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Pacific Gas and Electric Company · 22 hours ago

Business Finance Analyst

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is seeking a Business Finance Analyst to provide critical financial support to their Nuclear Generation Operations. The role involves financial analysis, budgeting, long-term planning, and monitoring expenditures to assist management in decision-making processes.

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Responsibilities

Proactively monitor costs and coordinate the corrections of cost accounting errors
Manage Orders and PCC/RCC hierarchy for partners to ensure reporting is systematically supported
Provide any ad-hoc SAP assistance to partners
Review partner cost monitoring systems to ensure that adequate controls are in place to uncover and correct erroneous charges
Lead Standardized Reporting and Work Order Management Process
Actively participate in special initiatives related to Business Planning or business partner organizations and complete assigned tasks related to the initiatives
Key work streams include, but not limited to: Generation Reporting, forecasting, ECS (i.e., Day-5 close process), and Ad-Hoc data requests
Facilitate and support partner preparations for Quarterly/Annual Business Reviews by defining preparation schedules and preparing required documents (such as quarterly business review profiles, annual budget requests, and budget prioritizations)
Support the 5-year operating plan for partners (including 5-year capital outlook)
Coordinate the monthly forecast process
Ensure alignment with regulatory filings
Analyze partner costs monthly; provide explanations of significant monthly variances
Prepare monthly financial reports with analyses of key drivers causing significant variances
Prepare monthly financials and general variance explanations; determine root causes of significant variances and identify appropriate corrective actions
Meet with partners (directors and managers) to review costs, discuss variances, confirm external charges to partner orders or PCCs, and review significant standard cost variances
Track unit cost performance and work with partners on performance improvement plans
Lead and facilitate budget discussions that drive efficiencies and clarity around variances and the end of year forecast
Fulfill ad-hoc requests for cost-related data and analyses
Perform research to support partner regulatory filings and benchmarking efforts
Actively participate in partner leadership team meetings and provide financial advice
Proactively focus partner attention on areas requiring improvements
Liaison with Business Planning colleagues to ensure that partner information is gathered on time and presented appropriately for various meetings
Support the monthly Forecasting process

Qualification

Utility cost modelRegulatory utility knowledgeProject forecastingNuclear experienceMicrosoft Office proficiencyAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsInterpersonal skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience or training
Job-related experience, 1 year

Preferred

Job-related experience, 3 years
Proficient in and understanding of utility cost model
Make sense of complex, high quality, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
Ability to create new and better ways for the organization to be successful
Anticipate and adopt innovations in business-building digital and technology applications
Interpret and apply understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions
Proficient in regulatory utility knowledge
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Access, Project, Visio, or similar visualization software
Nuclear experience
Project forecasting experience
Residence within 50 miles of Diablo Canyon

Benefits

PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs

Company

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company, incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States.

H1B Sponsorship

Pacific Gas and Electric Company has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (42)
2024 (32)
2023 (14)
2022 (22)
2021 (16)
2020 (18)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$30.29B
Key Investors
DOE Loan Programs OfficeUS Department of Energy
2024-12-17Post Ipo Debt· $15B
2024-12-02Post Ipo Debt· $2.35B
2024-09-24Grant· $34.5M

Leadership Team

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Patricia Poppe
Chief Executive Officer, PG&E Corporation
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Sumeet Singh
Chief Executive Officer at Pacific Gas and Electric Company and EVP, Energy Delivery
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