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Atmos Energy Corporation Business Support Specialist - JR9538 in Flowood, Mississippi
This is a job for a Business Support Specialist position with a company located in the Flowood, MS area.
Job Summary: Preferred candidates should have advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint to create detailed reports, analyze data, and develop presentations to support business functions. Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business administration is preferred. Responsible for supporting management in the administration and coordination of financial planning and forecasting activities related to region/department budgets.
Primary Duties: Responsible for supporting management in the administration and coordination of financial planning and forecasting activities related to region/department budgets. Serves as the primary region/department contact person for operating and maintenance budgets, capital project forecasts, and related issues. Communicate with internal and external partners, such as operations, engineering, finance, contractors, and consultants. Maintain and analyze forecasts on assigned capital projects. Monitors, investigates, analyzes, and explains budget forecasts and variances as required. Resolves discrepancies between various data sources. Organize and provide data for the annual budget cycle as requested. Identifies, evaluates, develops, and conducts training as needed to ensure the consistent application of administrative and financial practices, policies, and procedures. Assists in completing and maintaining accurate records and reports to comply with Company and regulatory requirements.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Educational/Experience Level: Associate's degree in accounting, finance, or business administration or equivalent. Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business administration is preferred. Computer Skills: Requires ability to utilize the Company's database systems and available resources for data entry, reference, and/or retrieval tasks. Requires working knowledge of various software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to create documents, reports, and/or graphics. Numeric Skills: Requires the ability to perform analyses involving ratios, percentages and simple statistical methods. Communication Skills: Requires the ability to communicate with internal/external customers to obtain and/or provide explanations and/or information.
Work Conditions: Works in an office environment. May require travel to other offices, including possible overnight travel.
Physical Demands: Requires performing activities including, but not limited to, sitting, standing, using office equipment, bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning, and/or lifting.
Atmos Energy Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or veteran status.