Senior Finance Transformation: Power & Utilities

EY; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 97,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

EY in the United States seeks a Senior, Finance Transformation to drive finance transformation programs for Power & Utilities clients. You will design operating models, lead FP&A initiatives, and implement automation while aligning with regulatory standards and reporting requirements.

The role focuses on delivering sustainable value through cross-functional leadership, client engagements, and delivering strategic finance transformations across diverse teams.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree (4-year degree).
• Typically 2–4 years relevant experience in consulting and Power & Utilities.
• Experience with P&U finance functions and applications such as SAP, Oracle, and PowerPlan.
• Business case development.
• Digital strategy.
• Finance compliance and regulation awareness.
• Finance quality, maturity, efficiency & operational risk assessment.
• Finance strategy, operating model and transformation roadmap.
• Finance sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Finance operating model design.
• Finance processes improvement.
• Shared services and global business services design and implementation.
• Outsourcing advisory.
• Financial planning and analysis (FP&A).
• Finance systems and intelligent automation.
• Financial close, consolidation and reporting.
• Cost management and profitability analysis.
• Procure-to-pay and record-to-report processes.
• Asset and project accounting.
• Knowledge of interconnected utility billing to cash processes via CIS systems and GLs.
• Familiarity with utility rate structures, recovery and revenue models.
• Understanding of the business of power transmission and distribution and the financial planning drivers related to these operations.
• Understanding of FERC reporting requirements and intersections with GAAP reporting.
• Defining and executing key deliverables.
• Managing project timelines and tracking progress.
• Engaging with clients regularly, providing valuable insights and leading working sessions.
• Travel requires 60- 80% as needed to meet client needs.

Skills

Power & Utilities

Finance transformation

Business case development

Digital strategy

Finance risk assessment

Operating model design

Transformation roadmaps

Finance sustainability

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SAP

Oracle

PowerPlan

Job description

EY in the United States seeks a Senior, Finance Transformation to drive finance transformation programs for Power & Utilities clients. You will design operating models, lead FP&A initiatives, and implement automation while aligning with regulatory standards and reporting requirements.

The role focuses on delivering sustainable value through cross-functional leadership, client engagements, and delivering strategic finance transformations across diverse teams.