Financial Analyst III

Career Opportunity

Financial Analyst III

Location: Hybrid with occasional travel, located in Yulee, FL West Palm Beach, FL, Newark, DE, or Dover, DE

What makes us great...

At the heart of our Company is a dedication to delivering energy that drives progress. We put people first, work to keep them safe and build trusting relationships.

What you'll be working on...

• Prepares consolidated summary presentations for senior management's review
• Supports the development of strategic plan, budgets, performance indicators, and target benchmarks.
• Supports the production of a monthly reporting package with variance analysis against prior year, budget, and forecast, including operating expense and/or gross margin analyses, projections, and reports
• Performs complex financial forecasting, financial modeling and trend analysis.
• Captures and reports key performance indicators, highlight notable trends and analyze causes of unexpected variances.
• Prepares feasibility studies for capital investments.
• Performs detailed analysis of cost allocations and report on changes and trends from budget and period over-period results.
• Completes special financial studies, e.g. cost of service studies, return on equity, capital structure, and depreciation.
• Conducts thorough research of historical financial data to analyze trends to support executive leadership decisions.
• Assists in reviewing accounting transactions for financial accuracy
• Assists management with merger and acquisition proforma and analysis.
• Partners and liaises with operations and corporate functions to collect the individual pieces of data and information required by required filings and/or reports.
• Continuously identifies and implements improvements to financial processes and reporting, enhancing efficiency, accuracy, and decision support.
• Drives best practices within financial planning and analysis areas.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by Manager

Who you are...

• Four-year degree in Accounting/Finance or a related business field.
• Minimum of 5 years of business planning, financial analysis, or other related finance experience.
• Experience with modern ERP's and analytical tools (SAP or similar, Power BI, Qlik, Tableau, etc.) is required
• Regular driver's license
• Basic accounting knowledge (accruals, GAAP, etc.)
• Experience in the utility industry or relevant experience in a Financial Planning and Analysis role is preferred
• Strong project management skills to plan, lead, and coordinate initiatives across the business unit and finance
• Must be able to communicate in a clear, concise manner with Managers, Directors, and Senior Staff members.
• Proficient knowledge in the Microsoft Office suite of software, namely: PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Must have a high level of initiative and be able to be self-directed.
• Must be able to prioritize multiple requests simultaneously.
• Must be able to respond creatively to unique situations.
• Demonstrated ability to seek efficiencies in all areas to streamline and improve overall processes

What's in it for you...

• Flexible work arrangement
• Competitive base salary
• Fantastic opportunities for career growth
• Cooperative, supportive and empowered team atmosphere
• Annual bonus and salary increase opportunities
• Monthly recognition events
• Endless wellness initiatives and community events
• Robust and customizable benefit packages-choose what works best with your life. Options include generous 401k, medical, dental and life insurance, tuition reimbursement, compensated volunteer hours and MORE!
• Paid time off, holidays and a separate bank of sick time!

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors. Applicants with a disability that need assistance applying for a position may email careers@chpk.com