Principal Financial Analyst - Enterprise Strategy Valuation

About the role

Puget Sound Energy's Financial Planning & Analysis team is hiring a Principal Financial Analyst for Enterprise Strategy Valuation. The role performs quantitative and qualitative analyses that support short-, mid- and long-term financial planning, resource investments, corporate strategy and enterprise valuation, partnering across the organization to turn operational and financial data into insights for executives, investors and other stakeholders. It is a hybrid position with about 50% of time in the office, including at least one day per week in Bellevue.

Key responsibilities

• Build complex models for the five-year plan and ad-hoc strategic analyses, and contribute to or lead recommendations from those analyses.
• Help create a long-term forecast for years 6 through 20 and lead quarterly and annual enterprise valuation updates for management and investors.
• Conduct market-based guideline public company valuations and benchmarking to corroborate discounted cash flow results, and work with external consultants to improve the valuation model.
• Produce presentations for management, the Board of Directors and external rating agencies, and instruct investor analysts on modeling.
• Lead, train and mentor staff on corporate financial plans, and guide the business case team and rate proceeding data requests.
• Communicate financial implications of operations to business groups and promote best practices in modeling, controls and documentation.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in finance roles with increasing responsibility.
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills, able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Desired: Master's degree or MBA, CFA/CPA/CTP certification, 3+ years of financial modeling, and experience in Big 4, investment banking, infrastructure finance, project finance or regulated utilities.

Required skills

• Strong financial modeling and valuation expertise; advanced Excel.
• Knowledge of project finance, utilities, infrastructure investments and VBA is highly desirable.
• Experience with Anaplan, SAP S/4HANA or similar planning platforms is a plus.

What we offer

• Pay range of $94,300 to $156,900, with eligibility for annual goal-based incentive bonuses.
• Medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance, plus optional supplemental life and EAP.
• 401(k) and cash balance retirement plan, paid time off and paid holidays.