Financial Modernization and Strategy Manager

GENERAL SUMMARY

This role leads the Finance team in driving modernization of financial systems while executing agency financial strategy, data governance, reporting, and process improvements. It oversees the financial aspect of cross-agency initiatives, new/greenfield business case analysis, and performance monitoring. This role ensures delivery of financial requirements and promotes financial accountability and continuous improvement across the organization.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Finance Modernization

• Establish a scalable, measurable, and continuously improving Corporate Finance organization

• Drive automation, integration, upskilling, enabled ownership, and advanced analytics.

• Lead and support the efforts to simplify and streamline our financial planning and reporting processes.

• Ensure effective change management and sustainability.

• Develop or provide training around new methodologies and/or processes as needed.

• Ensure financial management processes and tools are adequate, operating effectively and producing effective short term and long-term results.

• Coach process and control owners to reinforce excellent practices and behaviors.

Financial Strategy

• Understand and align on Agency strategy.

• Understand Agency governance, applicable laws, and other constraints.

• Develop, test, and evaluate scenarios.

• Work with owners to implement financial strategy actions.

• Implement key performance and risk indicators demonstrating plan performance and susceptibility to risk.

• Benchmark and conduct standards review.

• Develop internal and external stakeholder reporting.

• Build cross-functional teams and drive initiatives or special assignments supporting financial strategy.

• Provide oversight ensuring compliance and operating effectiveness in support of the financial strategy.

Business Case Analysis

• Focus on new / greenfield businesses and initiatives

• Drive effective decision making, resource allocation, and achievement of the Agency’s strategic objectives.

• Develop and provide advanced analytics, metrics, and risk monitoring for effective performance management.

• Ensure Agency investments are determined using prudent prioritization practices, resource evaluations, and risk informed return on capital calculations.

Management and Organizational Development

• Build and sustain a positive, proactive team-led culture.

• Provide regular oversight and feedback on process execution.

• Continuously evaluate team capabilities and identify areas for training or development to grow team’s capabilities.

Must participate on the Emergency Response team (ERO) when designated and support the biennial refueling outage.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s level education with a technical emphasis in accounting, finance, economics, business operations/industrial management, data analytics, or other related technical degree from an accredited college or university.

• Minimum 12 years of progressive finance leadership experience in a large complex organization delivering proven strategic results focused on growth, business operational excellence, and sustained financial competitiveness.

DESIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Prior Chief Financial Officer, Controller or senior financial manager in a large complex organization.

• Master’s level education with a technical emphasis in business operation, accounting, finance, economics, data analytics, engineering, construction management or related field from an accredited college or university.

• Organizational level strategy setting and delivery.

• Advanced skills in developing and overseeing financial models, analytics.

• Experience with automating work processes and implementing new innovative technologies.

• Experience building and sustaining positive “regional” relationships resulting in effective partnerships and collaborations.

• Designing and/or delivering effective training.

• Ability to build teams and relationships remotely.

• Experience with Washington state law, public power, regional rate case settings, developing and implementing successful financial strategies, obtaining varied forms of financing, modernizing processes, implementing initiatives and projects, developing key metrics to monitor performance, and emerging risk, building high-functioning teams, providing coaching and mentoring, instilling a culture of continuous improvement, excellence, and serving others.

Pay Range

$162,274.00 - $243,412.00 Annual

Midpoint:

$202,843.00

Typically, selected candidates are hired between the minimum and midpoint of the range, based on applicable experience and qualifications, market rate, internal equity, and budgetary allowances.

Offers will be negotiated based on each candidate's qualifications.

Incentive Compensation

This role may be eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan. Incentives are earned based on employee performance against defined metrics and company goals.

Benefits

Energy Northwest (EN) provides a phenomenal benefits package. Washington State also has no state income tax, and the Tri-Cities provides a cost-of-living lower than the national average.

EN offers substantial retirement benefits through three retirement programs including the Washington State Public Employees' Retirement System pension plan (PERS), a 401(k) savings plan with an employer match component, and a 457(b) savings plan. EN also offers multiple options for medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance coverage. Other voluntary benefits may include flexible spending accounts (FSAs), tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, childcare subsides, health reimbursement arrangement (HRA VEBA), health savings account (HSA), supplemental life insurances, credit monitoring/identity theft insurance, and more! Qualifying employees will typically start a personal time accrual rate of 160 hours per year and EN provides nine paid holidays throughout the Calander year; personal time accruals grow significantly at various service intervals.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate due to race, color, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability.

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