Financial Analysis & Projects Manager

at  NiSource

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.

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

• 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