Project Manager / Financial Analyst
Reporting to the Budget Director, managed 3 people, processes, and any SAP budgeting system development requirements related to the company's end-to-end Annual Budgeting Process (Income Statement $1B, O&M $1B, and Capital $4B). Ensured the company's $1B O&M & $4B Capital budgets are entered into the SAP Budgeting System in a manner that is conducive for both corporate and operating unit variance analysis. Collaborated with multiple departments to support SCE's Long Term Planning and Net Revenue reporting efforts. Managed multiple ongoing financial projects that aligned with the company's strategic plans and goals. Maintained and aligned SAP financial master data cost objects and hierarchies for desired management reporting view. Designed, created, & monitored various monthly budget variance reports.• Managed the successful overall development and implementation of the SAP Budgeting System for Southern California Edison (SCE) that was replacing an existing mainframe budgeting system.• Organized curriculum and conducted training for over 100 employees to ensure that end users were knowledgeable with the budgeting applications.• Implemented new financial reporting methods to measure capital and operating expenditures. • Established procedures for the realignment of SCE's internal chargeback costs, resulting in increased reporting accuracy by 25%. • Guided the development of the process and procedures for establishing SCE's Annual Net Revenue Budget ($2B) in the SAP Budgeting System.• Identified reporting inefficiencies across the company and recommended necessary improvements to CFO, VP of Operational Finance, and Director of Budgeting.• Synchronized & aligned SCE's annual workforce plan with the company's financial plan, creating tighter integration and more accurate financial forecasts.