Analyst (Risk Planning & Analytics)

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid

Legal Entity:Entergy Services LLC

At Entergy weve been planning for the future for more than 100 years. Weve experienced a lot of change generating power first from sawdust to splitting atoms harnessing sunlight and using abundant clean and efficient natural gas. We are leading the clean energy transformation for the utility industry and continue to explore alternative technologies.

We are on the verge of a monumental technology convergence where reality swiftly catches up to possibility. The utility of the future does much more than keep the lights on and the gas flowing. Its knowledgeable and skillful workforce will solve challenges and fuel a brighter smarter cleaner and more prosperous future for everyone.

Having the lowest retail electricity rates of any utility in the United States drives economic growth within Entergys region a key ingredient to sustained growth for any utility. We also believe a diverse workforce committed to personal and professional growth is critical to our success. We place a high priority on developing talent to meet current and future needs giving employees opportunities to grow their careers their way. Weve committed over the next three decades to reduce our carbon emissions from our operations to net-zero by 2050.

Entergys Power Generation group operates a fleet of more than 30 owned leased or operated natural gas coal oil hydro solar and petroleum coke plants with a total engineering capacity exceeding 20000 megawatts. Entergy continues to build or acquire megawatts from new hydrogen capable natural gas units solar wind and other technologies complement its existing megawatts of nuclear natural gas coal oil hydroelectric and solar facilities.

Job Summary/Purpose:

The Project Costs Analyst will support Entergys Power Generation Budget Planning and Risk Management Team and Finance Business Partners while being solely responsible for providing both Capital and O&M project controls oversight and forecasting support. This position will report into the Commercial Asset Management group that sits under the newly created Smart Operations Center in Power Generation located in The Woodlands Texas. The center includes among other areas remote operations plant monitoring analytics and asset management for various existing and future resources around the fleet. The analyst will serve as the main point of contact for Plant leadership Project Managers Finance and Generation leadership for project life cycle management.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Work cross-functionally and develop strong relationships with colleagues at the plant level to gather information vital to the successful completion of project controls management.
• Communicate with Finance Business Partners and Property Accounting to better understand direct and indirect costs and capital versus O&M determinations to facilitate project set up estimations and authorized spend levels.
• Develop indirect costs estimates for projects capital project proposals by utilizing Entergys financial cost estimating tool.
• Understanding and working in applicable project management and accounting systems.
• Execute applicable sections of Entergys System Approval Policy and Entergy Capital Approval Policy.
• Understanding of Power Generations budget planning and risk management process to ensure projects are appropriately funded in the financial plan.
• Demonstrate ability to prioritize tasks and execute deliverables in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve performance.
• Possess a strong desire and willingness to support the Budget Planning and Risk Management team plants and Financial Business Partners beyond core responsibilities.

Minimum Requirements:

Minimum education and experience required of the position:

Analyst I: Bachelors Degree inMathematics Economics Finance Accounting or a relevant field.

Analyst II: Bachelors Degree inMathematics Economics Finance Accounting a relevant field and 2 years of business experience in banking finance or project development is required or in lieu of a degree 6 years of business experience in banking finance or project development is required.

Analyst III: Bachelors Degree inMathematics Economics Finance Accounting a relevant field and 4 years of business experience in banking finance or project development is required or in lieu of a degree 6 years of business experience in banking finance or project development is required.

Lead Analyst: Bachelors Degree inMathematics Economics Finance Accounting a relevant field and 5 years of business experience in banking finance or project development is required or in lieu of a degree 10 years of business experience in banking finance or project development is required

Minimum knowledge skills and abilities required of the position:

• Proficient knowledge of MS Office Word PowerPoint and Excel.
• Knowledge and experience in working with Financial Reporting Software.
• Experience using Power Bi or similar visualization tools is a plus.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision or within a team environment.
• Ability to analyze problems and create solutions.
• Knowledge of financial theory and valuation.
• Ability to learn Entergys accounting policies including the Capital Approval Policy and Entergys System Approval Policy.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple time sensitive projects effectively.
• Effective communication to interact with personnel at all levels of organization.
• Openness and willingness to explore alternative approaches and a willingness to drive change as needed.

Any certificates licenses etc. required for the position

• None

Primary Location: Texas-The WoodlandsTexas : The Woodlands
Job Function: Professional
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 123008
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

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EEO Statement:The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age disability genetic information marital status amnesty or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including but not limited to recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

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Additional Responsibilities:As a provider of essential services Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours to work in alternate locations and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms outages emergencies or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement:The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the Companys legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).Equal OpportunityandPay Transparency.

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WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours to work in alternate locations and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms outages emergencies or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.