and long-term forecasts, and disseminating information to executive leadership in presentation or white paper format
* Strong PC/spreadsheet, multi-tasking and organizational skills, and proven ability to deliver results under strict deadlines
* Enjoy being a member of a strong team with the ability to work independently
* Support analysis and development of strategic issues and options
* Conduct secondary research on trends or advances within the energy industry that may affect the organization, such as a potential federal renewable energy standard or cost competitiveness of emerging generation technologies
* Collaborate with team to prepare materials, including white papers and presentations, for executive review
* Perform quantitative modeling and analysis on long-term costs of new and existing technologies, and the present value of current company assets in multiple scenarios
* Complete benchmarking analysis on financial policies and other metrics using other integrated utility and commodity companies as comparables
* Develop / maintain relationships with subject matter experts throughout the organization to determine possible impacts of different strategic direction
* Survey external industry data and stay current on industry trends / developments of importance to the company
* Follow multiple industry dailies, papers, and blogs to keep advised of current events
* Stay current on new company or industry reports issued by major research institutions and sell-side analysts
Constellation NewEnergy, Chicago, IL
Finance Associate, Strategic Finance Group, Aug 2007 – Sept 2008
* Build business cases for new products and entry into new markets
* Forecast revenue streams, market share, cash flows, and operating expenses
* Run multiple scenarios and summarize results to assist senior management with decision making process
* Core Finance support contact for different product lines, including new Sustainability product group (Renewable Energy and Demand Response Programs)
* Compile quarterly sales and expense forecasts
* Complete detailed G&A monthly variance analysis
* Provide support for any adhoc strategic finance requests
* Create reporting logic for new company wide sales reporting tool
* Work closely with programmers to offer business person support to reporting requirements
Finance Analyst, Regional Finance Team, Jan. 2005 – Aug 2007
* Provide quarterly financial forecasts to corporate finance team, reporting more than $1 billion in annual revenue for more than 10,000 customer accounts in three states
* Compiled weekly sales metrics and sales team scorecard, including gross margin and volume sold
* Built dynamic revenue forecasting model currently utilized in quarterly forecast process
* Streamlined gross margin forecasting process from cumbersome manual spreadsheet model to dynamic web based model
* Administer development and maintenance of automated revenue forecasting model
* Main business contact during development of forecasting model, included mapping all product’s revenue streams, all relevant contract information and verifying account usage information
* Manage data flow used in financial reporting and revenue forecasting for all accounts, contracts, and prices on a daily basis
* Revenue forecasting subject matter expert on major systems implementation project (Accenture)
* Run various budget scenario reports due to changing market conditions
* Prepare thorough month end financial reports, including revenue and cost reporting
* Created Dashboard report utilized by region leaders to track progress of business and assist in decision making process
Operations Analyst, Sept. 2004 – Jan. 2005
* Handled Utility Accounts Payable, $1,000,000+ payable daily
* Streamlined Accounts Payable process from 3 hrs/day to 30 min/day process
* Provided support to all areas of Operations staff in order to understand and master all tasks related to the successful billing and collection of customer accounts
* Consulted on processes within the Operations Department in order to improve efficiency
Account Manager, Aug. 2003 – Sept. 2004
* Managed 4 person sales team, supporting 1,300+ customer accounts
* Analyzed pricing outputs, which include margin levels, pricing term, and usage data, before explaining and communicating pricing to customers
* Prepared forward electric budgets and historical savings analysis for customers with multiple accounts, which resulted in sustained customer satisfaction and business
* Managed incoming broker invoices for my sales team and oversaw multi-step process to payout, which included checking usage data, contract dates, and terms, as well as the confirmation of broker agreements
* Handled customer care calls and obtained resolution on a variety of issues with appropriate manger and/or department; this involved working with multiple departments
* Participated in a multi-departmental Customer Relationship Manager (CRM) Task Force that focused on process improvement, resulting in numerous enhancements in the cash-to-order process of, and relating to, the CRM database
EDUCATION
DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Masters of Business Administration, with Distinction - June 2007
Concentration in Finance
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
College of Business, Bachelor of Science in Finance – May 2003
ADVANCED COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Access, and Power Point; Hyperion (OutlookSoft)
ACTIVITIES
LaSalle Private Residences, Board Member – January 2009 - Present
* Member of eight person condo board in 230 unit building
* Help manage $1,000,000+ annual budget
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