Financial Analyst Retail Natural Gas & Electricity

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Financial Analyst

Retail Natural Gas & Electricity

COMPANY

Northeast Power, LLC

EMPLOYMENT

Full-Time

EXPERIENCE

3-4 Years Preferred

Position Summary

Northeast Power, LLC is seeking a Financial Analyst with experience in the retail energy industry, including natural gas and electricity. The ideal candidate will have three to four years of relevant experience and a working knowledge of Northeast energy markets, utility operations, customer billing, commodity costs, and retail energy margins.

This position will support financial reporting, forecasting, profitability analysis, accounting, and management decision-making. The Financial Analyst will work closely with finance, accounting, operations, sales, pricing, supply, and executive leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly financial reports, forecasts, budgets, and variance analyses.
• Analyze revenue, commodity costs, gross margin, operating expenses, and customer profitability.
• Track financial performance by commodity, utility, market, customer class, product, and sales channel.
• Develop customer- and contract-level profitability analyses.
• Monitor retail natural gas and electricity volumes, usage, pricing, and margins.
• Assist with cash-flow forecasting, working-capital planning, and liquidity reporting.
• Review supplier invoices, utility data, settlement reports, and customer billing information.
• Reconcile billed and unbilled revenue, commodity costs, accounts receivable, commissions, and other financial accounts.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing procedures.
• Prepare journal-entry support, accruals, account reconciliations, and financial schedules.
• Assist with accounts payable and accounts receivable reporting, including aging, collections, bad-debt exposure, and vendor payments.
• Review broker and consultant commissions for accuracy and contract compliance.
• Analyze actual customer usage against forecasts, nominations, hedges, and supply costs.
• Identify margin leakage, billing discrepancies, operational inefficiencies, and unusual financial activity.
• Assist with annual audits, tax preparation, regulatory reporting, and requests from lenders, suppliers, and other business partners.
• Maintain financial models, reporting tools, dashboards, and supporting documentation.
• Develop and track key performance indicators for financial and operational performance.
• Support management with due diligence, strategic planning, acquisitions, financing activities, and special projects.
• Help develop and document financial controls, accounting procedures, and standard operating procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or a related field.
• Three to four years of experience in financial analysis, accounting, or finance, preferably within the retail energy industry.
• Experience with retail natural gas, electricity, energy supply, utilities, or energy-service companies.
• Familiarity with Northeast energy markets, including NYISO, ISO New England, and PJM, is preferred.
• Understanding of retail energy billing, commodity settlements, customer usage, load forecasting, gross-margin analysis, and broker commissions.
• Working knowledge of accrual accounting, account reconciliations, journal entries, financial statements, and month-end closing procedures.
• Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookup functions, financial models, and large-data analysis.
• Experience with accounting, CRM, billing, contract-management, business-intelligence, or energy-management systems is beneficial.
• Strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and close attention to detail.
• Ability to identify discrepancies, explain financial results, and communicate findings clearly.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work across departments in a fast-paced environment.
• High level of integrity and discretion when handling confidential financial and customer information.

What Northeast Power Offers

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Benefits and incentive compensation, subject to company programs.
• Opportunity to work directly with senior leadership.
• Meaningful involvement in the continued growth and development of the company.
• A collaborative environment with exposure to finance, operations, supply, pricing, and strategy.

How to Apply

Qualified candidates should submit a resume and a brief statement describing their experience in retail natural gas, electricity, financial analysis, or accounting.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Northeast Power, LLC is an equal-opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, experience, business needs, and job performance without regard to any status protected by applicable law.

Pay: $100,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Work Location: Hybrid remote in New York, NY 10016