Business Specialist (Assoc, Mid, Sr.), Portland, OR #113502

POWER YOUR GREATNESS

PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion. 

General Purpose

Provides advice and counsel to management and client organizations. Conducts special studies and analyses, develops alternatives, presents recommendations to management and influences management decisions.  Researches, analyzes, develops and implements new strategies, programs, and/or processes in response to changing internal and external conditions.

Responsibilities

• Promote a customer first culture and commit to delivering outstanding results for customers.
• Gather and analyze critical information (demographics, condition, costs, lifecycle) from various sources.
• Audit business system data and examine actuals against targets.
• Analyze business processes, conduct special studies, develop alternatives and present recommendations to management and influence management decisions. 
• Identify and recommend long-range asset data management and system improvements to strategically balance risk and reward.
• Develop and approve long range programs for assets.
• Implement optimum life cycle and companion costs models for network assets. 
• Manage the budget process to ensure that all stakeholders have their needs met.
• Report complex financial information in simple terms, and communicate throughout the organization. 
• Act as expert on maintaining financial integrity of the FERC data.  
• Research and analyze relevant data, evaluate complex situations, develop creative alternatives, provide recommendations, and negotiate and influence outcomes. 

Requirements

•    Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance or other applicable fields; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 
•    A minimum of four years of directly related experience in gathering, analysis, interpretation, trending, forecasting, and modeling skills. 
•    Working knowledge of SAP.  
•    Strong understanding of company capitalization policy.  
•    Project management skills including project leadership, task identification, scheduling, and cost/expenditure identification. 
•    Proficient with the use of personal computers including spreadsheet, database, word processing, and presentation applications to gather, analyze, and model information. 
•    Communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to consult with internal and external customers regarding matters/issues which may be sensitive and complex in nature.
•    Ability to work with all levels of an organization including people with different styles and backgrounds; ability to work as a member of a team; ability to present alternatives and recommendations.
•    Knowledge of applicable company policies and procedures; applicable federal, state, and local governmental laws and regulations.

In addition, the Business Specialist requires;
•    A minimum of five years related experience. 
•    Research and analysis skills including the ability to obtain relevant data, evaluate complex situations, develop creative alternatives, provide recommendations, and negotiate and influence outcomes. 
•    Program design skills including development of interventions, processes, or new or modified programs to meet customer needs.

In addition, the Sr Business Specialist requires;
•    A minimum of seven year’s experience in an applicable field directly related to position responsibilities. 

Preferences

•    Previous experience with enterprise software like IBM Maximo or SAP.

•    Previous project management experience.

•    Experience with data analysis in tools like Excel and PowerBI.

•    Masters degree in business administration, information systems or similar.

•    Previous Utility Operations experience in a financial role.  

•    Previous supervisory or lead experience is desired 

•    Experience of guiding and creation of budget/reporting processes. 

•    The ability to manage client and vendor relationships.

•    Experience of guiding and creation of budget/reporting processes. 

Additional Information

Req Id: 113502
Company Code: Pacificorp
Primary Location: PORTLAND    
Department: Power Delivery
Schedule: Days
Personnel Subarea: Exempt
Hiring Range: $78,500-$134,200 

This position is eligible for an annual discretionary performance incentive bonus of up to 12.00% of salary.

Benefits: Health care, retirement, paid time off, tuition assistance, paid short-term and long-term disability, paid bereavement leave. For more information, please visit: https://careers.pacificorp.com/content/New-Benefits-Page/?locale=en_US

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without an accommodation.

PacifiCorp is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

Unless otherwise required by law, all offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening including for marijuana. While marijuana is legal in several states, including Oregon, a positive test for positions in Oregon may disqualify a candidate. The company complies with the laws of Washington and California and only obtains and considers positive tests for marijuana in safety-sensitive positions or those covered by U.S. Department of Transportation regulations.