Financial Analyst 1

Job Title: Financial Analyst 1
Job Number: 12066
Location: Hybrid - Vancouver, WA
Travel: Up to 5% to/from meetings
OT: 5% anticipated

Length: 1+ yrs, up to 5 years
MUST be US Citizen to be eligible to apply for Federal Background Check
Real ID or Passport REQUIRED for in-person interviews and onboarding

OVERVIEW
This contract Financial Analyst 1 assignment will provide support and assistance to the Financial Integrity & Analytics organization, supporting the Transmission Business Line. This assignment will serve as a Financial Analyst for the Transmission capital and expense programs designated by the division manager, Internal Operations Manager, Executive Manager or BFTE Project Manager (PM). In addition, this assignment will conduct financial analysis and forecasting of capital, expense, and reimbursable programs to validate compliance with corporate capitalization and expense policies. The Financial Analyst works with a variety of individuals and organizations across the corporation, including Executives, Management, Finance, Project Managers, Account Executives, Customer Service Engineers (CSEs), and other Federal Agency Officials.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform financial analysis and provide recommendations based on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and A-123 guidelines.
• Maintain/adhere to internal project analysis policies, processes (update standards, desk procedures), and procedures.
• Perform work order completion analysis based on the interpretation of FERC, GAAP, internal audit, and A-123 guidelines.
• With notice and approval from the applicable Project Manager (PM), place capital assets into plant in-service upon project completion, initiating the start of financial depreciation reported and monitored on the corporate balance sheet. This requires close collaboration and coordination with the PM to properly assign FERC codes to major and minor assets, and to accurately retire assets, ending depreciation.
• Provide clear, presentable financial reporting data to a variety of stakeholders, such as finance, internal/external auditors, project managers, and executive management based on target dates set for monthly and yearly financial closing activities.
• Research, identify, track, and process monthly accruals, reversals, and re-accruals for Transmission following accounting guidelines.
• Recommend appropriate financial action, based on defined Office of Management Budget (OMB) A-123 policies, financial rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Perform monthly analysis of past and present financial expenditures to estimate and support financial forecasts, and other ad hoc analysis as requested.
• Evaluate and analyze program costs, identify errors, and recommend appropriate corrective action, monitor until corrections have been completed. Alert the corporate manager of any errors or obstacles encountered.
• Work closely with Project/Program Manager(s) responsible for capital and expense programs by researching, forecasting, analyzing, extracting, tracking, reviewing, completing, and consolidating costs vs. estimates for major projects.
• Conduct data analysis and reporting for one or more of the following End of Year and Start of Year Reporting, Quarterly Business Review, Integrated Program Review, Lease Finance Program, Finance Committee Executive Management, Finance, Management Assertion, Target Tracking, Capital Investment Acquisition. (Note: Accuracy and quality of data and reporting produced is of high importance as it is used by decision makers for budget priorities and finalization.)
• Conduct ongoing financial training to update Project Managers and/or Performance Managers regarding process workflow, methodologies, and technologies related to agency and Transmission financial responsibilities.
• Identify gaps and process improvements for various financial activities and subjects.
• Create spreadsheets, graphs, and PowerPoint presentations used to illustrate financial data when requested.
• Maintain repository of financial records. Mark documents and maintain filing system(s), files, emails, and records in accordance with compliance requirements. Share and disperse documents only to appropriate personnel (those with a Lawful Government Purpose (LGP) to know). Mark and maintain all official records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards and procedures. Validate official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes.

REQUIREMENTS
Education & Corresponding Experience

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Accounting, Business Mathematics or a closely related technical field is preferred.
• 6 months of direct work experience in a financial analysis capacity, including all aspects of project support/analysis is required

Required Technical Skills & Experience

• 6 months of experience in the following:
  • Financial forecasting
  • Working knowledge of automated data systems (i.e., ERPs like PeopleSoft and Asset Suite).
  • Running queries, generating reports to support management, troubleshooting, and resolving issues in an automated environment.
  • Researching data anomalies, evaluating information gathered (sometimes from multiple sources), and reconciling data conflicts.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Excellent verbal and written skills sufficient to provide ongoing training and updates to managers, stakeholders, and other customers

Additional Requirements

• Valid U.S. Driver's License is required.

Pre-Employment Requirement
All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment screening that may include drug testing, background/criminal check, and if applicable, must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.


APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.


About APR Staffing
APR Staffing was born from the merger of two well-respected technical staffing firms in Portland. ieSolutions and Data Resource Group. Both companies have been recent award winners for the Portland Business Journal's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The two firms, now as APR Staffing, make for one of the fastest-growing and most-respected professional and technical staffing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington.


Collaborating with our customers, we augment their workforce with technical and administrative professionals. We provide only high-caliber, professional-grade resources throughout the Pacific Northwest.