# Financial Analyst – Governance

**Company**: Southern Company
**Location**: Atlanta, GA
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

The Financial Analyst will provide governance, compliance, allocation, and analytical support to Southern Company Services (SCS) organisations and Southern Company affiliates.

Key responsibilities include:

- Supporting allocation methodologies and governance

- Reviewing financial account setup and documenting decisions

- Monitoring compliance and coordinating affiliate segments

- Recommending process and control improvements

- Serving as a trusted partner to financial and non-financial managers

The analyst will lead and support the governance process for SCS Budgeting, develop and maintain allocation methodologies, and evaluate allocation bases.

**Job Requirements:**

- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related business field required

- CPA, CMA or MBA/other advanced degree preferred

- Minimum of 3 months experience in accounting, finance, industrial engineering, or business administration required

- Utility accounting experience is preferred

- Experience in accounting, allocations, shared services, accounting policy, or governance preferred

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:**

- Detail-oriented with strong initiative-taking critical thinking skills and excellent follow-through

- Working knowledge of governance, risk, compliance, internal controls, and documentation practices

- Proficient analytical and problem-solving skills

- Demonstrate organisational and planning skills

- Knowledge of utility and regulatory accounting standards and GAAP principles desired

## Skills

### Required
- Accounting
- Finance
- Governance
- Compliance
- Analytical skills

### Nice to have
- CPA
- CMA
- MBA
- Oracle
- Cloud ERP
- OACS
- Oracle Planning
- PowerPlan
- Microsoft Office Products

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