FP&A Analyst

Summary

Summary/Objective

The Financial Analyst is responsible for supporting the Finance organization, FP&A team, and the Asset Management teams by conducting annual and long-term financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting for JERA Americas. This will require the Analyst to work with the business segments, including the power plants partially owned by JERA Americas and under asset management, JERA Energy Americas and partially owned Freeport for the LNG business, and Renewables. Additionally, the Analyst will support the JERA Americas platform by managing and analyzing SG&A (Selling, General & Administrative) expenses across all business segments to ensure efficient cost management and accurate allocation of corporate overhead.

The Financial Analyst will be involved in reporting to Headquarters (HQ) in Tokyo, Japan. The regular deliverables include monthly consolidated JERA Americas variance analysis reports, annual budgets, quarterly and monthly forecasts, and long-term planning. This includes tracking and reporting on platform-level SG&A expenses, ensuring proper allocation methodologies, and providing variance analysis for corporate overhead costs. Furthermore, this position will assist with the creation, management and updating of long-term financial models for each of the business segments to generate a consolidated JERA Americas long-term view to allow for stronger strategic planning and cash forecasting.

Position Description

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Support the Business Segment teams by conducting financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
• Participate in the budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning for consolidated JERA Americas.
• Demonstrate proficiency in management reporting and variance analysis, including the ability to identify and explain variances between actual and budgeted / forecasted figures, detecting trends, anomalies, and areas for improvement.
• Create &/or assist with the construction of long-term planning models for business and cash flow forecasting, with capabilities to run strategic planning scenarios.
• Continue to improve processes and create efficiencies to consolidate reporting to Executive Management and JERA HQ, which may be performed by subject-matter experts within the business segments.
• Work with confidential data, which, if disclosed, might have a significant internal effect or a minor external effect
• Be able to effectively communicate across multiple departments, such as commercial, operations, accounting, etc.
• Ensure compliance with the organization's financial procedures.
• Demonstrate proficiency in Excel, including formula construction (INDEX-MATCH, nested functions), pivot tables, data transformation, and financial modeling techniques for reporting, forecasting, and scenario analysis.
• Utilize SQL for data extraction and analysis from enterprise financial systems, and/or Power BI for creating dashboards and visual analytics to support management reporting requirements.
• Have a working knowledge of PowerPoint for internal and external management reporting.

Position Description Continued

Competencies

• Desire to work in a team-oriented culture
• Strong sense of Curiosity
• Business Acumen
• Communication Proficiency
• Ethical Conduct
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Strategic Thinking
• Discretion

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Minimum of 1-3 years of experience in Finance, FP&A, or corporate accounting
• Exposure to budgeting and financial modeling

Preferred Education and Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Exposure to budgeting, cash flow forecasting, and long-term financial planning
• Experience in natural gas or electricity generation industries
• Proactive and willing to be involved in projects outside of their comfort level

JERA Americas does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, JERA Americas shall have no obligation to pay any referral compensation or recruiter fee.