Highlights
The Associate / Analyst, Business Planning is responsible for assisting with monthly financial forecasts, developing impactful variance commentary and ad-hoc analysis used for management reporting materials, as well as assisting with the annual Budget process. A Fortune 500 company, Cheniere Energy is headquartered in Houston with U.S. offices in Lake Charles, Louisiana and Washington D.C. production sites in Cameron, Louisiana and Gregory, Texas; and international offices in London, Singapore, Beijing and Tokyo.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Houston, TX |
| Industry | Energy and Utilities |
| Company Size | 1,500 to 1,999 employees |
| Website | https://cheniere.com/ |
Description
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Associate / Analyst, Business Planning is responsible for assisting with monthly financial forecasts, developing impactful variance commentary and ad-hoc analysis used for management reporting materials, as well as assisting with the annual Budget process. Analysts will interface with subject matter experts across the enterprise to help ensure the corporate financial forecasts are constructed with cohesive assumptions, accurate operational / financial data, and alignment with the Company's strategic views. This position will report to the Director, Business Planning but will require extensive collaboration with all members of the broader Finance & Treasury organization.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Assist with monthly financial forecasts by interfacing with stakeholders, oversee Hyperion systems calculating direct margins, and ensure data integrity
- Support the integration of new assets and commercial agreements into the consolidated forecast
- Prepare variance analysis, KPI trends, and develop clear narratives / actionable insights for monthly management reporting requirements
- Develop ad-hoc analysis to support strategic decision making and knowledge creation
- Assist with the corporate Budget process including preparation, execution, and analysis of the results
- Assist in preparation of quarterly CFO Dashboard and Board slides with key financial and operational metrics to support executive review and quarterly earnings calls
- Assist Treasury with cash forecasting, liquidity reporting, and debt compliance
- Develop, maintain, and improve financial models for forecasting, budgeting, and scenario analysis
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and alignment with various business development and growth initiatives
- The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list, and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time, or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
The position requires strong command of financial concepts and analytical skills, as well as the ability to multitask intraday. Analysts must demonstrate sound organizational skills, curiosity to seek further clarification or details when required, and the ability to apply critical thinking to solve ambiguity. Additionally, experience with financial modeling and Oracle Hyperion Planning systems would be valuable.
Skills:
- Highly organized and motivated with strong analytical and critical thinking abilities
- Demonstrates good judgment, high integrity, and sound decision-making skills
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills along with the ability to learn new applications
- Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) with the ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization
- Strong time management skills and ability to prioritize multiple tasks concurrently while meeting deadlines
- Willingness and ability to collaborate with others
- Positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills with the flexibility and adaptability to respond to rapidly changing work environments
- Must be able to work under deadline pressure and must be willing to work outside of normal office hours as required.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Education: Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Finance, Accounting, Business, or Engineering. Master's degree preferred but not required. CPA certification is also a plus.
Experience:
- Associate Analyst: Zero (0) to two (2) years professional experience in Business Planning, Financial Planning & Analysis, Treasury, Accounting, and/or Consulting. Experience within LNG, natural gas, or energy industries is a plus. Experience with financial modeling and Oracle Hyperion Planning systems is preferred.
- Analyst: Minimum of two (2) years professional experience in Business Planning, Financial Planning & Analysis, Treasury, Accounting, and/or Consulting. Experience within LNG, natural gas, or energy industries is a plus. Experience with financial modeling and Oracle Hyperion Planning systems is preferred.
DIRECT REPORTS
None
FREEDOM TO ACT
The Associate / Analyst, Business Planning is capable of making daily decisions in the implementation of the planning processes and is expected to identify and communicate key business issues and improvement opportunities.
WORK CONDITIONS
- Job is performed in a typical office environment, but is subject to time pressures and constraints, and is often dependent on input from others
- Occasionally, work may be performed from home, after normal work hours or on weekends
- Periodically travel as business requires
- Subject to drug and alcohol testing, per applicable federal regulations or as required by Cheniere
ADA JOB REQUIREMENTS
Reasonable accommodations will be made to ensure that the essential functions of the job can be performed and not hinder the employee''s performance due to physical, mental or emotional disability.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Cheniere Energy is an equal opportunity workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation if requested for disabilities or religious beliefs and practices.
