<p>Lead Analyst - Performance & Budgets</p> <p>Reporting to Sr Manager, Business Performance</p> <p>Location: Orange, CT</p> <p>Work Type: Office</p> <p>The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from to $103,000 to $129,000</p> <p>Job Summary:</p> <p>The function of this role is to lead financial and operational plan development and analysis for Networks Operations. Consulting with senior leadership to determine business goals or initiatives ensuring Networks Operations success. Collaborate with all levels of the Operations organization to develop efficiencies and assist with overall day to day financial and operational requirements. Fundamentally increase profitability, deliver value, and inform decision-making. The ideal candidate should have a strong working knowledge of the financial planning process, extensive working knowledge of regulatory statue in each state, accounting practice, investment planning process, and working knowledge of operational activity.</p> <p>This role will technically support staff in finding opportunities and driving financial accuracy to deliver results to the Network Business.</p> <p>Key Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Guide, direct, and evaluate the preparation of financial and operational plans and strategic budgeting. </li><li>Quarterly forecast budget revisions. </li><li>Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual capital and net operating expense analysis for management review. </li><li>Develop data sets and ad-hoc reporting, generating insight and predictions to optimize performance. </li><li>Definition and implementation of action plans to guarantee financial and operational target accomplishment. </li><li>Leverage fundamental working knowledge of Networks Operations workflow to influence and challenge functional areas. Ensuring procedure and policy deliver optimum financial performance. </li><li>Propose, implement and follow up efficient financial initiatives. </li><li>Act as liaison between Operations functional areas (Electric Ops, Gas Ops, Processes & Technology, Operational Smart Grids, Projects, etc.) and corporate areas (Control, Investment Planning, Regulatory, etc.). Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships. </li><li>Communicate and interact with diverse stakeholder population. Regulatory bodies, senior leadership, corporate partners, and front-line employee management. </li><li>Provide general support to Networks Operations functional areas. Help shape and implement effective financial and operations strategy. </li><li>Prepare and deliver presentation to Senior Leadership and Stakeholders to achieve results. </li><li>Contribute to the short-, medium- and long-term strategies, proposing actions for the area aligned with the Company's strategic and legislation, ensuring the maximization of results in the Company's strategic value chain, enabling improvements in the quality of resources generated by the area and deepening the commercial and financial scope of the contracts signed. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Bachelor's Degree with minimum of 5 years releevant experience OR</p> </li><li> <p>Associates Degree with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience OR High School Diploma or Equivalent and 10 years relevant experience required.</p> </li><li> <p>Microsoft 365 experience (Advanced Excel, knowledge of Power Bi, Power Automate and Power Apps preferred).</p> </li><li> <p>Proficiency in SAP preferred.</p> </li><li> <p>Working knowledge of the financial planning process, and accounting practice.</p> </li><li> <p>Must have excellent analytical skills and experience leveraging their analytical expertise in a wide variety of business situations.</p> </li><li> <p>Stakeholder management skills.</p> </li><li> <p>Analytical, flexible and persuasive influencing skills.</p> </li><li> <p>Strong interpersonal ability.</p> </li><li> <p>Motivation and proactivity in delivering organizational and technical change.</p> </li><li> <p>Ability to build effective relationships and drive high impact, lasting change across the organization.</p> </li><li> <p>Problem-solver and multi-task ability.</p> </li><li> <p>The ability to schedule, plan and manage numerous competing priorities concurrently.</p> </li><li> <p>Ability to work with all levels of the organization.</p> </li></ul> <p>Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within AVANGRD</p> <p>#LI-OFFICE</p> <p>#LI-JO1</p> <p>Company:</p> <p>CONNECTICUT NATURAL GAS CORPORATION</p> <p>Mobility Information</p> <p>Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country.</p> <p>At Avangrid we provide fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.</p> <p>If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who is unable to use our online tool to search for or to apply for jobs, you may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting our People and Organization department at careers@avangrid.com.</p> <p>Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.</p> <p>Job Posting End Date:</p> <p>May-19-2025</p>