Analyst III, Financial Planning and Analysis

Liberty Utilities; Gainesville (GA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Plan with matching

Share purchase/match plan

Leadership Development Program

Volunteer paid days off

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Liberty Utilities is seeking an Analyst III in Financial Planning and Analysis to drive the 5-year business plan, annual budget, and forecasts. You will provide oversight and advanced analysis to inform financial targets and strategic decisions within a large global organization.

Responsibilities include coordinating plans, preparing analyses, and partnering with management to optimize capital and O&M expenditures under GAAP and IFRS.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Accounting or Finance; pursuing professional designation strongly preferred.
• 4+ years work experience.
• Strong analytical capabilities and communication skills.
• Ability to establish a high level of confidence with various management personnel.
• Experience in preparation, presentation and interpretation of financial performance information.
• Experience with GAAP and IFRS disciplines.
• Knowledge of accounting, finance and treasury issues and translating policies into planning/reporting processes.
• Strong spreadsheet and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and coordinate 5-year business plans and annual budgets.
• Prepare budgets, forecasting, cost control, and performance metrics.
• Ensure financial functions align with corporate plans and internal controls.
• Provide complex financial analysis and business case support for initiatives.
• Support management with design solutions affecting operations performance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Financial analysis

GAAP & IFRS

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

B.S. in Accounting or Finance

Professional designation preferred

Tools

Excel

Financial modeling

Job description

Analyst III, Financial Planning and Analysis

LU Service Corp.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (AQN), parent company of Liberty, is a diversified international generation, transmission, and distribution utility. AQN is committed to providing safe, reliable, and cost-effective energy and water solutions through our portfolio of utility investments to over one million customer connections, largely in the United States and Canada.

At Algonquin, our vision is to be the most trusted utility service provider in North America – a premium regulated utility, known for our customer focus, commitment to sustainability, and strong community partnerships. Our employees are at the heart of that vision. We believe that when people are empowered to learn, grow, and contribute their ideas, we can achieve remarkable results together.

We are building a culture that values integrity, inclusivity, and innovation. By joining Algonquin, you’ll be part of a team that is shaping the future of energy and water, while creating long-term value for our customers, communities, employees, and shareholders.

Purpose

As an Analyst III, you will be a part a professional team responsible for the development of key financial targets including the 5 year business plan, annual budget and periodic forecasts, quarterly performance reports. You will provide managerial oversight and more complex analysis to deliver on financial targets, and support decisions from a financial perspective

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Accountabilities

• With limited supervision, manages the development, coordination and consolidation of all aspects of the 5 year Business Plans, which must be prepared under both GAAP and IFRS methodologies, including strategy, quarterly forecasts and supporting financial to enable the business partners to manage their Capital and O&M expenditures.
• With limited supervision, prepares budget and analysis, forecasting, cost control, performance measurement, benchmarking, operational metrics and financial
• Independently ensures that the financial functions performed in the business unit are properly aligned and comply with corporate strategic plans, policies, procedures and internal controls in order to contribute to the achievement of corporate goals
• With limited support from Manager, develop financial and allocation recommendations to provide business partners with design solutions having a significant impact on Operations business performance in the short-and longer-term.
• With limited support from Manager, develops complex and comprehensive business cases in support of strategic / operational initiatives together with overall design reviews to enable performance against agreed rate cases.

Education and Experience

• B.S. in Accounting or Finance, pursuing professional designation strongly preferred.
• 4+ years work experience
• Demonstrated strong analytical capabilities and communication skills.
• Ability to establish a high level of confidence with various management personnel
• Strong experience in preparation, presentation and interpretation of financial performance information, plans and reports to business management teams and/or Group Financial Control.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a large Global organization under GAAP and IFRS disciplines.
• Demonstrates extensive knowledge of the accounting, finance and treasury issues and the ability to translate financial policies into planning and reporting processesand procedures identifying the multiple layers of a problem and providing a value of different solutions
• Strong understanding financial methodologies, including financial analysis, return calculations, and utility/rate based economics.
• Strong spreadsheet and analytical skills.

Compensation Data

Full base salary range $95,000.00- $115,000.00 per year*Liberty considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education, training and skills, and geographic location.

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business and as an employee team.

As the successful candidate

Our Mission

We provide safe, secure, reliable, cost-effective and sustainable energy and water solutions. Our mission is how we create value as an organization—it is what drives us every day to fulfill our purpose.

Our Vision

We better the lives of our customers and communities. Our vision is what we see as possible. It's where we aspire to be, what we want to achieve and how we'll make animpact. It guides and keeps us on the right path as we work towards fulfilling our purposes.

• Customer Centric
• Integrity
• Teamwork
• Outcome focused
• Continuous learning

What we offer

• Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy
• 401k Plan with matching
• Share purchase/match plan
• Leadership Development Program
• Volunteer paid days off
• Employee Assistance Program
• Achievement fund
• Free parking
• Variety of Health & Wellness programs
• Discount and Perks program

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not confident you meet all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to investigate the opportunity further.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person's unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents.

Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all our employees and expect each of our employees to honour this commitment in their daily responsibilities.