Sr. Planner Analyst - IT

Job Description

Description

At Exelon, we've got a place for you!

Join the nation's leading competitive energy provider, with one of the largest electricity generation portfolios and retail customer bases in the country. You will be part of a family of companies that strives for the highest standards of power generation, competitive energy sales, and energy delivery. Our team of outstanding professionals is focused on performance, thought leadership, innovation, and the power of ideas that come from a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Exelon will provide you the tools and resources you need to design, build and enhance a successful career. We are also dedicated to motivating the success of our employees through competitive base salary, incentives, and health and retirement benefits.

Join Exelon and share your passion at a forward-thinking Fortune 100 company. Establish yourself in a place where you can truly shine and create a brighter, more sustainable tomorrow. Energize your career at Exelon!

Position may be required to work extended hours, including 24 x 7 coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION

This role will collaborate with key stakeholders and portfolio leaders to create transparency into portfolio financials and overall health, support planning and execution of work. While providing financial analyst to help with investment decisions based on strategic alignment of both Baseline and Project financials.


PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Leading the coordination of IT portfolio budgets including both the baseline and project budgets. Coordinating the monthly close and forecast processes & related variance analysis.
• Proactive monitoring and tracking of IT portfolio investments to maintain enterprise wide visibility in alignment with budget targets
• Maintain and enhance relationships with Finance, Business Units and IT partners. Communicate status and performance to key stakeholders on a regular and ad-hoc basis. This includes transparency via monthly status reports, gathering and publication of monthly Performance Indicators (PI’s), with supporting commentary.
• Provide coordination, support and deliverables related to emergent initiatives and special assignments with focus on sharing of business process expertise, continuous improvement and organizational effectiveness.
• Facilitate and align IT investment planning, via monthly Project Authorization and Long Range Planning for IT Projects; work collaboratively with IT and Business Unit Teams.

POSITION SCOPE

• Responsible for identifying and/or processing offsets to reflect evolving and emergent needs
• Manage financial management process, including analysis of actual results to forecast and budget for labor/non-labor Baseline and Project Portfolios
• Facilitate and manage annual Baseline & Project LRP build and variance analysis in addition to supporting challenge sessions
• Management level reporting and presentations (i.e. MRMs)
• Analyze resource usage against budget and past trends
• Support project authorization process in various formats
• Identify new cost optimization opportunities and risks
• Oversee KPI development, tracking, and reporting

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (Business, IT, Finance, Accounting, etc.) and 5 – 8 years relevant experience (IT and/or a business area working with forecast and budget for labor/non-labor Baseline and Project Portfolios) or 9 – 12 years of equivalent education and work experience
• Broad business process expertise with in-depth knowledge of Finance and Business Planning activity
• Demonstrated planning skills with delivery of long and short-term goals
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance
• Strong judgment; excellent analytical ability and consulting skills.
• Excellent communications skills and ability to work effectively with all levels of IT and business management; proven ability to present to and communicate with Senior and Executive Leaders

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s Degree - Finance/Accounting

Exelon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and employees or applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

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