Entergy

Project Cost Analyst

Entergy  •  New Orleans, LA (Onsite)  •  12 days ago
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Job Description

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC

This position may be filled as an Analyst II, III, or Analyst, Sr depending on the identified candidates’ qualifications.

The preferred location for this position to be filled is New Orleans, LA but other Entergy locations (Baton Rouge, LA; or The Woodlands, TX) may be considered.

/PURPOSE:

Responsible for supporting Directors/Sr Managers, Managers, Project Managers and/or departmental peers by performing project cost control. This position owns a series of key complex processes and plays a key role in project, project portfolio, and process improvement initiatives. Works with project team to resolve issues related to cost as they arise.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Performs analysis, creates estimates, and delivers accurate forecasts related to projects in all stages of development or execution for the Resiliency Projects. Creates and maintains financial and business models. Compiles performance information related to project cost and prepares reports. Provides analytical expertise to support project and portfolio management.
  • Builds and maintains cost models and performs numerical analysis based on different scenarios for projects or portfolios of projects as requested from management.
  • Prepares project/program/enterprise status reports.
  • Prepares cash flow estimates in support of monthly present estimate processes.
  • Analyzes cost and schedule impacts of project scope changes and trends.
  • Prepares and delivers presentations of numerical analysis
  • Interfaces with project team(s) as necessary for cost control monitoring, analysis and reporting.
  • Provides day-to-day detailed monitoring and analysis of project budgets and actuals. Updates and maintains project budgets and cost information.
  • Provides accurate financial, cost reporting, trending analysis and recommends corrective actions.
  • Develop and maintains cost and resource databases and reports
  • Identifies need for cost analysis support for projects and recommends development or
    modification of cost engineering data standards. Formats data for cost analysis and maintains historical cost database
  • Prepare estimates of future project costs or forecasts. Participates as member of project/program audits and prepares internal corrective action plans.
  • Advises invoice verifier team on complex invoice issues
  • Assists with Regulatory Reporting, ad hoc requests, and responses to Requests for Information (RFIs).

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree in a technical or business-related field or equivalent work experience. Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance.

Minimum Experience:

  • Analyst II: at least at least 2 - 4 years of professional experience
  • Analyst III: at least 4 - 6 years of professional experience
  • Analyst Sr: at least 6 years of professional experience
  • Desired:
    • Capital Project/Distribution/Transmission development and execution experience
    • Project Cost Accounting experience
    • Experience working in a matrix organization
  • Preferred: five years of financial planning experience

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Analytical skill set with advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
  • Desired Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Power BI. Extensive experience developing complex estimates using a variety of tools, high degree of computer literacy including advanced knowledge of MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and the remainder of the MS Office suite, broad knowledge of and experience with Entergy’s accounting and transaction processing systems and be able to interface with accounting and finance staff regarding accounting treatment. Preferably, will have skills and experience in querying data from the COGNOS database and other Entergy data sources.

Any Certificates, Licenses, etc.:

  • Desired
    • AACEI Certified Cost Technician

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Primary Location: Louisiana-New Orleans Louisiana : New Orleans || Louisiana : Baton Rouge || Texas : The Woodlands
Job Function Professional
FLSA Status Professional

Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings 1
Req ID: 122915
Travel PercentageUp to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO page, or see statements below.

EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.

Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal

The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.

Entergy

About Entergy

At Entergy (NYSE: ETR), we power life. More than 100 years ago, our founder Harvey Couch started this company with a handshake, some sawdust and a vision. Couch wanted to bring safe, affordable, reliable energy to the Middle South – energy that would power the lives of people and communities.

Today, we own and operate one of the cleanest large-scale U.S. power generating fleets including more than five gigawatts of carbon-free nuclear capacity, a fleet of highly efficient gas resources, and a fast-growing portfolio of renewable resources.

The nearly 12,000 men and women of Entergy deliver electricity and gas services to 3 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, generating annual GAAP revenues of $13.8 billion. Headquartered in New Orleans, we continue to play a driving role in the economic growth of the Gulf South.

Our work matters. That’s been true for more than 100 years. And as we look to the next century, we remember the constant that bridges our past and future: We Power Life.

Fast Facts:

Entergy currently has a 90% rating on the 2022 Corporate Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. This score places Entergy among the top energy and utility companies in the survey.

With roots in the Gulf South region for more than a century, Entergy is a recognized leader in corporate citizenship, delivering more than $100 million in economic benefits to local communities through philanthropy and advocacy efforts annually over the last several years.

With a total of 44 awards from EEI for its restoration and mutual-assistance work, Entergy remains the only utility company to have won either EEI's Recovery or Assistance Award, or both, every year since the awards began in 1998.

Industry
Energy & Utilities
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
New Orleans, LA
Year Founded
1913
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