Director, Financial Planning and Analysis Londonderry, NH, US, 03053 **Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business, and as an employee team.** **At Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it.** **Purpose** This role provides oversight to the East Region FP&A Team, annual budget, and FP&A closing deliverables. **Accountabilities** + Lead the preparation of monthly management reporting of financial and operational results for the Region , including: P&L, balance sheet, capital expenditures, cash flow, key performance indicators (e.g. return on equity) and balanced scorecard metrics + Communicate financial insights and strategic recommendations to stakeholders, ensuring clarity and alignment. Explain results against budget and prior year, ensuring stakeholder understanding of root causes of performance and driving action to improve future performance and manage risk + Support regulatory filings, responses to regulatory data requests, and preparation of ad hoc analysis and reporting for regulatory compliance purposes + Continuously develop and improve reporting and analysis to advance understanding of company performance + Identify financial risks and opportunities, developing strategies to mitigate risks and capitalize on opportunities + Lead the development of long-term financial strategies aligned with business goals and collaborate with senior management to set financial targets + Oversee the annual budgeting process, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives **Accountabilities Continued** + Partner with Utility Presidents and other stakeholders to gather inputs for financial planning and ensure alignment on forecasts and budgets. + Develop and monitor a strong control environment, ensuring adherence to internal controls, company policies, procedures, SOX requirements and GAAP. + Coordinate and analyze internal (SOX) controls under the direction of management. Work closely with internal and external auditors + Coach and develop direct reports with regular performance reviews related to SMART goal setting and achievement + Foster an environment of excellence and teamwork where employees are disciplined in processes and work collaboratively towards the achievement of personal, departmental and business goals and initiatives. + Actively participate in the identification and execution of continuous improvement/best practice initiatives **Education and Experience** + Bachelor’s degree in related field of study + 10+ years of experience + Professional Accounting designation (CPA, CMA) + Strong knowledge of accounting theory, generally accepted accounting principles and the Code of Federal Regulations + Utility accounting experience an asset + Experience with SAP would be an asset **Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is a growing renewable energy and utility company with over $15 billion of assets across North America and internationally.** **For more than 30 years, Algonquin has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering clean energy and water solutions. Our rapid growth has led both our regulated utility services and renewable energy business groups into different geographies and commodities, but our purpose remains unchanged – Sustaining Energy and Water for Life.** **Through our operating business (Liberty), we provide regulated electricity, water, and natural gas utility services to over 1 million customer connections, primarily in North America. And, our growing portfolio of clean, renewable wind, solar, hydro and thermal power generation facilities represent over 3 GW of renewable generation capacity in operation and under construction.** **With our robust, diversified, and growing presence in communities across North America and internationally, we are continually demonstrating our “Think Global, Act Local” business model.** **What we offer** Company funded Pension program 401k with Company match Full insurance benefits (health/dental/vision/life) Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy Share purchase/match plan Defined Contribution savings plan Top Talent Program Volunteer paid days off Employee Assistance Program Achievement fund We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not certain you meet the all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to further investigate the opportunity. We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person’s unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents. Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all of our employees and expect each of our employees to honor this commitment in their daily responsibilities.