Manager Wholesale Regional Planning

TXU Energy; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Vistra Corporate Services seeks a Finance professional to coordinate financial planning and analysis for asset operations across regions, delivering high‑quality plans, projections, and monthly variance input from site teams.

Reporting to the Planning Gross Margin Manager, you will drive capital, O&M and fuel cost analysis, monitor results vs plan, and provide strategic insight for regional leadership and quarterly reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business/finance required.
• 5 years finance experience in an analytical environment.
• 1 year management experience with matrix responsibilities.
• Experience in the energy industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads regional financial projection, analysis, long-range planning, and reporting for asset operations.
• Develops planning tools for capital, O&M, and fuel cost tracking.
• Collaborates with regional plant leaders to summarize results and support strategic reviews.
• Monitors actuals vs plan and drives corrective actions as needed.

Skills

Financial planning

Variance analysis

SAP Analytics Cloud

Data mining

Forecasting

Education

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

Tools

SAP Analytics Cloud

Excel

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.

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

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Company Vistra Corporate Services Company Locations Irving, Texas Texas

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Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine. Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country. Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company continues to grow its zero-carbon resources, operating the second-largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities. Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and takes an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail, offering solutions to meet customers’ needs, including more than 50 renewable energy plans. Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers. As a leader in the responsible transformation of the country’s energy supply, Vistra has made significant progress towards its 2030 and 2050 targets. The company has committed to a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to our 2010 baseline, and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, assuming necessary technological advancements and public policy incentives are achieved. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company’s sustainability report at https://vistracorp.com/sustainability/.

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It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us at [e-mail] to make a request.