Distribution Engineering - Financial Specialist

**FirstEnergy at a Glance** We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers’ lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger. FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability, and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts. ***About the Opportunity*** This is an open position with the FirstEnergy Service Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. FirstEnergy’s Program Delivery Financial Management & Controls team plays a critical role in overseeing a multi-billion-dollar portfolio, managing more than $2 billion in regulatory and program spend across a five-year horizon. We are committed to ensuring the financial health, compliance, and cost efficiency of our programs while supporting strategic growth and operational excellence. The Financial Specialist is a strategic, results-driven professional with strong financial and business acumen. This specialist is a proactive leader who excels at guiding program financial performance, strengthening controls, and delivering high-quality insights to senior leadership while fostering accountability and cross-functional collaboration. This role will serve as the financial specialist supporting our West Virginia and Maryland reliability enhancement programs. The individual will support program budgeting, variance analysis, and regulatory reporting needs through collaboration with Engineering, Project Management, Rates, Regulatory Reporting, and Corporate Finance. This position reports onsite. The preferred reporting locations are either the Mon Power Headquarters in Fairmont, West Virginia, or the FirstEnergy Headquarters in Akron, Ohio. Other locations within the company's service territory will be considered. **Responsibilities include:** - Providing leadership and oversight for program financial management, including budgets, forecasts, and cost controls. - Collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to align financial strategies with program objectives. - Partnering with stakeholders to ensure grant management compliance where applicable. - Partnering with stakeholders to ensure audit readiness and compliance execution, including internal and external audits. - Supporting continuous improvement activities across the business unit and FirstEnergy. - Monitoring and reporting progress against program plans and providing presentations to leadership and other ad-hoc data requests. - Developing solutions for complex assignments while actively seeking ways to build challenge and adding value within scope of assignments. - Promoting a sense of urgency in the team for reaching goals and meeting deadlines. **Qualifications** - Two-to-four-year degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering or related discipline and minimum 4 to 10 years’ related work experience is required. - In lieu of a degree, minimum 7 to 13 years’ related work experience is required. Relevant work experience includes financial forecasting & analysis, cost flow oversight, expense verification & correction, project management controls, strategic financial planning, or portfolio management. - Proven experience in financial management with budget ownership. Strong understanding of financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and risk management. - Possess strong computer skills in the Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word), SAP, QlikView, PlannerDash, PowerPlan and Coupa. PowerBI/Toad skills are a plus. - Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interpret, analyze, and clearly communicate complex data. - Strong analytical, decision making, planning, and problem-solving skills. - Collaborative team pla…