Cheniere Energy is a global leader in LNG providing flexible, reliable and affordable energy to the world while powering the transition to a lower-carbon future.
We are a values-driven company that focuses on teamwork, respect, accountability, integrity, nimbleness, and above all, safety for our employees, our communities, and our assets.
Cheniere Energy's global impact is achieved through a diverse and passionate workforce that is invested in our company through our annual stock-grant program. Our high-performing employees are united by a shared mission, common goals and a culture of inclusion and caring.
Our comprehensive compensation and benefits offerings are competitive and strong, and they prioritize wellness and performance incentives that reward results. As an employee of Cheniere Energy, you will make an impact on our business and our communities.
A Fortune 500 company, Cheniere Energy is headquartered in Houston with U.S. offices in Lake Charles, Louisiana and Washington D.C.; production sites in Cameron, Louisiana and Gregory, Texas; and international offices in London, Singapore, Beijing and Tokyo.
About Company
Our company
Around the globe, countries, communities and companies want many of the same things: to be productive, healthy and safe. At Cheniere, we provide clean, secure and affordable energy to the world — energy that can reduce carbon emissions, help lead to cleaner air, and light homes and power factories — all manufactured and transported by modern energy infrastructure run by a world-class workforce.
The energy we make is liquified natural gas, or LNG. We began operations in 2016, and we’re already the largest producer of LNG in the United States and the second largest LNG operator in the world. Our LNG has reached dozens of markets on five continents, and the demand for our fuel is expected to grow as countries around the world seek cleaner ways to power their economies.
While you’ll find our headquarters in Houston, Texas, and our LNG facilities in Southwest Louisiana and South Texas, we are a global company with offices in London, Singapore, Washington, Beijing and Tokyo.
Our facilities
Cheniere’s energy infrastructure represents a more than $38 billion investment in the future of energy and is a demonstration of the company’s ability to execute. Cheniere established industry records for bringing new liquefaction units online ahead of schedule and is the fastest company to produce and export 1,000 cargoes of LNG.
Cheniere is operating, constructing and developing two LNG facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast. These massive LNG facilities reliably and safely process billions of cubic feet of natural gas per day into LNG and load the liquid energy onto insulated ships that keep the product cold for their journeys around the world.
Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG facility, which is located in Cameron Parish in Southwest Louisiana, began export operations in 2016 and currently has six fully operational liquefaction units, or “trains.” With all six trains complete, the aggregate nominal production capacity of Sabine Pass is approximately 30 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG.
Cheniere’s Corpus Christi LNG facility in South Texas is the first greenfield LNG export facility in the U.S. lower 48 and began operations in 2018. All three Trains are operating, and the aggregate nominal production capacity of the Corpus Christi facility is approximately 15 mtpa of LNG.
Our business
What we do is provide LNG to customers, but how we do it makes us different. Cheniere is a full-service LNG provider.
We purchase natural gas from the robust, transparent and liquid North American gas market, process the natural gas into LNG, and offer our customers the option to load the LNG onto their vessels at our terminals, or we will deliver the LNG to regasification facilities around the world.
Approximately 85% of Cheniere’s expected aggregate LNG production capacity, either completed or under construction, is contracted through long-term take-or-pay style agreements with creditworthy counterparties. The remaining volumes of LNG we can produce are available for our integrated marketing unit to sell into the market. That gives Cheniere the unique combination of stability and opportunity — long-term, contracted, stable cash flows, plus marketing opportunities driven by shorter-term natural gas supply and demand fundamentals in markets worldwide.
Natural gas is transported to Cheniere’s LNG facilities on third-party pipelines on which we own firm transportation capacity, as well as on pipelines Cheniere has constructed, owns and operates.