Principal Consultant Analyst Location: Bay Area - Oakland Duration: 3 Months Required: • PGE experience - preference for 4+ years (more recent the better) within Finance Department/Business Finance or working on major Financial-related strategic projects • Should be very experienced working with PGE financial specifics such as NEIF / EIF / Capital categorizations of cost, where to find cost data, how to run advanced analytics on them, etc.; needs Financial forecasting and advanced data analytics experience (SAP, SQL, Power BI, Python). Principal Consultant Analyst Job Responsibilities: • Evaluate enterprise performance and provide data-driven insights that lead to actionable recommendations. • Frame analytic approaches and lead quantitative analyses that will yield critical answers to key questions. • Uses existing financial models and/or develops new models for analysis and reporting. • Contributes to establishing standards and drives improvement within existing processes and develops new processes as needed. • Provides recommendations to senior management (up to and including SVP/ EVP) across functions to drive and influence planning, operations efficiency, and decision making. • May manage cross-functional projects or initiatives. • May act as a team lead and provide direction to less experienced employees. • Leads special projects and initiatives as assigned. • Interacts and consults with multiple departments and business partners. • Drives change in the organization and be a champion of company initiatives as appropriate. • Enrich company data through external and public sources. • Identify opportunities for targeted, cost-effective resource (savings) acquisition. • Conduct trend and sensitivity analyses. QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum: • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or job-related discipline or equivalent experience • Requires a minimum of six years total of accounting, financial, or business-related experience, including advanced analytical experience; preference for experience in management consulting or investment banking • Minimum 4 years of previous experience at PGE, preferably in the Finance department or Business Finance working on financial forecasting, statistical modeling, and/or advanced data analytics Highly Desired: • Master's Degree in Business Administration or equivalent experience • Job-related experience, 8 years. • Utility industry experience • Experience in management consulting or investment banking • CPA-Certified Public Accountant certification • Well-versed with Python/SAS to build descriptive predictive models that enrich, expand, and allow a deeper understanding of data analyses and solutions • Use of interactive data visualization tools, such as Tableau and Power BI, to present results in a compelling manner • Data-oriented personality • Ability to synthesize the requests from management at all levels • Capability to be a creative, innovative problem solver - but using simple ideas • Ability to work full-time in an office and remote environment, physically able to sit/stand at a computer and work in front of a computer screen for significant portions of the workday • Develop KPIs/KRIs wherever needed to provide an initial view of performance/risks. • Strong verbal and written communication skills in English