CenterPoint Energy, Inc

Sr Business Analyst

CenterPoint Energy, Inc$90K — $120K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in finance or business administration required.
  • 5+ years of experience in financial enterprise systems or business analytics in a corporate or electric utility setting.
  • Proficiency with SAP systems preferred (SAP ERP, SAP HANA, SAP Business Objects).
  • Strong expertise in MS Office Suite, particularly in developing complex spreadsheets and databases.
  • Experience in budgeting and financial reporting for construction projects.

Responsibilities

  • Gather requirements and create Use Cases, Technical Documents, and Test Plans.
  • Conduct complex data analysis and identify inconsistencies.
  • Develop Use Cases, diagrams, and process workflows to enhance business procedures.
  • Create and maintain dashboards and software applications to streamline work processes.
  • Track budget variances, material consumption, and invoices for ongoing projects.
  • Prepare financial reports, monthly accruals, and year-end budget reconciliations.
  • Assist in invoice verification and project cost reporting.

Benefits

  • Paid training and immediate benefits eligibility.
  • Flexible work schedule with paid holidays and time off.
  • Access to transit subsidies and discounts at fitness clubs.
  • Wellness center available on-site at headquarters.
  • Professional growth opportunities with tuition reimbursement.
  • 401(k) plan with generous employer matching contributions.
Full Job Description
Job Summary

Provides construction budget and business support services, financial and analytic services, work order and invoice management, and manpower forecasting services to the Transmission Operations division manager and staff.

Essential Functions

  • Gather requirements, create Use Cases and Technical Documents, Review Business & Testing requirements, document detailed Test Plans, Test Cases, and Test Scripts and handle Changes.
  • Research, compile, coordinate, review, document, organize, verify data and, conduct independent complex analysis, and identify inconsistencies.
  • Develop Use Cases, Storyboards, Activity Diagrams, Business Process workflows and Flowchart diagrams.
  • Develop procedures, templates, dashboards and software applications to enhance the existing work processes.
  • Develop and maintain technical data in spreadsheets and databases.
  • Provide analysis and reporting for maintaining the annual construction budget and track and report monthly variances associated with ongoing construction projects.
  • Track material consumption and invoices on a monthly basis for all ongoing projects.
  • Prepare monthly & quarterly accruals and year-end budget true-ups for all ongoing projects.
  • Participate in monthly meetings to report on monthly project variances and suggest scenarios for rebalancing budget funding.
  • Assist project team members in verifying invoices submitted by vendors contain the correct information for billing and provide monthly earned value updates.
  • Assist team members with documenting and updating project estimates and monthly cost reports.
  • Provide support for completion of change proposals, purchasing requisitions, bid package preparations, etc.
  • Keep management informed on project status by preparing reports, making presentations, interpreting information, and making recommendations as required.
  • Other duties as determined by Manager to support division goals and objectives.


Education Description

  • Requires a bachelor's degree in finance, or business administration.


Experience

  • Requires a minimum of five (5) years of experience with financial enterprise systems, financial analysis or business analytics in a corporate or electric utility environment.
  • Experience with SAP (e.g., SAP ERP, SAP HANA, SAP Business Objects) or other enterprise database software.
  • Excellent knowledge of MS Office products (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, MS Project) with specific experience in developing and maintaining complex spreadsheets and databases


We want you to know
Being a part of the CenterPoint Energy team is more than a career alone. It's an opportunity to make a positive impact. You will be an integral part of enabling everyday life and the pursuit of possibilities for the customers we serve and the communities we share. The vital services we provide are at the core of making our world work, and by sharing your energy with us, we'll create a better tomorrow together.

What we bring to you
  • Competitive pay
  • Paid training
  • Benefits eligibility begins on your first day
  • Transit subsidies
  • Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off
  • Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston
  • Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
  • 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution


Job Type: Full Time
Posting Start Date: 07/13/2026
Posting End Date: 07/16/2026

About CenterPoint Energy, Inc

CenterPoint Energy is a domestic energy delivery company. The Company’s business segments include Electric Transmission and Distribution, Natural Gas Distribution, Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services, Interstate Pipelines, Field Services and Other Operations. The Company serves metered customers primarily in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. The company also owns a 58.3% interest in a midstream partnership it jointly controls with OGE Energy Corp. with operations in natural gas and liquids-rich producing areas of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana.

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Learn more about CenterPoint Energy, Inc
Size
9,418 employees
Market Cap
$19.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$773 million
Founded
1866
5 Year Trend
+2.1%
Revenue
$7.4 billion
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