Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of? Do you want a workplace that will challenge you and offer you opportunities to learn and grow? A position at Xcel Energy could be just what you’re looking for.

Position Summary

The Principal Consultant manages budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis activities. Oversees development of business area budget and forecasts. Ensures that business plans and budgets support achievement of strategic objectives. Supports business plan, financial performance indicators and business area financial priority development. Develops, manages, and oversees implementation of best practices in forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis to support internal and external reporting. Provides strategic guidance and direction to ESEM leadership to improve the overall financial effectiveness. Partners with leaders within the business area to develop and deliver impactful metrics and other analytics.

Essential Responsibilities

• Manage budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis required to achieve financial objectives.

• Manage business area's capital and O&M expenditures. Oversee development, refinement and oversight of forecasting and budgeting processes and procedures.

• Manage and direct business area finance activities to ensure timely and accurate transactions.

• Responsible for providing analysis and tracking of O&M budget, capital budget, forecasts, and financial data for business area leadership.

• Strategic: Consults with leaders on identifying goals to be achieved by the business area. Responsible to ensure that business unit strategies are integrated across the business area and are in alignment and contribute to the achievement of Xcel Energy. Facilitates the process to create an implementation plan and distribute assets or resources needed for success.

• Strategic Planning: Works with leaders to facilitate the planning, development, and implementation of the overall business area strategy and operational plans. Designs and facilitates the use of systematic tools and techniques e.g., SWOT analysis, to identify priority issues and articulate and challenge strategic assumptions. Works closely with leaders to monitor progress of plans against business results.

• Communication: Ensures the effective delivery of strategic communications around all business area activities.

• Project/Program Management: Provides overall project leadership within a business area or company-wide. Directs activities including project analysis, needs assessment, budget, and strategic implementation.

• Analytics/Metrics: Leverages business area systems and data to identify, develop and deliver impactful metrics and other analytics and/or automated solutions. Facilitates the use of systematic tools and techniques to establish priorities and targets.

• Budget Management: Works with leaders within the business area to develop, implement, and monitor the budget. Partners with Financial Operations to ensure alignment with company objectives. Ensures that leaders have an understanding of the process for developing the content for the budget.

• Direction of others: May provide direction and training of others.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Advanced degree preferred.

• At least seven years related experience.

• Demonstrated experience in strategy and with business and operational performance measures.

• Experience in communications with demonstrated ability to deliver effective and strategic messages to audiences ranging from front line employees to senior executives.

• Experience leveraging technology.

• Demonstrated leadership capabilities in project management.

• Demonstrated ability to meet business and financial objectives.

Preferred Requirements

• Degree in Finance or Accounting.

• Expertise in SAP, Business Objects Reports, and Excel

As a leading combination electricity and natural gas energy company, Xcel Energy offers a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to 3.4 million electricity and 1.9 million natural gas customers across eight Western and Midwestern states. At Xcel Energy, we strive to be the preferred and trusted provider of the energy our customers need. If you’re ready to be a part of something big, we invite you to join our team.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to apply please contact us at recruiting@xcelenergy.com .

Non-Bargaining

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $92,300.00 to $130,566.66 per year

This position is eligible for the following benefits: Annual Incentive Program, Medical/Pharmacy Plan, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Dependent Care Reimbursement Account, Health Care Reimbursement Account, Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA), Transportation Reimbursement Account, Short-term disability (STD), Long-term disability (LTD), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Tuition reimbursement, Transit programs, Employee recognition program, Pension, 401(k) plan, Paid time off (PTO), Holidays, Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO), Parental Leave

Benefit plans are subject to change and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans, at any time, in whole or in part.

Deadline to Apply: 05/17/24

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