Position overview

Delta Utilities is seeking a highly skilled, detail oriented, and experienced Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to be responsible for budgeting and forecasting to ensure financial health and regulatory compliance. This is a full-time position based in New Orleans, Louisiana.  

The ideal candidate will have previous experience in financial modeling within a regulated utilities environment and a comprehensive understanding of the regulatory and rate-making process. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to support strategic financial planning and decision-making and requires a strong analytical mind and excellent communications skills. The ideal candidate will also be familiar with financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and regulatory accounting principles in order to develop and build various modeling scenarios.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the budgeting process, including the preparation of budget templates, consolidation of departmental budgets, and variance analysis
• Develop, maintain, and refine complex financial models to support strategic decision-making within the regulated utilities sector
• Create detailed financial forecasts with various scenarios and models to aid in long-term financial planning
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and implement best practices to enhance efficiency and accuracy
• Present detailed financial reports for management, highlighting key performance indicators to executives
• Conduct in-depth financial analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, providing actionable insights and recommendations to executive management to support strategic initiatives and decisions
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including operations, legal, and regulatory affairs, to ensure alignment and accurate financial planning
• Continuously evaluate and improve budget and forecasting processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance efficiency and accuracy
• Ensure all financial activities comply with relevant regulations, accounting standards, and internal policies
• Supervise small team of financial analysts

Qualifications

• Oversee the budgeting process, including the preparation of budget templates, consolidation of departmental budgets, and variance analysis
• Develop, maintain, and refine complex financial models to support strategic decision-making within the regulated utilities sector
• Create detailed financial forecasts with various scenarios and models to aid in long-term financial planning
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and implement best practices to enhance efficiency and accuracy
• Present detailed financial reports for management, highlighting key performance indicators to executives
• Conduct in-depth financial analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, providing actionable insights and recommendations to executive management to support strategic initiatives and decisions
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including operations, legal, and regulatory affairs, to ensure alignment and accurate financial planning
• Continuously evaluate and improve budget and forecasting processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance efficiency and accuracy
• Ensure all financial activities comply with relevant regulations, accounting standards, and internal policies
• Supervise small team of financial analysts

Preferred qualifications:

• Relevant certifications, such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis Professional (FPAC)
• Familiarity with financial planning and modeling software, ERP systems, and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)

About Delta Utilities

Delta Utilities is a leading natural gas utility with a focus on safe, dependable service to customers. Headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, the utility will serve nearly 600,000 customers and become one of the leading natural gas providers in Louisiana and Mississippi and among the top 40 providers in the United States.

In 2023, Entergy announced that it had entered into an agreement with Delta Utilities to sell its Louisiana gas distribution business. The natural gas utility currently serves more than 200,000 customers across East Baton Rouge and Orleans parishes. In February 2024, Delta Utilities entered into an agreement with CenterPoint Energy to acquire its Louisiana and Mississippi natural gas businesses, which currently serve approximately 381,000 customers. Once the transactions are complete, Entergy's Louisiana natural gas operations and CenterPoint Energy's Louisiana and Mississippi natural gas systems will be operated by Delta Utilities. Learn more: https://deltautilities.com/ 

Delta Utilities and associated entities are equal-opportunity employers. We do not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis or any protected class under federal, state, or local law.