Principal / Senior Financial Strategy and Performance Consultant (Minneapolis)

Position Summary

The Principal Consultant facilitates the strategic planning and budgeting process as well as the delivery of strategic and effective communications around all business area activities. The role provides strategic and business planning leadership and consultation to ensure alignment and achievement of plans and objectives. Partners with leaders within the business area to develop and deliver impactful metrics and other analytics, leverages business area systems, and leads a variety of key initiatives and special programs on behalf of the business area.

Essential Responsibilities

• Strategic: Consults with leaders on identifying goals to be achieved by the business area, ensures that business unit strategies are integrated and aligned, and facilitates the creation of implementation plans.
• Strategic Planning: Works with leaders to facilitate the planning, development, and implementation of the overall business area strategy and operational plans; designs systematic tools such as SWOT analysis to identify priority issues and challenge strategic assumptions; monitors 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 or automated solutions; facilitates systematic tools to establish priorities and targets.
• Budget Management: Works with leaders to develop, implement, and monitor the budget, partners with Financial Operations, and ensures alignment with company objectives.
• Direction of others: May provide direction and training of others.

Minimum Requirements for Prin Strategy and Performance Consultant

• 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 Qualifications for Prin Strategy and Performance Consultant

• Utility Accounting
• Revenue Requirements
• Cost Recovery
• Financial Acumen
• Regulatory reporting

Minimum Requirements for Sr. Strategy and Performance Consultant

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field or a combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge.
• At least six years related experience.
• Demonstrated experience in strategy and with business and operational performance measures with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience in communications with demonstrated ability to deliver effective and strategic messages to a variety of audiences.
• Strong technical background in Microsoft Office suite.
• Experience leveraging technology.
• Exceptional interpersonal and collaboration skills, capable of leading teams and managing multiple deliverables and senior‑level stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated ability to meet business and financial objectives.

Preferred Qualifications for Sr. Strategy and Performance Consultant

• Utility Accounting
• Revenue Requirements
• Cost Recovery
• Financial Acumen
• Regulatory reporting

Company Overview

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. Xcel Energy strives to be the preferred and trusted provider of the energy our customers need.

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

Salary

Non‑bargaining. The anticipated starting base pay for this position is $90,000.00 to $130,000.00 per year. This position is eligible for the benefits listed above.

Deadline to Apply

Deadline to Apply: 07/24/26

EEO Statement

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.

Accessibility Statement

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Disability Accommodation

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