Finance Business Manager

Job Description

Are you ready to power your career while powering communities? At Puget Sound Energy, our Finance team plays a critical role in fueling the clean energy transformation across Washington state. As the region's largest utility serving over 1.2 million customers, we're not just managing budgets—we're strategically investing in the infrastructure, renewable energy projects, and innovative technologies that will define the Pacific Northwest's sustainable future.

You will collaborate with diverse teams across the organization, from engineering and operations to regulatory affairs, gaining unique insights into the dynamic utility industry while developing expertise that's increasingly valuable in today's energy landscape.

The ideal candidate must demonstrate the ability to seamlessly transition between deep analytical work and high-level strategic communication, translating intricate technical details and data patterns into compelling executive summaries that drive informed decision-making. The candidate should be comfortable working with granular data analysis while maintaining the ability to identify key themes, trends, and recommendations that can be effectively communicated to senior leadership and board members through concise and compelling presentations and reports.

Upholds the safety compliance standards inherent in PSE’s operating and/or field procedures related to work responsibilities. Promotes and supports a culture of total safety.

Demonstrates commitment to conduct business honestly, ethically and consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct.  Ensures duties are performed in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations.

Job Responsibilities

• Works collaboratively with leadership and assists with the development and consolidation of the company’s forecasts, budgets, and long-term plans.
• Drives for accuracy and timeliness of all reporting related to the financial operations of the department, including forecasts and metrics.
• Develop and maintain financial models as needed to provide analysis and guidance to department leadership.
• Identifies, initiates and drives improvements in the budget, forecast, and reporting processes to enable the group to function more efficiently and effectively.
• Directly supports department leadership with detailed financial analysis and planning, this includes monitoring and reporting on the immediate and long term financial impacts of projects.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities with attention to detail.
• Ability to create executive-ready deliverables that distill complex information into actionable insights.
• Strong storytelling skills to present data-driven narratives that resonate with senior leadership.
• Experience translating technical analysis into business impact and strategic recommendations.
• Develops quantitative models independently that are error-free with strong logic that demonstrate a clear understanding of the problem.
• Creates and maintains dashboards using data visualization tools, i.e. Power BI.
• Solves data road blocks independently and effectively presents solutions and rationale to Directors and above.
• Monitors, analyzes and manages workload to ensure optimal time management and prioritization of deliverables.
• Capable of driving projects from start to finish with a strong sense of urgency and high quality products.
• Ability to coach and mentor more junior level employees.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related field
• 7+ years in finance roles with progressively increasing levels of responsibility preferably with time in the utility industry
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills with the ability to interface effectively with all levels of management
• 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

Desired Qualifications

• Master's Degree in a quantitative field or MBA 
• Applicable Finance Certification (CFA, CPA, CTP)
• 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
• Work experience in a supervisory role

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