Analyst II/III, Retail Ops

Constellation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Constellation, the world\'s largest private-sector power producer, seeks a Retail Operations Analyst II/III to join its team in Houston. The role centers on day-to-day order-to-cash activities, pricing and billing accuracy, and timely service activations with utilities.

Join a collaborative team, work with IT and cross-functional groups, and contribute to process improvements while supporting SOX controls. A bachelor\'s degree and 2+ years\' experience are required, with progression from Analyst

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of work experience required; or 5+ years combination of education and relevant work experience
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Strong communication with internal and external parties as required

Responsibilities

• Perform high-volume order-to-cash activities including pricing and billing data management
• Ensure SOX compliance in contracts and payments
• Collaborate with IT and cross-functional teams to support business needs
• Identify process improvements and automate where possible
• Support UAT and test scripts for system enhancements and defect fixes

Skills

MS Office

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CRM systems

Excel

PowerPoint

SQL

PeopleSoft

Job description

Who We Are

As the largest private-sector power producer in the world and the nation's largest producer of clean and reliable energy, Constellation is focused on our purpose: lighting the way to a brilliant tomorrow for all. We have been the leader in clean energy production for more than a decade, and we are cultivating a workplace where our employees can grow, thrive, and contribute. Now integrated with Calpine, our portfolio includes 55 gigawatts of capacity from nuclear, natural gas, geothermal, hydro, wind and solar facilities, with the generating capacity to power the equivalent of 27 million homes.

Total Rewards

Constellation offers an extensive selection of benefits and rewards to help our employees thrive professionally and personally. We provide competitive compensation and a wide-range of benefits that support both employees and their families, helping them prepare for the future. In addition to highly competitive salaries, eligible employees are offered a bonus program, 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase program; comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits, including robust wellbeing programs; disability and life insurance benefits; paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick days; and much more.

• This Analyst role can be filled at Analyst II, or Analyst III level. Please see minimum qualifications list below for each level

Analyst II Level - $30.29 - $33.65

Analyst III Level - $37.21 - $41.35

Ranges are per year based on experience, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes bonus and 401K

Primary Purpose Of Position

Constellation is seeking a qualified professional with proven experience and results to join our Retail Operations team as an Analyst II. The Analyst II position within Retail Operations is responsible for monitoring and executing day-to-day workflow activities as well as managing medium to complex exception handling activities while meeting service level agreements with internal and external customers. The Analyst II is responsible for becoming a subject matter expert in the assigned business function areas. The Analyst II will directly collaborate with team members, project groups, Information Technology, and cross functional teams to support changing business needs.

Primary Duties And Accountabilities

• Ensure an efficient customer experience by performing high volume order to cash activities, including managing pricing and billing data to maintain accuracy and minimize risk, enrolling customers with utilities for timely service activation, processing contracts and confirmations to support SOX compliance, managing customer payments for accurate cash posting and revenue recognition, ensuring timely third party payments, responding to internal and external inquiries accurately and promptly, and providing vendor and system support.
• Exercise appropriate judgment and analytical abilities, leveraging subject matter experts when necessary, to investigate discrepancies in work processes. Take necessary actions to perform root cause analysis and take appropriate actions to resolve issues.
• Review and communicate issues to team members, leads, management and stakeholders with emphasis on customer information.
• Initiate and foster collaboration with team members to ensure seamless customer support and knowledge transfer.
• Interface with internal and/or external customers in handling and resolving inquiries as needed.
• Proactively communicate workflow system or process concerns to avoid or fully remediate issues that cross multiple groups.
• Adopt and support change management activities.
• Challenge the status quo to automate and improve processes through innovation, with focus and intent on creating sustainable solutions.
• Leverage knowledge and experience in working with project groups, Information Technology, and cross-functional teams for key deliverables.
• Identify and create business requirements based on changing business needs.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) by executing test scripts to validate business processes, system enhancements, and defect fixes.
• Maintain an understanding of business, contractual, regulatory, and market policies/tariffs and ensure assigned workflow processes are aligned.
• Ensure that all Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Key Controls and other company policies are followed.
• Travel required as necessary to meet business needs.
• In-person attendance for training, all-hands meetings, and other meaningful engagements.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS for Analyst II

• Bachelor's Degree with 2+ yrs work experience required; or 5+ yrs combination of education and relevant work experience
• Strong computer background/experience, including Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally, with internal and external parties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS For Analyst III

• Bachelor's degree with 3+ work experience required; or 6+ years combination of education and relevant work experience
• Ability to operate independently with guidance from manager
• Has acquired a high level understanding of the group's overall processes, with process improvement in mind. (Challenge the status quo)
• Strong knowledge of customer service procedures, principles, interpersonal skills and strong communication

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to prioritize work, manage time effectively and manage workload efficiently
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively to support individual, shared and organizational issues, goals and targets
• Analytical skills, attention to detail, critical thinking, problem solving and independent decision making
• Demonstrated ability to effectively adapt to changes in the work environment, manage competing demands and navigate frequent change, delays or unexpected events
• Experience in the retail energy industry and or regulated/deregulated energy markets
• Experience using CRM and or order to cash workflow systems
• Proficient PC and computer skills (Word, Excel, Access, Visio, Power Point, Passport, PeopleSoft Hyperion), work processing, spreadsheet applications, eSourcing tool, flow charting and/or SQL database query development
• Elevated knowledge in Excel (creating and using pivot tables, macros, and vlookups) and MS Office Suite experience.
• Working knowledge of UDC/ISO/LDC market EDI transactions
• Ability to clearly communicate both orally and in writing and work effectively across business units, functional groups, multiple levels of the Corporation and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements and efficiencies, with expertise in process mapping