Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Business Planning And Performance Execution AnalystThe Business Planning and Performance Execution team serves as a strategic partner to leaders across Ameren Utilities, helping translate strategy into execution. The team provides performance insights through scorecards, leads function- and segment-level strategic business planning efforts, coordinates complex cross-functional initiatives, and drives leader and coworker engagements that strengthen collaboration and alignment. Working across functions and segments and partnering with Corporate Strategy, the team enables informed decision-making, enterprise alignment, and successful execution of Ameren's strategic priorities.As part of this team, the Senior Business Planning and Performance Execution Analyst advances strategic business planning, performance management, and executive reporting through integrated analysis, insight development, workstream leadership, and cross-functional coordination. This role strengthens the integration of business planning and performance management and helps leadership understand performance trends, risks, and improvement opportunities. The role integrates business planning, performance, and strategic initiative inputs across Ameren Utilities functions and segments to support leadership decisions and coordinated execution.As a Senior-level professional, this role serves as a business planning and strategic initiatives practitioner and a strategic advisor to the leaders it is supporting. The role independently leads assigned processes, workstreams, and initiatives; analyzes complex business issues; develops recommendations; and partners with stakeholders to improve performance and execution. Work is performed independently with review at critical points and requires sound judgment, adaptability, and effective communication with leaders and business partners.Key responsibilities include:Own assigned function-level strategic business planning workstreams from development through leadership review, coordinating inputs, resolving gaps, and ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.Apply understanding of Ameren business priorities, industry trends, and best practices to workstreams.Analyze business plans, performance results, and operational data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.Evaluate issues of diverse scope and recommend appropriate actions based on analysis, business context, and established practices.Develop and refine planning tools, templates, standards, and governance practices that improve consistency across functions.Adapt existing approaches and recommend process improvements to enhance planning effectiveness and execution outcomes.Own development and continuous improvement of assigned performance-management and reporting frameworks, standards, and tools; coordinate cross-functional input and recommend governance improvements.Analyze and integrate performance, operational, and planning information from multiple sources into concise and actionable insights, implications, and recommendations for leadership review.Conduct benchmarking and comparative analyses to identify opportunities and emerging risks.Lead development of assigned executive and Board materials, including development of key messages, issue framing, supporting analysis, and coordination of leadership input.Create presentations, talking points, and communications tailored to appropriate audiences.Support leadership decision-making through clear, concise analysis and recommendations.Develop execution strategies for assigned areas that translate organizational priorities into coordinated actions, clear accountabilities, milestones, and measurable outcomes.Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders, interdependencies, and competing priorities; structure the work, evaluate options, and drive issues to resolution or escalation.Conduct research and analysis to support business recommendations and implementation planning.Perform work independently with review at critical points, exercising judgment to manage assignments, resolve issues, and escalate as appropriate.Provide quality review and coaching to analysts on assigned workstreams; share methods and practices that strengthen team capability.QualificationsBachelor's degree required. Five or more years of relevant professional experience. Or advanced degree with 3 or more years of relevant professional experience. Strong analytical, reporting, and communication skills. Demonstrated experience independently leading complex cross-functional workstreams, synthesizing information for senior leaders, and developing recommendations that influence business decisions. Experience with strategy and/or business plans preferred.In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate:Ability to integrate business planning, performance, operational, and strategic initiative information across functions and segments.Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to structure complex or ambiguous issues and evaluate options.Ability to synthesize information into concise insights, implications, and recommendations for senior leaders.Ability to influence stakeholders, resolve gaps, and build alignment across complex cross-functional workstreams without formal authority.Ability to develop and refine planning and performance management frameworks, standards, tools, and governance practices within assigned areas.Ability to independently lead complex workstreams involving multiple stakeholders, interdependencies, and competing priorities.Ability to provide workstream direction, quality review, and coaching to analysts contributing to assigned efforts.Demonstrated sound judgment, executive communication, adaptability, and initiative in resolving issues and escalating significant risks or decisions.Additional InformationThis role requires in person participation, including leading cross-functional planning and leadership-review sessions in the AHQ St. Louis and Collinsville, IL offices on a frequent basis. Ameren's selection process includes a series of interviews and may include candidate testing and/or an individual aptitude or skill-based assessment. Specific details will be provided to qualified candidates.Compensation Range: $105,100.00 - $162,900.00At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.