Financial Data Analyst

Position Purpose:

The Financial Data Analyst partners with the Director of Finance, Senior Leaders, and Finance Team to assist with automating processes and reporting, Collaborates closely with Operation Leaders to support strategic initiatives and decision-making, create financial models to provide insights to business operations, analyze and resolve data issues within the newly implemented systems, ensuring smooth operations, develop and maintain insightful financial dashboards and reports using advanced business intelligence tools and apply data mining techniques and visualization tools to support strategic planning, cost transparency, and operational efficiency.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

The NJ Regulated finance team delivers operational support and education to a 500+ employee organization that delivers continuous clean drinking water for over 1 million customers within NJ. This role provides a dynamic learning environment to understand regulatory, customer, operational, and financial needs. In this role, you will directly work with operations leaders with the Finance Team. This collaborative team effort covers the core topics of FP&A, regulatory reporting, financial/AP controls, and operational KPIs. This stable team is highly motivated and empowered for new ideas and improvements; while also highly encouraging cross function education. As an employee you will find a balance between routine, self-led projects, and accessible leadership. Beyond a curious mind and strong financial data skills, a successful candidate will have a high desire to learn the operations, tinker and improve, challenge and execute.

Deliver FP&A support to Director of Finance, Manager, and Finance Team:

• Collaborate with monthly reporting, variance analysis, budget, and forecast deliverables.
• Support month end close processes including accruals, AP, inventory, and reclasses.
• Update annual allocations, capitalization, regulatory reports, and financial contractual obligations.

Leverage tools to provide a high level of data proficiency and analytical skills:

• Query, scrub, and manage data to provide transparency and insights.
• Redevelop and automate existing reporting.
• Monitor and create controls to drive the financial performance, accounting rules, state/federal regulatory compliance, and contractual agreements.
• Strategic member for monthly Key Performance Indicators Leadership Review (partner in development, presentations, and strategy).