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Research Manager - Creative Excellence

OGE Energy Corp.

Research Manager - Creative Excellence

Oklahoma City, OK
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Position Summary:

    Provides varied and complex management and/or financial analysis, reports and recommendations in support of business/departmental programs. Performs various evaluations, controls, and calculations to produce, support, and maintain data system integrity. Integrates and compiles data into quantifiable summaries, models, and forecasts for development, review, and approval of issue action plans. Develops recommendations for actions based on analysis. Areas of responsibility may include preparing, collecting and interpreting financial information; preparing budgets, reports, forecasts and statutory returns; conducting analyses of proposals, investments and fund sources; managing the organization's financial data; managing cost accounting and data systems and cash flow; conducting audits and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

    Primary Duties:

    • Thoroughly research and identify areas for analysis.
    • Produce summary analysis and present to department or executive leadership.
    • Serve as a source of expertise on reporting systems and data sources.
    • Take action in a self-directed manner to identify issues and make recommendations to department leadership.
    • Collaborate with department management and recommends specific actions in response to analysis.
    • Perform primarily financial and managerial analyses on assigned projects in order to identify trends, variances, and data gaps.
    • Perform research on company's products and competitors and industry.
    • Understand programs/processes and department data and reports.
    • Develop the documentation or analysis of financial analysis projects.
    • Produce and maintain data specific to projects/program/process and or department.
    • Produce procedures to document data sources, analysis methods, and protocols.
    • Create financial models of what if scenarios to help future business planning decisions.
    • Collaborate with department management and recommend specific actions in response to analysis.
    • Follow-up on recommended action plans.

    Requirements:

    • Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting.
    • Two (2) years directly related experience.
    • Valid state driver's license.

    Preferred Qualifications:   Prefer 3-5 years planning, budgeting, and forecasting experience. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

    • Skilled in Enterprise Resource Planning systems, database and reporting software (SAP, Oracle, Peoplesoft, and related reporting tools).
    • Ability to perform computer modeling on various systems.
    • Intermediate knowledge of financial and/or managerial reporting techniques.
    • Ability to identify moderate to complex issues and apply creative solutions and make recommendations to solve complex problems.
    • Ability to solve a range of straightforward problems; analyzes possible solutions using standard procedures.
    • Strong organizational and time management skills.
    • Knowledge of the organization, processes, and customers.
    • Ability to synthesize, analyze, and summarize data using fundamental business theories, principles, and concepts.
    • Ability to interface with and effectively communicate with all levels of leadership.
    • Ability to interface with diverse personalities and receive instruction, guidance and direction from others.

    Working Conditions:

    • Work is performed in an office environment using a computer and computer equipment including a keyboard, mouse and computer monitor.
    • May spend extended periods of time sitting and using a computer monitor.
    • May be required to work non-standard hours.

    Special Safety Requirements:

    • All positions in which driving is an essential function of the job, regardless if the job code is marked safety sensitive or not, will also be included as safety sensitive. Individuals in positions in which driving is an essential function are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in OGE Energy Corp.'s Drug Testing Plan.

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