Strategic Budget & Forecasting Manager

FirstEnergy Corp.; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

FirstEnergy Corp. in Akron, OH seeks a Manager Budgets to lead the budgeting and forecasting team and oversee the UI Planner system. You will coordinate budgets with finance VPs, develop the pencil list, and provide strategic analyses to senior leadership.

Collaborate across business units, regulatory teams, and HR on KPIs, board materials, and long-range plans, while guiding staff and driving process improvements to increase accuracy and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, mathematics, business management or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years related work experience including budgets, financial analyses and UI Planner experience.
• Proficiency with SAP, Excel, PowerPoint, Qlikview, and UI Planner.
• Ability to supervise, coordinate across teams, and drive continuous improvement.
• Willingness to work non-standard hours as needed.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Strategically coordinate budgets and forecasts with State/Transmission Finance VPs, assist with coordination and consolidation of information for senior leadership.
• Provide advice, recommendations and observations to enhance financial plans and collaborate with VPs for planning.
• Articulate complex financial modeling into concise reports for stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Lead a team of analysts responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and UI Planner administration.
• Develop and implement process improvements to streamline budgeting/forecasting workflows.
• Coordinate with HR on financial KPIs and communication materials for forecast results.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Team leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, mathematics, business management or related field

Tools

SAP

Excel

PowerPoint

Qlikview

UI Planner

Job description

FirstEnergy Corp. in Akron, OH seeks a Manager Budgets to lead the budgeting and forecasting team and oversee the UI Planner system. You will coordinate budgets with finance VPs, develop the pencil list, and provide strategic analyses to senior leadership.

Collaborate across business units, regulatory teams, and HR on KPIs, board materials, and long-range plans, while guiding staff and driving process improvements to increase accuracy and efficiency.