Principal Financial Analyst

Requisition ID:  96993 

NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us!

Position Specific Description

We are looking for a driven and analytically sharp Lead Financial Analyst to join our Project Controls group. In this role, you will be at the center of capital project financial oversight — tracking costs, identifying variances, and delivering insights that keep projects on time and on budget. You'll work across teams, own your workload, and bring clarity to complexity.

What You'll Do

• Monitor project costs against budgets and forecasts, identifying and communicating variances with context and recommended actions
• Build and maintain dynamic financial models, spend curves, and cost tracking tools in Excel
• Partner with project managers, engineering, procurement, and accounting teams to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting
• Develop and maintain forecast detail and cash spend curves, reconciling accrued vs. cash positions
• Investigate data discrepancies independently, track down answers, and close gaps without waiting to be directed
• Support monthly reporting cycles including variance analysis, cost reviews, and stakeholder presentations
• Identify process improvement opportunities and proactively implement solutions

What We're Looking For

• Strong Excel proficiency — pivot tables, dynamic named ranges, structured tables, and formula-driven models
• Cost monitoring and variance analysis experience in a capital project or construction environment
• A natural problem solver who can take ambiguous information and build structure around it
• Self-starter with a bias toward action — you figure things out, you don't wait to be told
• Highly organized, able to manage multiple deliverables and shifting priorities simultaneously
• Excellent cross-functional communicator who builds trust with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities evolve and deadlines are real

Preferred Background

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• 4–6 years of experience in financial analysis, project controls, or capital project accounting
• Familiarity with energy or construction industries is a plus
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred) and cost management tools

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click here to learn more.

Employee Group:  Exempt
Employee Type:  Full Time
Job Category:  Finance, Accounting & Business Analytics
Organization:  NextEra Energy Resources, LLC 
Relocation Provided:  No

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. 

NextEra Energy and provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. 

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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