Finance Manager

Black Hills Energy

$116K — $192K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting
  • 7+ years of progressive experience in business finance or accounting, specifically in the utility/energy industry
  • Proficient in spreadsheet and database management
  • Strong financial forecasting, planning, and analytical skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and electronic communication abilities

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary financial partner for business unit operations
  • Oversee the accuracy of monthly financial statements and variance analysis
  • Manage the development of annual budgets and financial forecasts
  • Create flexible financial models to support business decision-making
  • Collaborate with regulatory teams to develop and implement strategies for compliance and reporting
  • Guide the professional development of financial analysts

Benefits

  • Annual discretionary bonuses
  • 6% 401(k) company match with up to 9% retirement contribution
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Generous paid time off and parental leave
  • Comprehensive health insurance options including medical, dental, and vision
  • Company-paid life and disability insurance options
  • Employee assistance programs and well-being benefits
Full Job Description
Position summary:

Primary financial business partner linking Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) to operations, regulatory, and finance and accounting. This position will directly work with the VP of the assigned business units and will supervise two analysts. Ownership of monthly financial statement accuracy and variance analysis and explanation. Takes an active interest in developing Financial Analyst staff. Manages and prepares expense and capital budgets. Manages the development of the annual budget and monthly financial forecasts for the business units they support. Model scenarios through the financial planning process and individual business cases scenarios which ensure a comprehensive methodology is employed within the business unit's financial performance measurement, financial forecasting, and across decision-making for a wide spectrum of decision makers. Participate in developing regulatory strategies. Coordinates process improvement initiatives and results implementation. Candidates must be able to effectively produce outputs based on ideas and requirements from various internal sources (including his or her own ideas). Communication of sophisticated financial analysis through written and verbal reports is required.

Pay Range: $116,500 - $192,400 (This posting includes the full pay range for this position. Pay is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity.)

Reporting Relationship: Director of Financial Management

Location: Golden, Colorado

Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance is available based on individual circumstances! Details to be shared during the offer process.

Essential Functions:
• Financial Planning and Analysis:
- Develop and maintain budgets and forecasts which can be used as a basis for variance analysis against actuals.
- Evaluate accuracy of budget and forecast vs. actual results and refine process to the point that it serves as an instrument of financial control in the close process and guides and supports business decisions.
- Partner with operations to strategize, prepare and analyze strategic plan, budget and forecasts.
• Metrics development:
- Produce financial and operational metrics based on key business drivers that provide necessary insight to assist management's business decision making.
• Model Building:
- Develop logical and flexible financial models that produce a full set of financial statements utilizing existing tools and software in an efficient manner.
- Make recommendations regarding software/development matters affecting the planning/forecasting cycle.
- Develop custom models for the evaluation of new business alternatives that incorporate analysis of the key variables.
• Regulatory:
- Be a strategic partner with regulatory to formulate consistent regulatory strategies and reporting including planning and analysis.
- Maintain a full understanding of regulatory outcomes and requirements.
- Key financial lead in evaluating regulatory recovery needs in partnership with regulatory and development of regulatory cases.
• External Reporting:
- Provide information and support disclosure requirements in SEC filings as requested.
- Ensure controls are in place, documented and operating effectively to support strong internal controls over financial reporting in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Manage and develop financial analysts' ability to analyze the data and interpret the underlying business drivers of monthly operating results.
• Build and maintain relationships with third parties.

Additional Responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain effective business relationships across all functions of the company.
• Formalize model conclusions into clear and concise business plans or summaries.
• Keep internal and external customers informed and appropriately incorporate various perspectives in all documentation utilizing a customer service approach.
• Seek assistance from internal sources with specific knowledge or skills.
• Must have strong leadership skills, as this position requires the individual to delegate, monitor, and review assignments as well as coach staff to higher levels of performance.
• Provide for the effective selection, development, and performance management of the financial analysts.

What Is Required:
• Bachelor's Degree Finance or Accounting
• Minimum of 7 years of increasingly complex responsibility in business finance or accounting with experience in the utility or energy industry.
• Extensive experience with spreadsheets and databases.
• Business forecasting, financial planning and business analysis.
• Strong interpersonal and electronic communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, high stress environment when required.
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities
• Ability to train others.
• Detail oriented with good archival of work products.
• Creative thinking skills.
• Self-initiative.
• This role will be required to travel up to 10% of the time.

What Is Desired:
• CFA, MBA, CMA, CPA or applicable industry experience
• Expertise in utility operations and regulatory/ratemaking processes and methods strongly preferred.

This description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, duties, and requirements for employees in this position. Job descriptions may and do change periodically. Where positions are covered by a collective bargaining unit agreement, the terms and conditions of the agreement will apply.

Enjoy our Comprehensive Benefits Package! Annual discretionary bonuses, 401(k) (6% company match and up to 9% company retirement contribution), tuition reimbursement, generous paid time off benefits, including paid holidays and parental leave, company paid life insurance and disability benefits (short and long term), critical illness, accident & group hospital insurance, pet insurance, an employee assistance program and well-being benefits, and competitive medical, dental and vision insurance.

Wage: 116500 to 192400

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