Wildfire Strategy & Process Analyst

Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of? Do you want a workplace that will challenge you and offer you opportunities to learn and grow?  A  position at Xcel Energy could be just what you’re looking for.

Position Summary

A self-directed position that contributes to departmental and business unit goals by analyzing, designing, implementing, and supporting business processes and technology solutions. Provide oversight, guidance, leadership and mentoring in the implementation of systems and processes. Support business activities by building relationships, determining business needs, analyzing process improvements opportunities, defining business requirements, and implementing innovative solutions. Wildfire Mitigation metrics and performance monitoring and reporting.

Essential Responsibilities

• Processing: Serve as oversight of system administration for financial and accounting systems. Tasks include primary point of contact for training, technical support, and problem resolution. Responsibility includes making sure all monthly, quarterly, and yearly system processes run successfully. Serve as a liaison between system business users/owners and IT support.

• Reporting: Oversee & support development & maintenance of reports and related procedures to support corporate, accounting, and financial processes and goals, including month end close and regulatory reporting. Work with key stakeholders to support accounting processes and financial reporting by enabling accounting and financial staff to access data through identification or development of system-generated reports.

• Guidance: Contribute to departmental and business unit strategic and operational goals by engaging management, customers, vendors, and other stakeholders to analyze, design, implement and support business processes and technology solutions. Includes facilitating discussions to identify, document, validate, and analyze business requirements, designing innovative solutions, and making recommendations that support departmental goals.

• Enhancements: Lead projects which develop and enhance use of financial system functionality. Prepare business and financial justification for projects. Lead project team to ensure that projects are successfully implemented, and that appropriate user acceptance testing is performed

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's Degree in Business Information Systems, Computer Science/Information Technology, Accounting, Finance, Business or related area or equivalent experience.

- Four to six or more years of experience in finance, accounting, IT, Computer Science, Information Systems or related area.

- Preferred Qualifications: Master's Degree or equivalent certification. For example, CPA, CMA, CFA etc. Advisory firm, investment banking, public accounting, and/or other relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

- Wildfire mitigation experience.

- Utility experience.

- Detailed approach to problem solving.

- Consulting experience

- Creating high quality visualization for internal/external audiences

As a leading combination electricity and natural gas energy company, Xcel Energy offers a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to 3.4 million electricity and 1.9 million natural gas customers across eight Western and Midwestern states. At Xcel Energy, we strive to be the preferred and trusted provider of the energy our customers need. If you’re ready to be a part of something big, we invite you to join our team.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to apply please contact us at recruiting@xcelenergy.com.

Non-Bargaining

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $82,800.00 to $117,600.00 per year

This position is eligible for the following benefits: Annual Incentive Program, Medical/Pharmacy Plan, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Dependent Care Reimbursement Account, Health Care Reimbursement Account, Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA), Transportation Reimbursement Account, Short-term disability (STD), Long-term disability (LTD), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Tuition reimbursement, Transit programs, Employee recognition program, Pension, 401(k) plan, Paid time off (PTO), Holidays, Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO), Parental Leave

Benefit plans are subject to change and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans, at any time, in whole or in part.

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Deadline to Apply: 01/02/26

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