Strategic Finance Analyst

Summary

PPL Corporation is an investor-owned utility company focused on providing reliable energy and advancing a cleaner, more resilient energy grid. The Strategic Finance Analyst serves as a financial partner to the business by evaluating strategic opportunities, supporting financial planning and analysis, and delivering insights for data-driven decisions. The role also supports M&A activities, financial modeling, reporting, process automation, and industry research.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain complex financial models to support scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and business performance evaluation
• Support the execution of M&A transactions, including due diligence, data room management, and interaction with counterparties
• Evaluate organic and external growth opportunities through the creation of discounted cash flow models to support strategic decision making
• Automate existing processes to improve timeliness and accuracy of financial data
• Develop original financial analysis to provide new insights into corporate performance
• Conduct in-depth industry research and competitive benchmarking to identify market trends and strategic opportunities
• Prepare executive-level financial reports, dashboards, and commentary for leadership and board-level reviews
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with personnel from PPL's business lines and other corporate support group functions
• Analyze and prepare monthly and quarterly reports as requested by management
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Comply with all policies and standards

Skills

• * Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
• * 2+ years of finance or related experience
• * Intermediate knowledge of Excel
• * Strong attention to detail and time management skills
• * Capacity to perform analysis while understanding big-picture implications and willingness to solve problems
• * Self-starter with a natural sense of urgency, curiosity, and initiative
• * Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
• * 5 years of finance or related experience
• * Intermediate knowledge of Excel
• * Strong attention to detail and time management skills
• * CFA or CPA
• * Power and utility experience
• * Master's degree in Finance or Accounting
• * Power and utility experience
• * Master's degree in Finance or Accounting
• * CFA or CPA

Qualifications

Must Haves

• * Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
• * 2+ years of finance or related experience
• * Intermediate knowledge of Excel
• * Strong attention to detail and time management skills
• * Capacity to perform analysis while understanding big-picture implications and willingness to solve problems
• * Self-starter with a natural sense of urgency, curiosity, and initiative
• * Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
• * 5 years of finance or related experience
• * Intermediate knowledge of Excel
• * Strong attention to detail and time management skills

Nice to Haves

• * CFA or CPA
• * Power and utility experience
• * Master's degree in Finance or Accounting
• * Power and utility experience
• * Master's degree in Finance or Accounting
• * CFA or CPA