Lead Financial Consultant - 519039

Tennessee Valley Authority; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Tennessee Valley Authority in Knoxville, TN seeks a Lead Financial Consultant to backfill manager duties and partner with the organization on financial and operational performance management. You will influence outcomes and promote sound decision making, delivering transparency around cost, effort and scope against business plans.

Responsibilities include ensuring Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, leading budgets and forecasts, and guiding cost management and capital project planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required; advanced degree preferred.
• CPA is preferred.
• At least eight years in financial management, systems and controls; ten years preferred.
• Experience in the utility industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and lead efforts to ensure the integrity of the financial statements and a Sarbanes-Oxley control environment.
• Improve financial and business acumen and educate others by seeking education and reviewing information.
• Influence, facilitate, and lead the development and review of budgets and business planning activities.
• Influence, facilitate, and lead the development and review of monthly forecast and savings/use.
• Develop and foster relationships within the team and with business partners.
• Analyze financial reports and cost data to influence outcomes for business objectives.
• Provide management with financial and operational insight to drive decisions.
• Lead special projects and initiatives as requested.
• Self-driven and able to work independently in a lead capacity.
• Mentor lower level staff in financial support activities.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Budgeting & Forecasting

Sarbanes-Oxley

Leadership

Financial Reporting

Cost Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

CPA preferred

Advanced degree desirable

Tools

Financial Systems

Job description

Job ID: 519039
Location: KNOXVILLE, TN
Regular/Temporary:

External - Posting Description

Lead Financial Consultant- 519039

Organization: Finance

Department: Financial Operations & Performance

Work Location: Knoxville, Chattanooga, or Knoxville, Tennessee; or Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Relocation:Relocation is not offered for this position.

Posting Open: 11/09/2026

Posting Close: 11/15/2026 at 11:59PM EST

Position Purpose

A senior-level accountant expected to backfill manger duties as needed. Partners with the organization in all aspects of financial and operational performance management. Engages with all levels of management to influence outcomes and promote sound decision making. Enhances fiscal discipline by creating transparency around financial and operational performance. Measures, monitors, and reports critical factors such as cost, effort, and scope against the established business plans. Highlights factors that could result in unapproved scope and cost inflation. Other accountabilities include financial statement integrity, technical accounting guidance, Sarbanes-Oxley control environment compliance, financial and operational performance reporting, annual business plan development, budgeting and forecasting, financial analysis, cost management, capital project planning, business system development and integration, system and process improvements, and business process management.

Job Dimensions

Supervisory Responsibility

— Leads the work of others and may perform supervisory responsibilities under the guidance of a business services manager or higher level management position.

Budget Responsibility

— facilitates budget decisions and final approval derived from a business services manager or higher level management position.

Principal Accountabilities

• Facilitate and lead efforts to ensure the integrity of the financial statements and a Sarbanes-Oxley control environment.
• Improve financial and business acumen and actively educate others by seeking personal education and reviewing business information and technical documents.
• Influence, facilitate, and lead the development and review of budgets and business planning activities.
• Influence, facilitate, and lead the development and review of monthly forecast and savings/use.
• Actively develop and foster relationships within the team, with business partner(s) and across Financial Services.
• Analyze financial reports and cost data and lead efforts to influence and facilitate outcomes for the achievement of business objectives.
• Provides management with financial and operational insight to drive effective decision making.
• Lead special projects and initiatives as requested.
• Self driven and expected to work independently in a lead capacity.
• May serve in a lead role and provide guidance to lower level employees performing financial support activities and utilizes coaching as needed.

Education

— A Bachelor’s degree is required. Field of study in accounting or finance is preferred. A Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study, with related education, training & experience will be considered. An advanced degree in accounting, finance or business administration is desirable. A CPA is preferred.

Experience

— At least eight years of experience in financial management, business systems and controls; preferably including experience in the utility industry. Ten years preferred.

Certification/License, etc

—Continued professional development necessary to obtain professional certifications (such as a CPA) is expected.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

— Must have the ability to analyze complex technical and management problems and determine the most cost effective solutions. Must have working knowledge of general business, financial systems and controls, computer skills, and financial analysis techniques. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and to communicate clearly orally and in writing. Strong commitment to building teamwork and conveying mission, objective, expectations and philosophy. Demonstrates and drives TVA competencies (including leadership competencies) on a daily basis. Candidate may be required to obtain and maintain a security clearance based on position / access requirements and essential job functions.

TVA is an Equal Opportunity employer and complies with all applicable laws and regulations regarding equal employment opportunities. Any applicant or employee who believes s/he has a discrimination claim (including harassment or retaliation) must contact TVA’s Equal Opportunity Compliance office within 45 calendar days of the event or action s/he believes to constitute discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.

Drug-Free Workplace

All TVA Non-Nuclear employees are covered by TVA's Federal Drug-Free Workplace Program Plan, in accordance with Executive Order 12564, Public Law 100-71 and the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing. Information regarding the Drug Free Workplace Program can be found at www.samhsa.gov/workplace . TVA Non-Nuclear employees in Testing Designated Positions, including those performing safety-sensitive duties are also subject to random drug testing. TVA Nuclear employees are subject to random alcohol and drug tests in accordance with 10 CFR Part 26 as mandated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).