Business Operations Senior Analyst (Grid Scale Renewables)

What You Can Expect

The Business Operations, Senior Analyst will be engaged in a broad range of business operation activities in support of project development and construction activities throughout ENGIE North America’s (ENA) portfolio of Grid Scale Renewables (utility-scale wind, solar and storage assets.)

The Business Operations, Senior Analyst will work in support of ENA’s Grid Scale Renewables Project Development, Project Delivery, and Commercial Strategy cross functional teams, in support of managers, directors and vice presidents within ENA’s Grid Scale Renewables’ Project Development, Project Delivery and Commercial Strategy teams.

Every day in this role your work will focus on establishing and maintaining various budget control processes, accounting forensic and issues resolution, SAP and COUPA project management controls, and routine CapEx budget reviews and reporting. The Business Operations, Senior Analyst will work independently with various corporate functional support groups (e.g., Accounting, AP, IT, FP&A and Procurement) to implement ongoing business operation processes and resolve identified issues.

• Assist with the formation, establishment, and upkeep of SAP WBS projects/templates and the flow of information from SAP to grid scale renewables development and construction managers to perform their job responsibilities
• Analyze, assess, and report on Project Development/Construction CapEx and Operations/Maintenance OpEx spend data to ensure quality and accuracy. Independently execute forensic accounting tasks to identify outliers and work directly with corporate Accounting/AP and Procurement to rectify errors. Routinely produce, assess, and distribute monthly project status reports. Update, modify, and review budgets with managers, addressing outliers as supplemental budgets are approved and contingencies are released. Highlight approaching budget constraints and risks to ensure proactive management
• Assist development, construction, and project managers with the establishment of projects and full life cycle budgets in SAP
• Preparation of annual cash spend plans and routine cash forecasting exercises
• Identify process gaps and opportunities for improving existing processes. Proactively engage and work with various corporate functions to roll-out new or updated business processes and tools
• Develop and maintain documentation and process flows to define various business processes, and collaborate with Project Controllers on budget management, scheduling, and quality control initiatives to enhance these processes
• As required, lead training and orientation efforts surrounding the use of legacy business systems/tools and the roll-out of new enterprise systems. Also responsible for coordinating these efforts with applicable corporate functional groups
• Work with development managers, Accounting and Procurements to transition historic costs and established purchases to full life cycle project budgets and templates. In relationship to this activity, ensure the accounting and purchasing history of all Safe Harbor tax credit equipment are accurately assigned to applicable projects
• Facilitate and maintain comprehensive documentation and process flows that delineate the operational procedures of our business units
• Provide support to Project Controllers by contributing to various initiatives aimed at budgeting, scheduling, and quality control to enhance business process

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Systems, Economics, Engineering, Accounting/Finance or in a closely related field of study in which you have learned project management, financial reporting, auditing, management and analyzing of data, optimization of data and business processes, identifying and mitigating financial and operational risks
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a similar role
• Detail-oriented, proactive to pursue and investigate the underlying details surrounding information being reported in order to construct a comprehensive understanding of project related risks/issues
• Work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders to diagnose and solve problems within limited time lines
• Work constructively while maintaining good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Experienced user of SAP and Coupa to export, analyze, filter and present pertinent information that will guide decision making
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications, advanced Excel, (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, etc)
• Ability to be trained and be efficient at data capture and analysis exercises using internal dashboards and various enterprise systems (e.g., Green IT, SAP, SAC, Coupa, Procore, Microsoft Project)
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with a high level of attention to detail with the ability to present to a wide range of audiences
• Results-oriented professional with the ability to work independently within a large matrixed organization while effectively interfacing with the various cross-functional employee groups
• Desire to advance the adoption and deployment of renewable energy solutions across North America

Additional Details

• This role is eligible for our hybrid work policy
• Must be available to travel domestically up to 20% of the time with the need for some overnight trips
• Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies

Compensation

Salary Range: $84,000 – $128,800 USD annually

This represents the average expected pay range for a qualified candidate.

Actual offered salary may depend on geography, experience, industry knowledge, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors.

ENGIE complies with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws. Actual salary offered may vary depending on geography, experience, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors.

In addition to base pay, this position is eligible for a competitive bonus / incentive plan.

Your Talent Acquisition Partner can share more specific information regarding the benefits or the salary for the position based on the work location.

At ENGIE, we take your well-being seriously. Our comprehensive benefits package includes options for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, ESPP, generous paid time off including wellness days, holidays and leave programs. We also help you plan for retirement by offering a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match. But that's not all – we're dedicated to the health and happiness of your entire family, offering supplemental benefits for full time employees that enhance emotional and physical well-being through all stages of life from family forming to caregiver benefits. Explore our benefits package to see how we can support you. Learn more.

Why ENGIE?

ENGIE North America isn’t just participating in the Zero-Carbon Transition, we’re leading it! Join us as we develop energy that is renewable, efficient, and accessible to everyone.

At ENGIE, our goal is to support, promote, and thrive on diversity, equity, and inclusion. We do so for the benefit of our employees, customers, products and services, and community. ENGIE is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and we are firmly committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment for all employees.

We are committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

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