Job Posting - Financial Analyst/Consultant Energy Practice
NewGen is a dynamic, growing consulting firm that helps utilities deliver vital services such as water, energy, and waste management. At the heart of our success is a simple yet powerful belief: the foundational key to NewGen's success is people solving puzzles. Our clients hire us to solve their most complex and critical puzzles. We understand that hiring, cultivating, and retaining team members who embody the traits and habits of a puzzle solver is essential. We want every one of our team members to approach challenges with curiosity, resilience, and a problem-solving mindset.
The successful candidate will work directly with senior colleagues and clients to estimate the costs of operating utilities, financing vital investments in infrastructure, and ultimately determining utility rates charged to residents and businesses. Our work is meaningful, challenging, and exciting. Our company is focused on growth, innovation, and teamwork, and in this role, you will have an impact on not only your fellow coworkers and the company, but on utilities and communities across the country.
We are searching for a detail-oriented Financial Analyst/Consultant to join our team in our Lakewood, CO office. Other qualities desired in the ideal Financial Analyst/Consultant include:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Critical and analytical thinker
- Stays calm in high-stress situations
- Can synthesize large amounts of data
- Collaborative team player
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Intellectually curious
- Ability to develop relationships
- Can work on multiple assignments at once
- Ability to work under tight deadlines
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel)
- Demonstrate analytical skills in the areas of economics, financial planning, and utility accounting.
Job Description
Financial Analyst/Consultant will assist with the development of user-friendly Microsoft Excel models that evaluate utility financial, technical, and operational data to provide reports, insight, and action plans. The successful candidate will work directly with Senior Consultants and client project teams to diagnose issues and collaboratively design effective solutions. The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:
- Perform quantitative and qualitative financial and economic analyses to support end-user models utilizing Microsoft Office suite of products.
- Conduct econometric analyses employing descriptive and predictive analytics to summarize large sets of historical data from various platforms.
- Build financial models with user-friendly dashboards to improve flexibility in decision making addressing our client's most challenging problems.
- Support the preparation of reports and memoranda summarizing research findings, statistical data analysis, and results.
- Perform industry and/or project-specific research.
The workload will vary based on project requirements. Some evening or weekend hours and travel may be required.
Qualifications
The successful candidate will have the following qualifications:
- Undergraduate or Graduate degree in Accounting, Business, Data Analytics, Economics, or Finance preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); advanced experience with Microsoft Excel preferred.Advanced knowledge of Power Query, PowerPivot, and PowerBI is a plus.
- Strong analytics background or formal education in transforming large datasets into coherent observations and quantitatively supported recommendations
- Prior knowledge and experience with energy, water, or other utility industries or local government finance is a plus, but not required.
Additional Information
Location: Lakewood, CO
Employee Type: Full Time, Exempt
We offer competitive salaries and bonuses. Our benefits package is competitive and includes medical insurance, 401K Plan with matching, paid personal time off and holidays, and flexible work schedules. Investment in both formal and informal professional development is encouraged and funded by NewGen.
Base Compensation Range: $65,000 - $75,000
The range provided is NewGen's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower, based on non-discriminatory factors such as location, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. NewGen is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. NewGen strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, sex (including pregnancy), age, disability, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.