FP&A Programmer Analyst

FP&A Programmer Analyst

Req ID: 2013-12582
Location Name NRG Corporate Headquarters
Category: Information Technology
State/City US-NJ-Princeton
Type: Regular Full-Time
# Openings: 1

Details About this Career Opportunity:
Overview:

Company Profile:

NRG is at the forefront of changing how people think about and use energy. We deliver cleaner and smarter energy choices for our customers, backed by the nation's largest independent power generation portfolio of fossil fuel, nuclear, solar and wind facilities. A Fortune 500 company, NRG is challenging the U.S. energy industry by becoming the largest developer of solar power, building the first privately-funded electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and providing customers with the most advanced smart energy solutions to better manage their energy use. In addition to 47,000 megawatts of generation capacity, enough to supply nearly 40 million homes, our retail electricity providers - Reliant, Green Mountain Energy and Energy Plus - serve more than two million customers. More information is available at www.nrgenergy.com. Connect with NRG Energy on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

Summary:

Design, develop, maintain and enhance NRG's financial planning & analysis systems. Interface with clients to determine requirements, resolve issues and determine cost estimates. Provide subject matter expertise to the FP&A and Accounting groups in order to assist with reporting cycle. Candidate must have experience supporting financial guidance & analytical support to senior management through budgeting, planning & forecasting, operational analysis, and other ad hoc financial analysis. The position requires finance and business experience, strong written and oral communication skills, and the ability meet strict deadlines.

Responsibilities:

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

- Experience with designing, developing, and supporting complex financial systems.

- Must have expertise with Hyperion products specializing in Planning, Essbase and HFM.
- Must have expertise with automating data loading and strong knowledge of calculations in Essbase cubes.
- Must have practical knowledge of enterprise accounting systems (SAP preferred).
- Must have implemented Oracle Hyperion Essbase Cubes and familiar with metadata
- Advanced knowledge of Excel spreadsheets (macros, VBA, etc.).
- Strong written and oral communication skills

- Ability to interact with senior management and department heads
- Ability to analyze solutions and make recommendations to management
- Ability to analyze a problem with limited direction
- Develop string test scripts in order to test a group of related functionality.
- Design, develop, maintain and enhance energy based financial application programs working within a team-oriented environment using various development toolsets.
- Support SOX controls, testing and audits.
- Coordinate application requests, prioritization and business communication.
- Facilitate requirements gathering efforts and clearly document system requirements.
- Development of prototypes/proofs of concept to validate key project assumptions prior to making significant investments.
- Documentation of design specifications.
- Develop new and enhanced system functionality including custom code and packaged application configuration.
- Ensure the successful transition from development to operations including operations procedures and tools such as process control points, reports, and automated monitoring.
- Regularly report status and raise issues/risks as appropriate. Anticipate and adjust for problems and roadblocks while eliminating roadblocks within control.
- Collaborate with team members and operational groups to identify and prioritize/reprioritize work when necessary.
- Develop strong working relationships with individuals at all levels of company, operations, and IT applications and infrastructure teams.
- Willingness to work hours as necessary, especially during critical issue resolution and milestone time periods.
- Interact with external entities: vendors, service providers and product vendors.
- Interfaces with IT application owners and the IT organization in order to provide technical solutions to meet user needs. Escalates or resolves conflicts, as needed.
- Helps identify and recommend options, risks and alternatives to deliver a robust and stable system.
- Devises or modifies procedures to solve problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, form of desired results, and integration of components.
- Assists in researching, evaluating, specifying and coding the configuration of hardware and/or software for application's environment.
- Requires skill and proficiency in many technical functions and ability to integrate across disciplines.
- Remain abreast of current technologies and best practices that may be applicable to the company.

Qualifications:


Qualifications:


Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or relevant business discipline from an accredited four-year college or university or equivalent work experience. Strong understanding of finance and accounting concepts required. Experience in the wholesale, retail energy, utility or energy industries a plus. An advanced degree, CPA, or CFA license is a plus.

Experience: Financial systems configuration and testing experience. Experience working with end users, taking their business problems and translating them into system requirements. Experience evaluating user change requests and obtains approval to make modifications. Experience participating in project planning sessions with team members to analyze business and technical requirements. Experience conducting unit testing to ensure application meets specifications.

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Experience with and detailed knowledge of vendor financial systems - Oracle Hyperion Suite.
Experience with energy business and systems.
Knowledge of Software Configuration Management discipline and systems change management processes.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required in order to provide appropriate cross functional support and interaction.
Creation and delivery of presentations on business and technical topics.
Works effectively in a team environment.
Excellent troubleshooting and problem resolution skills.
Detail oriented, self-starter with strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to work well under pressure, remaining focused and calm in the face of distractions, changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to productively use NRG's toolset - MS Office Applications, MS Outlook, MS Project, Visio, Internet Explorer.
Proven experience in object -oriented application development.
Understanding of Relational Database concepts is required.
Flexibility, dedication, and team-spirit are required.
Strong organizational skills.
Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
Proven understanding of operating systems.
Adept at communication, both verbally and written.

Physical Requirements:
Must be willing to travel when needed.
Ability to attend meetings and respond to application problems at various corporate sites when necessary.

Working Conditions
Team work environment in cube or open work area including a trade floor environment.
Duties are performed during standard business hours, but work outside normal business hours may be necessary based on reporting cycle requirements.
Willingness to work outside normal business hours as necessary, especially during critical issue resolution and to achieve project milestones.

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

NRG Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Title/Salary Commensurate on Experience
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