Sr. Lead Analyst, Retail Planning

  • Irving, TX
  • Posted 13 days ago | Updated 6 hours ago

Overview

On Site
Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Full Time

Skills

Leadership
Energy
Purchasing
Design
Organized
FOCUS
Continuous improvement
Analysis of variance
Reporting
Usability testing
Management
Retail
Planning
Build tools
Data warehouse
NATURAL
Accounting
Business operations
Communication
Analytical skill
Problem solving
Forecasting
Data
Process modeling
Software development
Python
R
SAS/SQL
VBA
Snow flake schema
Apache Hadoop
Training
Modeling
Regression analysis
Neural Network
Project management
DICE
Finance
Teamwork
Effective communication
Policies
Military

Job Details

If you have what it takes to become part of the Vistra family and would like to start a promising career with a global leader, take a look at the exciting employment opportunities that are currently available and apply online.

Job Summary

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

Develop usage forecasts for retail customers that support energy purchasing, hedging, and internal financial projections across all regions and customer categories

Design and implement systems to track and analyze accuracy of historical usage forecasts monthly

Maintain deadlines, and ensure a well-organized process with a focus on continuous improvement

Drive variance analysis and reporting packages that communicate results versus plan/projection to internal/external stakeholders

Support long term, strategic enterprise initiatives related to customer usage and associated data platforms

Work with members of IT to manage Vistra's data warehouse, performing user testing and defining data warehouse requirements; manage IT task force initiatives

Partner with other parts of Retail Planning to build tools/models around the data warehouse to support various analyses

Create controls and validations in financial models, processes, and reports
Monitor relevant electricity and natural gas markets and advise on impacts to business

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

Experienced gained through college degree programs and/or certification in Finance, Accounting or related fields.

5+ years of progressive experience in Finance, Accounting, Technology, or business operations

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Strong prioritization skills and ability to accomplish objectives individually and through team efforts

Demonstrated ability to interface with and resolve issues with multiple stakeholders

Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to make recommendations even when not all data is available or complete

Experience with forecasting and modeling

Experience working with data and ability to query and analyze data in an efficient manner

Demonstrated competencies including process design, coding/programming, and experience with related tools and applications (Python, R, SAS/SQL, VBA, Snowflake, Hadoop)

Experience developing, training, and scoring complex mathematical and behavioral models

Familiarity with different modeling constructs (regression, neural network, etc)

Experience with cross-functional project management

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Job Family
Finance

Company
Vistra Corporate Services Company

Locations
Irving, Texas

Texas

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