Financial Specialist - Plant Daniel

Financial Specialist

Mississippi Power-Plant Daniel

Description

This Financial Specialist is responsible for managing the Capital budget and providing back-up for the co-financial specialist on the O&M budget.  In addition, this position works closely with system owners, engineers, and plant management to ensure capital projects are budgeted in compliance with designated processes and procedures, while meeting plant and corporate budget targets. 

Job Responsibilities

• Manage the Capital Budgets for coal and combined cycle units, while working closely with engineers and system owners
• Monitor, track, and project capital expenditures
• Work closely with engineers to monitor capital projects to ensure in-service and completions dates are accurately reflected.
• Work closely with property accounting to ensure as-built and retirement information is entered on the work orders in a timely manner
• Develop reporting as needed to inform plant management of the plant’s financial status
• Collaborate with Corporate Generation Budget personnel and other plants as needed for consistent information sharing and processes.
• Work together with the O&M Financial Specialist to ensure outage budgets are developed, tracked, and maintained efficiently
• Work together with the O&M Financial Specialist to manage unrecorded liabilities.
• Work closely with corporate accounting/budgeting to ensure budget targets are met.
• Fully understand the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 along with associated regulations and how it impacts financial reporting and business cycles identified at the plant.

  Qualifications and Related Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or related field required.
• Master’s degree a plus, but not required
• Advanced Excel experience required
• Budget management in an industrial and/or corporate setting preferred
• Effective communication skills preferred.
• Contract administration preferred
• Working knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and FERC accounting requirements is preferred
• Experience in Maximo or similar software preferred.
• ORACLE software experience preferred
• Must be detail and deadline oriented; have excellent analytical skills; be capable of understanding technical information and identifying associated risks and issues; be capable of anticipating, planning for and managing current and future financial/accounting controls and requirements; be customer-service oriented; show initiative, and take ownership of work.

Behavioral Attributes

• Ability to effectively lead and demonstrate Our Values
• Embraces safety in all activities
• Embraces Principle Centered Leadership
• Promotes an inclusive work environment

Mississippi Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, provides clean, safe, reliable, and affordable energy to more than 192,000 customers and communities in 23 southeast Mississippi counties. For over 100 years, Mississippi Power is a leader in customer service, workforce development and education, environmental stewardship, and employee volunteerism. The company is an industry leader when it comes to working safely, providing around-the-clock reliable service and its expert storm response. Mississippi Power has been at the forefront of innovation in the state through strategic partnerships in electric transportation and solar energy. The company has worked with the Coast Transit Authority to put the state’s first electric public transportation bus in operation and with Forrest County Agriculture High School on the state’s first electric school bus. It also partnered with the Hattiesburg Zoo on a new electric train and worked with the country’s largest Domino’s franchise to electrify its delivery fleet. Also, a leader in renewable energy, Mississippi Power partnered with the Naval Construction Battalion Center to install the first microgrid at a Navy facility. The company was among the first to introduce utility scale solar in the state with nearly 160 MW of renewable energy produced, enough to power 23,000 homes for a year. Mississippi Power’s mission is to provide world-class value to our customers and communities every day.
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