Principal Financial Analyst

Role Overview

The Principal Financial Analyst is the senior-most individual contributor on the Finance team, serving as the organization’s subject matter expert for financial analysis, forecasting, and financial modeling.

What You Will Do

Lead the Cooperative’s most complex financial analyses, design and build enterprise financial models, and prepare, review, and present accurate financial reports and analyses for internal and external stakeholders.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This position requires exceptional collaboration and communication skills, superior critical thinking and analytical skills, and the ability to distill complex financial concepts for non-financial audiences.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a closely related field
• A minimum of 8 to 10 years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, finance, financial planning and analysis, budgeting, or internal controls
• Expert knowledge of financial processes, key financial formulas, financial modeling techniques, and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
• Working knowledge of utility or cooperative financial concepts, including rate design, margins and patronage capital, and lender covenants