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Job Summary

The SG&A Planning Lead Analyst is expected to work effectively across multiple functional disciplines of the Company and develop and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of the Company's leadership. He/she is also expected to collaborate extensively with the Planning team and other parts of the Finance organization.

Job Description

Overview:

The SG&A Planning Lead Analyst is expected to work effectively across multiple functional disciplines of the Company and develop and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of the Company's leadership. He/she is also expected to collaborate extensively with the Planning team and other parts of the Finance organization.

Responsibilities** **:

+ Develop Long Range Plan (LRP) and financial forecasts (X+Y) for business units / departments; coordinate with leadership to understand performance drivers; explain deviation to plan and projection; support and influence the decision making process

+ Develop & maintain complex financial models and/or databases to effectively manage the business, track and present forecasted results to management in a concise manner

+ Investigate drivers of variance including changes to business, accuracy of inputs and discrepancies in data

+ Interface with leadership and Business Unit / department teams to drive results.

+ Perform multi-variable variance analysis, working across departments to understand drivers, and provide high level explanations

+ Perform month-close tasks such as preparing journal entries, researching payment/invoice issues, and other duties as needed

+ Develop business cases for major projects and initiatives; validate associated assumptions and cost

+ Identify risks and opportunities in achieving the cost and benefit commitments for plan, projections, projects and initiatives; make recommendations to cover any shortfalls; facilitate and influence the decision making process

+ Create financial models of “what if” scenarios to aid future business decisions

+ Generate forecasts and analyze trends in sales, finance and other business areas

+ Resolve complex issues using existing or new solutions

+ Generate new ideas, processes and reports to meet business needs

+ Develop and provide ad hoc reports to meet one-time and evolving information needs in an efficient and consistent manner

Requirements:

+ Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, economics, statistics or other quantitative field

+ MBA or other related advanced degree beneficial

+ 3 to 5+ years of finance/management consulting work experience in a dynamic and analytical environment

+ Superior analytical and problem solving skills

+ Working knowledge of and substantial experience with business case development, project valuation, and financial metrics calculation

+ Experience with financial report and presentation material preparation

+ Experience with automated financial systems, such as SAP or PeopleSoftExcel Word, PowerPoint and Visio application skills

+ Ability to efficiently and effectively manage large data sets, including experience with macros, pivot tables, advanced formulas for data analysis, statistical functions, and/or other large data analysis tools

+ General understanding of the financial closing process and monthly/quarterly cycles

+ General understanding of financial transaction flows from source systems to the general ledger

+ Occasional long, irregular hours and must be flexible to overtime and deadlines with short lead times

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Job Family

Finance

Company

Vistra Corporate Services Company

Locations

Irving, Texas

Texas

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_If you currently work for Vistra or its subsidiaries, please apply via the internal career site._

It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us** **at [email protected] to** **make a request.

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine.

Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country. Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company continues to grow its zero-carbon resources, operating the second-largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities.

Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and takes an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail, offering solutions to meet customers’ needs, including more than 50 renewable energy plans. Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers.

As a leader in the responsible transformation of the country’s energy supply, Vistra has made significant progress towards its 2030 and 2050 targets. The company has committed to a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to our 2010 baseline, and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, assuming necessary technological advancements and public policy incentives are achieved. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company’s sustainability report at https://vistracorp.com/sustainability/ .

Vistra’s hardworking team is committed to its purpose, “lighting up lives, powering a better way forward” and is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors. Learn more about how Vistra is powering a better way forward at vistracorp.com (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3967404-1&h=3533293724&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com%2F&a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com) .

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_It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws._

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us at [email protected] to make a request.