Analyst I, Strategy & Corporate Development

at  Spire Inc

COMPANY OVERVIEW

At Spire, we believe energy exists to help people. To enrich their lives, grow their businesses, advance their communities. It’s a simple idea, but one that’s at the heart of our business. We’re dedicated to understanding our customers’ needs and goals to better serve them today and tomorrow. That’s why we’re always looking for driven, collaborative people to join our team. Because we believe that offering our customers the best service means bringing together the best people.

And we find the best by hiring those who share our values of safety, inclusion and integrity, and demonstrate our four essential behaviors that bring the Spire culture to life:

• We make it happen: We are a company of go-getters, acting on every opportunity to help our company advance.
• We seek out perspective: We challenge ourselves to be open to different ways of doing things, because learning from each other leads to breakthroughs.
• We collaborate: We put teamwork first, bringing in everyone’s ideas, because our collective energy makes us stronger.
• We care: We treat people how we want to be treated, listening closely and doing what’s right, even when it’s hard

By living our values and behaviors every day, we strive to create an environment where every employee feels welcome, respected and valued.

SUMMARY

At Spire, energy exists to help people—to enrich their lives, grow their businesses, advance their communities. It’s a simple idea, but it’s one that’s at the heart of our business.
Spire is seeking to fill a Lead Analyst, Technical position. This role will understand and support wide range of shared service and platform applications, with emphasis on end-to-end processes, data flow, and user experience

REQUIRED EDUCATION (CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES)

• Requires Bachelor’s degree (Finance, Economics, Accounting or related field); or foreign equivalent, and one year of relevant analytical experience.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITIES

• Must have gained proficiency with the following skills: demonstrable acumen of the fundamentals of financial analysis and financial concepts, principles, and practices as they relate to evaluating business opportunities and/or the strategy and corporate development processes; discounted cash flows, and other valuation techniques; use of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word; ability to quickly research and synthesize information from multiple financial sources to identify market trends, forecast industry and economic conditions, analyze capital markets risk, understand strategic implications, and then apply this information to develop and evaluate business opportunities; and ability to effectively manage support work on multiple projects simultaneously and work long hours as required to meet firm deadlines.
• Employer will accept any suitable combination of academic coursework, unpaid internship or part-time equivalent experience.

POSTING REQUIREMENTS

We accept online applications through our career site at jobs.spireenergy.com
Posting requirements: The above posting description is intended to describe the general nature of the level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support Spire strategy and corporate development efforts by assisting business units and emerging businesses in preparing business plans and project analyses, ensuring a consistent analytical framework.
• Develop/refine valuation models and develop business cases to ensure a consistent analysis of strategic opportunities.
• Analyze corporate financial data and prepare pro-forma financial statements.
• Perform state economic research by analyzing GDP and population growth, major industries per state, income per capita, and other economic indicators to assist in identifying, analyzing, and assessing strategic business opportunities and corporate development initiatives.
• Assist in preparing presentations to support potential investments and other strategic initiatives.
• Assist in financial analysis to support long-term debt and equity financing activities, credit rating presentations, optimization of cash flow, capital structure, cost-of capital, and regulatory recovery.