Business Analyst Senior / Consultant Term Analytics

Job description

The Business Analyst Senior / Consultant participates in a variety of data analysis and modeling functions including identification of resource needs and selections, evaluating wholesale markets, planning and assisting with system operations, assessing other business or operational plans or items utilizing advanced qualitative and quantitative techniques, and regulatory support.

Develop resource plan alternatives based on market trends and conditions, wholesale market changes or other analytical findings critical to the business.

Responsible for conducting complex analysis of wholesale markets, system operations, or other business or operational plans or items utilizing advanced qualitative and quantitative techniques.

Leads team in evaluating resource plans, market changes or other complex analysis that requires input from other Departments or external research.

Minimum Requirements

Business Analyst Senior 

Business Consultant:

Major Accountabilities - Business Analyst Senior

1) Conducts complex analysis of energy markets, system operations, resource evaluations, or other business or operational plans or items utilizing advanced qualitative and quantitative techniques.

2) Develops and supports presenting information to leaders and executives highlighting or recommending resource plan alternatives based on market trends and conditions, wholesale market changes or other analytical findings critical to the business.

3) Evaluates resource plans, market changes or other complex analysis that requires input from Legal department, Regulatory, Resource Management, Fossil Generation, and/or Middle and Back Office, etc.

4) May perform analysis to optimize the timing of generation outages, determine economic power transactions, and assist traders in developing strategies for serving APS load obligations in the most cost effective manner that also supports system reliability.

5) Performs moderately complex quantitative analysis using production cost models to develop a comprehensive resource plan, support trading and the Fuels Department, implement the hedge plan or produce the corporate Fuel Budget.

6) Evaluates historic and forecasted market data, including pricing and trends to develop forecasts and analytical and mathematical models and analysis to support business unit performance plans and efforts

7) Develops detailed and complex reports, such as the Integrated Resource Plan or topic specific white papers, to support business unit initiatives and decision making involving capital expenditures, major commercial commitments and changes in operating strategy.

8) Performs economic and financial studies, including cash flow analysis, rates of return computations and revenue requirements analysis as required.

9) Provides technical and advanced quantitative methods in support of system operations, trading, middle office, and risk management functions.

10) Actively participate in projects to produce effective project teams.

Ensure the development of a cooperative culture that supports team accomplishments and eliminates barriers and roadblocks.

11) Maintain a high awareness and understanding of key internal business functions, personnel, potential business improvement opportunities, key industry issues, key stakeholders, regulators, and technology trends.

Assists others participating in industry forums involving activities that affect the energy markets to provide input for changes and to understand impacts to APS.

Major Accountabilities - Business Consultant

1) Conducts advanced analysis of energy markets, system operations, or other business or operational plans or items utilizing advanced qualitative and quantitative techniques.

As well as trains and supports team members in less complex analysis

2) Develops and presents information and/or presentations to leaders and executives highlighting or recommending resource plan alternatives based on market trends and conditions, wholesale market changes or other analytical findings critical to the business.

3) Leads teams in evaluating resource plans, market changes or other complex analysis that requires input from Legal department, Regulatory, Resource Management, Fossil Generation, and/or Middle and Back Office, etc.

4) May perform analysis to optimize the timing of generation outages, determine economic power transactions, and assist traders in developing strategies for serving APS load obligations in the most cost effective manner that also supports system reliability.

5) Oversees other analysts quantitative analysis using production cost models in the development of comprehensive resource plans, support trading and fuel procurement decisions, implement the hedge plan or produce the corporate Fuel Budget.

6) Leads teams in evaluating historic and forecasted market data, including pricing and trends to develop forecasts and analytical and mathematical models and analysis to support business unit performance plans and efforts.

7) Develops detailed and complex reports, such as the Integrated Resource Plan or topic specific white papers, to support business unit initiatives and decision making involving capital expenditures, major commercial commitments and changes in operating strategy.

8) Performs economic and financial studies, including cash flow analysis, rates of return computations and revenue requirements analysis as required.

9) Provides technical and advanced quantitative methods in support of system operations, trading, middle office, and risk management functions.

10) Provides leadership to produce effective project teams.

Ensure the development of a cooperative culture that supports team accomplishments and eliminates barriers and roadblocks.

11) Influence the strategic direction of the Company's planning efforts and provide project management among numerous APS departments regarding the planning and implementation of such resources.

12) Maintains and focuses others on awareness and understanding of key internal business functions, personnel, business improvement opportunities, key industry issues, key stakeholders, regulators, and technology trends.

Participates in industry forums involving activities that affect the wholesale market to provide input for changes and to understand impacts to APS.

Required Skill Profession

Business Operations Specialists