Job Description

The Principal Financial Systems Analyst will serve as Treasury Operations' primary business lead for PSE's enterprise-wide S/4HANA integration and ongoing systems optimization. They will lead cross-functional collaboration to ensure seamless migration of all payment functions (Payroll, AP, and Treasury) onto a unified S/4 platform. The ideal candidate for this role has expertise with SAP S/4HANA Treasury and cash management modules along with experience with large-scale system implementations or migrations.

Once S/4HANA has been implemented across the organization, this analyst will drive process innovation through S/4 optimization and emerging AI technologies. They will act as the primary liaison between Treasury, IT, and SAP for technical issue identification, resolution, and system enhancements in Treasury's current S/4 environment. The analyst will provide backup leadership for daily treasury operations including cash management, investment decisions, and banking relationships.

All PSE employees are expected to uphold the safety compliance standards inherent in PSE's operating and/or field procedures related to work responsibilities and promote and support a culture of total safety. Additionally, employees need to demonstrate commitment to conduct business honestly, ethically and consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct. All duties are to be performed in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations.

Job Responsibilities

• S/4HANA Integration Leadership
  
  • Utilize strong project management skills to balance priorities and coordinate communications across stakeholders while serving as the primary liaison between Treasury, IT, and SAP teams for technical issues, system enhancements, and process improvements.
  • Lead Treasury's participation in enterprise-wide ECC to S/4 migration for Finance organization
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams to integrate Payroll, AP, and Treasury payment functions onto unified S/4 platform
  • Define treasury requirements, designs processes, and oversees testing for seamless migration
  • Manage Treasury stakeholder alignment, communication, and training throughout transition
  • Ensure continuity of all treasury operations, controls, and regulatory compliance during migration
  • Lead and provide ongoing training for Treasury staff on evolving system and process modifications resulting from Finance's comprehensive SAP S/4
  • Enhance cash positioning and forecasting processes through strategic use of system functionality
  • Analyze simple to moderately complex business processes, functions and procedures to determine the most effective business systems technology to meet the needs of the organization.
  • Provide analysis and recommendations to improve effectiveness and create process improvements and workplace efficiencies.
• Technical Systems Management
  
  • Primary Treasury lead for current S/4 Treasury system troubleshooting and problem resolution
  • Collaborate with vendors, such as banking partners or SAP, on system optimization and functionality improvements
  • Use analytical tools and methods to analyze and streamline complex business processes.
  • Work directly with management and stakeholders to gather and document business requirements, specifications, and timelines.
  • Research, recommend, develop and test system functionality to meet business requirements for the financial systems.
  • Verify that System Requirements developed by IT fully accomplish business requirements.
  • Coordinate initial release testing and project development testing to confirm expected system results/goals in coordination with business users.
• Identifies opportunities to use AI tools and automation when viable
• Provides backup support to Manager, Treasury Operations for daily cash management activities, including: daily cash positioning, making borrowing and investment decisions, ensuring bank
• reconciliations, and other activities during manager's absence
• Ensures SOX compliance and maintains strong internal controls
• Advises on treasury technology strategy and digital transformation

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience
• Strong Data analytic, business process improvement, system trouble shooting skill
• Knowledge of accounting, budget and finance
• Experience in business case development for medium to large projects and leading and delivering projects under tight deadlines
• Has strong understanding of information systems, business processes, the key drivers and measures of success for the relevant business
• Ability to anticipate unique business decisions and situations and respond accordingly
• Demonstrated team leadership and facilitation techniques
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills with the ability to interface effectively with all levels of management
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Ability to identify continuous improvement opportunities and takes initiative to drive solutions; works effectively without direct supervision in a fast paced, stressful and multitasking environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook and Vision

Desired Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or related quantitative field
• Applicable Finance Certification (CFA, CPA, CTP)
• Expertise with SAP S/4HANA Treasury and cash management modules
• Experience with large-scale system implementations or migrations
• Knowledge of banking operations, payment systems and treasury technology
• Functional understanding of payment file formats, bank statement formats, acknowledgements, payment status, etc.
• 5+ years of experience in the gas and/or electric industry
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and create capacity
• Ability to anticipate unique business decisions and situations and respond accordingly
• Experience leading and delivering projects under tight deadlines
• Ability to drive solutions/decisions beyond area of expertise and proactively addresses potential issues

Additional Information

The pay range for this position is $108,200.00 - $180,200.00, and this position is eligible for annual goals based incentive bonuses.

PSE offers a suite of benefits to our employees. Employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life, and short- and long-term disability insurance. There are additional voluntary options of supplemental life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent daycare, and an Employee assistance program (EAP). For long term savings, PSE offers a 401(k) investment option and a cash balance retirement plan. Employees will also receive Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays throughout the calendar year. Detailed benefit overviews can be found on our Career page - Why Work For Us (pse.com).