(Agile1)L6 - Senior Principal Consultant

ONLY SUBMIT CANDIDATES LOCAL TO BAY AREA/WORK LOCATION-OAKLAND. ASSIGNMENT IS HYBRID AND REQUIRED ON-SITE AT OAKLAND GENERAL OFFICE 2-3 TIMES A WEEK.

TOP THINGS LOOKING FOR(MUST MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMITTALS):

PGE experience - preference for 4+ years (more recent the better) within Finance Department / Business Finance or working on major Financial related strategic projects - should be very experienced working with PGE financial specifics such as NEIE / EIE / Capital categorizations of cost, where to find cost data, how these breakout across the entire org, how to run advanced analytics on them, etc.; needs Financial forecasting and advanced data analytics experience (SAP, SQL, PowerBI, Python).

Principle Consultant Analyst -

Evaluate enterprise performance and provide data-driven insights that lead to actionable recommendations.

Frame analytic approaches and lead quantitative analyses that will yield critical answers to key questions.

Uses existing financial models and/or develops new models for analysis and reporting.

Contributes to establishing standards and drives improvement within existing processes and develops new processes as needed.

Provides recommendations to senior management (up to and including SVP/ EVP) across functions to drive and influence planning, operations efficiency and decision making.

May manage cross-functional projects or initiatives.

May act as a team lead and provide direction to less experienced employees.

Leads special projects and initiatives as assigned.

Interacts and consults with multiple departments and business partners.

Drives change in the organization and be a champion of company initiatives as appropriate.

Enrich company data through external and public sources.

Identify opportunities for targeted, cost-effective resource (savings) acquisition.

Conduct trend and sensitivity analyses.

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or job-related discipline or equivalent experience

Requires a minimum of six years total of accounting, financial, or business-related experience, including advanced analytical experience; preference for experience in management consulting or investment banking

Minimum 4 years previous experience at PGE, preferably in Finance department or Business Finance working on financial forecasting, statistical modeling, and/or advanced data analytics

Masters Degree in Business Administration or equivalent experience

Job-related experience, 8 years

Utility industry experience

Experience in management consulting or investment banking

CPA-Certified Public Accountant certification

Well versed with Python/SAS to build descriptive predictive models that enrich, expand, and allow a deeper understanding of data analyses and solutions

Use of interactive data visualization tools, such as Tableau and Power BI, to present results in a compelling manner

Data-oriented personality

Ability to synthesize the requests from management at all levels

Capability to be a creative, innovative problem solver - but using simple ideas

Ability to work full-time in an office and remote environment; physically able to sit/stand at a computer and work in front of a computer screen for significant portions of the workday

Develop KPIs/KRIs wherever needed to provide an initial view of performance/risks.

Strong verbal and written communication skills in English