Analyst, Performance Management- Hybrid

NRG Energy; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a highly analytical Analyst to support strategic initiatives in the Energy Retail sector. This role involves optimizing business activities, enhancing data-driven decision-making, and collaborating across various functional groups to drive financial and operational performance. The ideal candidate will possess strong problem-solving skills, proficiency in data analytics, and a Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline. Join a dynamic work environment that values your growth and offers opportunities to shape your career while contributing to impactful projects.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in financial modeling and data-driven analytics.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL for data analysis and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic initiatives for financial planning and reporting.
• Optimize business activities and enhance data-driven decision-making.
• Develop and maintain automated reports and dashboards.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Effective Communication

Financial Modeling

Data Analytics

Attention to Detail

Curiosity

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's Degree in Data Analytics

Tools

Python

SQL

MS Office

Job description

As an NRG employee, we encourage you to take charge of your career and development journey. We invite you to explore exciting opportunities across our businesses. You’ll find that our dynamic work environment provides variety and challenge. Your growth is key to our ongoing success—take the lead in shaping your career development, goals and future!

Job Summary:

• The Analyst must support strategic and performance initiatives for NRG’s Energy Retail business. In this role, the Analyst will need to be highly analytical, strong problem solver and effective communicator. The Analyst must thrive in a fast-paced environment, possess a high level of intellectual curiosity, and focus on generating results. To support and drive financial and operational performance of NRG’s businesses, the Analyst will perform a diverse range of assignments, projects and tasks related to financial planning and reporting as well cost management and portfolio optimization. The Analyst must develop skills and knowledge to effectively address and assist in projects across multiple functional groups including but not limited to Performance Management, Sales, Business Development, Segment Reporting, Product Developments, Digital, Marketing and FP&A amongst others.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• The role will be instrumental in optimizing business activities, unlocking meaningful business intelligence, and enhancing data-driven decision-making. The ideal candidate will apply advanced analytical skills to assess data and metrics to support performance development. Identify deficiencies and summarize findings in reports. Understand the financial impact of emerging trends, opportunities, and key operational metrics throughout the customer lifecycle.
• Monitor and track key performance indicators (KPIs), leverage business metrics like Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Payback Period, and respond promptly to ensure consistently superior operational performance, enable informed decision-making.
• Collaborate closely with all business units to actively support the selection, development, improvement, and seamless integration of processes and analytics to interpret customer trends from large, complex datasets.
• Regularly develop, monitor, and maintain the quality of automated reports and dashboards that deliver value-add performance trends and key financial metrics to drive actionable business insights.
• Audit and validate data sources with Data Analytics to ensure data integrity and maintain data consistency and reliability for analytical purposes.
• Develop ad hoc financial and operational reports as needed.

Working Conditions:

• Combination of open office and hybrid working environment.
• Some overtime required as special projects arise.
• Minimal travel.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in finance, accounting, engineering, computer science, data analytics or other related quantitative discipline.
• 2+ years of experience in financial modeling and/or data-driven analytics in either a business or academic environment, or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in computer languages such as Python, SQL, or similar programming languages.
• Experience in the development of metrics, KPIs, and overall business intelligence architecture.
• Experience in querying and working with multiple databases.
• Proficiency with MS Office and general programming preferred.
• Comfort with ambiguity; ability to work with incomplete data or seemingly open-ended questions and translate into actionable analyses.
• Must be detail-oriented and highly organized.

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• High level of curiosity, a capacity for quick learning, and an aptitude for problem solving.
• Ability to communicate effectively and proactively.
• Capable of working independently and on a team.
• Results driven with a strong sense of integrity, energy, and enthusiasm.

Physical Requirements:

• In office environment.