Manager Wholesale Regional Planning

Vistra Corp.; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Vistra Corporate Services Company in Irving, Texas is seeking a Finance Manager to coordinate financial planning and analysis for asset operations across regional units. This role develops high‑level financial plans, forecasts and monthly variance analysis with plant personnel assisting in budgeting inputs.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a related field, 5 years of finance experience, and 1 year of management experience with matrix responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, economics or related analytical discipline.
• 5 years finance work experience in a dynamic and analytical environment.
• 1 year management experience with matrix responsibilities.
• Experience in the competitive energy industry (power, natural gas).
• Strong information systems experience, financial and operational (e.g., data mining, financials, activity-based costing).
• Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).

Responsibilities

• Leads the financial projection, analysis, long-range planning and ad hoc financial and operational reporting processes for one of five operations regions, including tracking regional and plant profitability.
• Leads the development / utilization of planning tools and processes to coordinate capital, O&M and fuel cost tracking and reporting.
• Works closely with the Planning Gross Margin Manager to understand impacts of market volatility on plant financial performance/EBITDA.
• Monitors actual results vs. plan, projection, and prior year for their region to ensure targets are met or exceeded.
• Summarizes financial results with regional plant leaders, provides corrective action as needed and supports ad-hoc & strategic analysis including quarterly business reviews.

Skills

Financial analysis

Variance analysis

Budgeting

Planning

Team leadership

Data mining

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, economics or related analytical discipline

Tools

SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

Job description

If you have what it takes to become part of the Vistra family and would like to start a promising career with a global leader, take a look at the exciting employment opportunities that are currently available and apply online.

Job Summary

The position is responsible for the coordination of financial planning and analysis for asset operations in one of four operating regions, including development of high performance financial plans and projections and coordination of financial planning processes for their region. The manager will be supported by site‑specific plant personnel that provide planning, budgeting & variance analysis input monthly.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

• Leads the financial projection, analysis, long‑range planning and ad hoc financial and operational reporting processes for one of five operations regions, including tracking of overall regional and plant‑level profitability
• Leads the development / utilization of planning tools and processes to coordinate capital, O&M and fuel cost tracking and reporting
• Works closely with the Planning Gross Margin Manager to understand impacts of market volatility on overall plant financial performance/EBITDA contribution
• Actively monitors actual results compared to plan, projection, and prior year for their region to ensure targets are met or exceeded
• Works closely with regional plant leaders to summarize financial results, provide corrective action as needed and support ad‑hoc & strategic analysis, including quarterly business reviews for regional managers and/or other periodic performance updates as needed

Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, economics or other related analytical discipline required
• 5 years finance work experience in a dynamic and analytical environment
• 1 year management experience with matrix responsibilities
• Experience in the competitive energy industry (power, natural gas)
• Strong information systems experience, financial and operational (e.g., data mining, financials, activity‑based costing etc.)
• Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

Key Metrics

• Ensures development & coordination of regional variance analysis to be included in the monthly Financial Operating Report
• Ensures the training and supports on‑site Plant Admin Mgrs to ensure target performance levels and fulfill all long and short term group objectives

Job Family

Finance

Company

Vistra Corporate Services Company

Locations

Irving, Texas, Texas

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