Principal Strategic Financial Analyst (Hybrid)

Sempra: Where opportunity powers impact

At Sempra, we tackle the biggest energy challenges that face our industry. Our high-performing team leverages the full capabilities of our organization to serve 40 million consumers across North America. By collaborating and challenging one another across multiple disciplines, we inspire our best work, ideas and innovation. From increasing liquified natural gas (LNG) capacities to reducing carbon emissions to helping people prepare for the realities of climate change, we are committed to building a better energy future for all.

Primary Purpose
This position is a key advisor in Sempra's 5 Year Planning process, which includes the modeling, consolidation, and analysis of Sempra's corporate wide long-range plan that will be used for strategic decision making. Additionally, this position acts as an advisor to senior management (CFO, Controller, Treasurer and other VPs) for business issues impacting corporate financial performance. The role is highly connected with Business Units, Treasury, Tax and Corporate Development to provide a live and accurate view of Sempra's near-term and long-term financial plan. Expertise in position provides direction to Senior Analysts and Analysts (where applicable) within the department.

Duties and Responsibilities

Corporate Financial Analysis

• Maintain and continuously improve Sempra's company-wide financial planning model (including both earnings and credit).
• Update to reflect known and anticipated issues at Business Units, tax changes, financing needs and new GAAP requirements.
• Analyze acquisitions, divestitures, spin, split and other strategic transactions.
• Use broad financial knowledge to understand financial interdependencies in order to facilitate necessary changes.
• Develop and integrate new models to help Sempra's overall financial forecasting reliability and consistency.
• Work with Business Units, Treasury, Tax and Corporate Development to understand and track key business issues and incorporate into financial plan in order to provide a "live" view to senior management.
• Serve as an advisor to corporate management on financial concepts and/or accounting changes.

Business Unit Analysis

• Perform economic evaluations of projects and/or Business Units.
• Serve as an advisor to the Business Units on financial concepts and/or accounting changes.
• Evaluate and understand external environment to anticipate impact to businesses.

Capital Structure Analysis

• Modeling of high-level finance with conceptual and theoretical accounting concepts.
• Research, understand and plan for hybrid financial instruments.
• Perform Ad Hoc analysis of optimal capital structures, project viability, and arbitrage opportunities.

Rating Agency Analysis

• Work with Treasury department to analyze Sempra's optimal Capital Structure.
• Incorporate rating agency methodology and stay up to date with changes to approach to credit metrics.
• Develop three statement GAAP financials.

Performs other duties as assigned (no more than 5% of duties).