Financial Analyst Iii
CurrentProfessional ExperienceEntergy Corporation 2018 – Present • Financial Analyst Sr. (Finance Business Partner) • Multi-StateSupports the Transmission and Distribution business units across five operating companies Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Orleans, and Texas and several smaller operational groups providing financial guidance. Manages monthly capital and operating expense forecast totaling over $7 Billion. Continues to perform analysis on annual budgets and provide functional guidance to leadership to mitigate risks. • Actively manage the Capital budget for the Transmission department ($1.3B) presenting results in simple, intuitive formats• Built an excel-based data model that evaluates the financial costs (salary, incentive, benefits, etc.) to the company of adding, removing, or promoting job positions within the company. Model is standard tool used across Finance to evaluate position change requests• Create and maintain standard monthly budget reports that track spending and analyze variances in actual spend/forecast vs budget• Create and maintain risk/opportunity reports that detail new/current projects and their costs or cost savings. Strong written/oral skills• Meet with Functional partners (Project Managers, Supervisors, VPs, Directors) biweekly/monthly to discuss budget variances• Build and maintain solid relationships with partners to better provide financial guidance and valuation services to support Operating Companies• Proficient at managing multiple assignments simultaneously and fielding adhoc requests from functional customers o Key Accomplishments Manage Budget - Actively manage the Capital budget for the Transmission Department Developed Organization Change Request Tool - developed standard evaluation tool used by all Finance to evaluate the cost of any position changes within the company Track Spending Variances - Create/maintain standard monthly budget reports that tracking spending variances and explain differences
