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Business Analyst
San Francisco, CA

Department Summary:
PG&E's Sourcing organization manages over $3.5 billion of annual company spend. The department provides the following services to internal clients: procurement of goods and services, strategic sourcing and cost savings, contract management, supplier relationship management, supplier diversity planning, execution and outreach, compliance management, ongoing procurement field support and management of the procure to pay cycle.
Position:
We are seeking a BUSINESS ANALYST in San Francisco, CA. This position will provide analytical, data compilation and strategic sourcing support to the Corporate Services Sourcing Organization including Professional Services and IT/Telecom spend categories. The Business Analyst will report to the Manager, Supply Chain Strategy.
Roles and Responsibilities:
40% of time SOURCING DATA COMPILATION, ANALYSIS, AND PRESENTATION: Maintain Service category databases. Perform SAP and Access queries to analyze and summarize data for presentation to decision makers. Review unit cost variances and reconcile contract deviations. Track key performance indicators and commodity indices to verify supplier increase requests, identify cost saving opportunities, elevate possible threats, and inform contract negotiations. Create new tools and processes where needed. Maintain awareness of industry and market trends through ongoing research. Maintain develop reports and management presentations.
40% of time CONTRIBUTE TO STRATEGIC SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT STRATEGIES: Support spending analysis, needs assessment, benchmarking and business case development. Identify potential cost savings, spend reduction, supplier consolidation and standardization opportunities. Assist Generation Supply Chain Portfolio Manager and Category Leads with supplier selection and recommendation activities including: qualitative and quantitative analysis, selection criteria, long and short lists, RFI and RFP development and analysis.
20% of time SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT: Monitor financial condition of suppliers to proactively identify solvency risks and recommend mitigation strategies. Track supplier quality, cost and contract performance. Define, develop, and implement supplier scorecard metrics and measurement tools.
Required:
* Bachelor's degree in business or economics (or related industry experience)
* 1+ years of experience in business or financial analysis
* Strong interpersonal skills, a team focus, and the ability to work in cross-functional teams
* Excellent quantitative skills, with demonstrated proficiency in data analysis (SAP/MS Access), modeling (MS Excel), and presenting (MS PowerPoint)
* Knowledge of basic statistics
Desired:
* Management consulting, Information Technology or Sourcing experience
* Understanding of procurement processes, policies and procedures and contract elements
* Expertise in competitive analysis and industry/market research approaches
* Strategic Sourcing experience
* Utility industry experience
* SAP/SRM proficiency
Job Category
: Accounting & Financial Management
Primary Location
: United States of America
Job Level
: Individual Contributor
Schedule
: Full-time
Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

For the complete job listing and how to apply go to: Business Analyst

Business Analyst
CA-West Sacramento

Business Analyst
Position Summary:
The primary responsibility of this position is to analyze current operating practices, assess existing financial and utility specific data. The position is also responsible for researching and responding to questions posed by internal customers that pertain to risk management, as well as preparing data to management.
Responsibilities:
Monitor and review changing trends in the economy and utility industry and assess the potential impacts on customer acquisition strategies, the financial condition of the customer base, and the quality of accounts receivable. Recommend strategies to take advantage of and offset any potential risk
Develop, maintain and monitor audit functions to ensure practices, processes, and procedures are in compliance with company policy guidelines. Implement required processes to identify, measure, and control risk
Perform business, marketing, operations, and regulatory Perform business, marketing, operations, and regulatory reviews and monitor the effectiveness of policies against current business strategy. Initiate appropriate changes to ensure policies continue to meet company goals
Develop/review business rules in alignment with credit policy and define/review related treatments across all functions, processes, and platforms
Perform portfolio reviews to assess overall credit quality and trends. Provide leadership and counsel to management concerning accounts receivable and produce periodic reports that communicate appropriate credit information to management
Manage appropriate credit securitization and mitigation tools/processes and assure consistent methodologies for assessing creditworthiness
Required:
Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Business, Finance, Accounting, or Economics
Two-plus years of prior credit risk experience with a good working knowledge of lending operations, collections, and credit risk.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the expectation to interpret results and deliver findings from the analyses to other team members as well as to upper level management
Desired exposure to using account management software and SAS programming skills
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V
Job Category
: Accounting & Financial Management
Primary Location
: USA-CA-West Sacramento
Job Level
: Individual Contributor
Schedule
: Full-time
Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

For the complete job listing and how to apply go to: Business Analyst

Business Analyst, Senior
CA-San Francisco