Senior Business Strategic Performance Analyst

 DTE is one of the nation’s largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer’s homes and Michigan’s progress for more than a century. And as Michigan’s largest source of renewable energy, we’re creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future. We’re also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states.
 

But we’re more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job. At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities.  When you join us, you’ll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences and values everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing.  Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE. Together, we can achieve great things.
 

Testing Required:

Hybrid Role: This role is hybrid, with an established schedule of in-person work required at an assigned work location. Any remote work is expected to be performed from an employee’s primary residence, unless allowed (or prohibited) through the Company’s remote work guidelines.

Emergency Response: Yes – Must be available to perform a primary assignment in support of DTE’s emergency response to storms or other events that impact service to our customers.

Senior Business Strategic Performance Analyst

Job Summary

This position is within the DTE Gas Company Midstream organization and is responsible for coordinating and executing transactional services (i.e. storage, transportation, parks, loans, etc…) to maximize revenue generation for all stakeholders.  Research and develop new market opportunities, primarily in terms of storage and transportation expansions.  Provides insights and implements business plans and strategies. Assesses market trends, financial data, and operational capabilities, translating complex information into actionable insights. Analyzes business data, develops strategies, and creates plans to improve efficiency and profitability. Uses data analysis, forecasting, and strategies to guide decision-making and ensure business objectives are achieved.

Span of Control: 0; this is an individual contributor job.

Key Accountabilities

• Conducts thorough research and analysis of market trends, financial data, operational metrics, and competitive landscapes.
• Develops and implements comprehensive business plans and strategies to enhance business performance towards long-term goals.
• Sustains accurate forecasting models to predict future business performance and supports the monitoring of budgets and annual planning cycle.
• Creates detailed reports, presentations, and dashboards to communicate findings and recommendations to senior management and stakeholders.
• Identifies opportunities for process optimization and efficiency improvements within the planning function and across the business and provide recommendation changes and improvements.
• Identifies potential risks associated with business plans and develops strategies to mitigate them.
• Partners with various departments implement plans, track progress, and ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
• Monitors key performance indicators and reports on the effectiveness of implemented plans.
• Researches and analyzes records, financial data and operating statistics for participating in filing rate and regulatory cases and analysis.
• Creates and formulates business documentation and reports to support the rate case filings and appeals.

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance with 6 years of experience in business planning, strategic planning or reporting and analytics.

Other Qualifications

Preferred

• Master’s degree in business, accounting or finance
• Utility Hub services background and responsibilities

Other Requirements

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in data analysis and financial modeling.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Proficient verbal, written and presentation skills; communicates clearly with credibility and confidence
• Extensive knowledge of data analysis; ability to summarize data effectively and provide appropriate summaries in response to common business questions
• Experience with cost and performance metrics; especially interpretation, trending and writing high level performance commentary
• Analytic and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify key issues from a broad range of alternatives and recommend optimal solutions for various situations
• Ability to develop and coordinate cross-functional work groups and projects yielding optimal outcomes
• Ability to work with shifting priorities and embrace new or evolving responsibilities

Competencies

Additional Information

Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management representatives to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision

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