Job Title: Senior Financial Analyst II
Location: Jackson/One Energy Plaza
Functional Area: Accounting / Finance / Tax
Requisition #: 50966955
Employment Level: Professional (Non-Supervisor)
Apply By: 05/17/2016
Department Summary
The Financial Analyst reports to the Corporate Risk Manager (Price Risk Group), who in turn reports to the Executive
Director, who reports to the CFO. The Price Risk group is responsible for measuring and monitoring all of the company's
price/market risks and is expected to provide insight and intelligence on financial and energy markets to a wide array of
audiences including Energy Supply, CMS Enterprises, Major Projects and Construction (MP&C), Business Services and
the C-Suite. In addition, the Price Risk group is responsible for managing and maintaining the deal capture system and
the associated intercompany and external reports.
Job Description/Responsibilities
Maintaining and monitoring the deal capture system (TRMTracker) for daily, monthly, quarterly and annual reporting of
mark-to-market, and profit/loss exposures.
Manage software upgrade projects related to deal capture system and/or other risk management systems, by working
closely with external vendors and internal IT department.
Perform independent research and analysis of business/operating unit's (Front Office's) energy, capacity, and natural
gas transactions.
Evaluate price/market risks in the company's major (>$5-million) contracts. Attend and participate in contract risk
meetings.
Stay abreast of developments in financial and energy markets in order to perform ad-hoc financial and risk analysis for
various internal clients (CMS Enterprises, Risk Committee, Benefits Administration Committee, Strategic Innovation)
Requirements/Qualifications
Proven quantitative and analytical work experience in finance, energy, and/or engineering fields.
Understanding of key risk management concepts (mark-to-market, fair value, value at risk (VaR), shortfall, stress testing,
etc.)
Comfortable working with statistical analysis, including but not limited to central limit theorem, standard deviation,
confidence intervals, probability, etc.
Experience in using an ETRM/CTRM system, a risk management, and/or a market facing role in the energy industry is a
plus.
High attention to detail and comfortable working with large data sets and developing insights from disparate sources of
information.
A 4-year degree in finance, business, or engineering.
Advanced finance degree (MBA, M. Finance, CFA, FRM, PRM) preferred but not required.
Expert user of MS Office (Excel, Word, Access) products.
This job will be will be filled commensurate with the candidates successful education and experience.
Overview
The Financial Analyst Job Family is utilized primarily in the Finance department. Performing all of the Financial functions
for the Company including but not limited to: analyzing financial information to produce forecasts of business, industry,
and economic conditions for use in making investment decisions, assemble spreadsheets and draw charts and graphs
used to illustrate technical reports, evaluate and compare the relative quality of various securities, interpret data affecting
investment programs, such as price, yield, stability, future trends in investment risks, and economic influences.
Nature of Work
At the lowest level in this job family, the work performed may tend to be of a routine and less complex nature where the
work responsibilities can be proficiently performed after a relatively short training period.
At the highest levels in this job family the work performed will tend to be of a complex nature involving knowledge of
various functional/specialized disciplines where the work responsibilities can only be proficiently performed after a
relatively long training / experience-related time period and often requires an advanced degree. The work environment
often includes dealing with risk and limiting exposure.
Leadership, management, facilitation and interaction with senior management will be markedly increased at the mid -
highest levels of this job family while the need for direction and supervision will be markedly decreased. While problem
solving and analysis will likely be required at all levels, recommendation and implementation becomes the norm at the
highest levels and will often have a major bearing on the company's business. In addition, skills such as the ability to
think on your feet, composure under fire and effective communication across all levels of the organization and with outside
stakeholders become more finely honed at the higher levels.
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All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.
