Xcel Energy

Engineering Manager

• Lead and manage the performance and development of staff.
• Lead priorities and manage work performance of staff, vendors and contractors.
• Provide leadership as needed across multiple sites, and in alignment with Union or other contracts.
• Understand the customers' needs, and partner to deliver innovative solutions.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Finance, Enterprise Security, Audit/Compliance and other internal groups to drive results.
• Ensure products and services operate in a lean, stable, and adaptable manner.
• Ensure product delivery and operation are cost effective and within budget.
• Develop, propose and manage long and mid-term strategic technology plans and roadmaps for assigned products and services
• Drive continuous improvement in IT performance.
• Proactively prevent and support prompt restoration of service disruptions.

Senior Manager, Software Asset Management

Analyst

• Responsible for Xcel Energy's meter reading, field collections and data acquisition applications to ensure they perform to departmental and business unit goals by analyzing, designing, implementing and supporting business processes and information systems
• Determine business needs and analyze process improvement opportunities
• Manage all departmental reporting and data analysis processes to include MRAS, ARCS, FCS, CRS, Itron, MDMS, Cellnet, Smart Sync, Smart Grid, and future systems
• Provide analytical expertise in the development, integration, and application of meter reading and collections systems requirements to ensure accurate reading, measurement and billing of energy data
• Contribute to departmental and business unit operational goals by working with management and stakeholders to analyze, design, implement and support business processes and information systems
• Includes facilitating discussions to identify, document, validate and analyze business requirements, designing innovative solutions and making recommendations that support departmental goals
• Manage all reporting and analytical processes for daily, weekly and monthly operations and compliance
• Compile, compare and analyze meter reading, collections, data acquisition and customer information reports
• Determine trends and troubleshoot for potential problems and errors
• Maintain data integrity through verification processes
• Manage collection and data acquisition systems to ensure all data is acquired and transmitted on time
• Provide necessary documentation to maintain Sox and internal auditing requirements
• Build effective working relationships with stakeholders to understand and meet informational needs
• Interact with management, and other stakeholders through verbal or written communication
• Prepare and present presentations to management, customers, and other stakeholders in a variety of settings.

Meter Reading and Collecting Analyst

Procurement

• Provide strategic business planning and consultation to ensure alignment and achievement of department plans and objectives.
• Use results from conducted analytics to make recommendations on improvement opportunities.
• Ensure performance of owned processes, and integrity of data and metrics being reported.
• Operate, and continuously improve internal business processes to drive strong audit and compliance outcomes, simplify and reduce manual effort, meet achievement of organizational KPIs, and improve customer experience.
• Ensure processes are sound in regard to design and data.
• Lead activities around tool, report, and process ease of use.
• Leverage industry best practices to mature tools, processes and practices.
• Provide training and communications as needed to ensure user understanding of processes, policies and procedures.
• Serve as the primary contact for users on respective owned processes. Utilize user/customer input to continuously improve ease and effectiveness of processes and tools.

IT Portfolio Lead, Procurement

Payroll

• Provide expertise and lead projects to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing and financial reporting in a multi-state and multi-company environment
• Research and resolve complex payroll and timekeeping issues
• Provide payroll/timekeeping system support including reporting, auditing and testing
• Ensure compliance with multiple bargaining agreements, Federal/State/local tax regulations and Company policies
• Partner with cross-functional teams and various business areas on payroll and system related projects, interfaces, upgrades and enhancements
• Define payroll processes and internal controls and implement appropriate process improvements
• Maintain current knowledge of tax laws and policies, interpret organizational impact, and implement required process and systems changes to remain compliant and efficient
• Calculate and process complex and high-visibility transactions including multi-state taxation adjustments, incentive taxation, retroactive adjustments, year-end tax reconciliations, and unique bargaining payouts
• Communicate research and analysis results to a wide variety of audiences including senior executives, timekeepers, employees, and external agencies and vendors
• Provide support for timekeeping systems and payroll administrators including training, managing system access, delivering reporting, supporting processes and procedures, researching issues, reconciling data with other systems, leading special projects
• Partner with HRIS, Supply Chain, and Finance to ensure all inbound, outbound, and core HRM systems are configured to be current and compliant with all federal, state, and local regulations as they perform all necessary timekeeping, pay, and taxation calculations and transactions

Senior Payroll Analyst

Software Engineer

• Develop and launch new energy efficiency, renewable energy and demand response programs
• Work with cross-functional teams and external partners to develop new programs, improve business processes, conduct strategic planning, and strengthen working relationship with key business partners
• Lead and manage development of new customer programs with scope includes energy efficiency, renewable energy, and demand response programs
• Support development of large/complex new products and assure successful transition to Product Management.
• Prepare business plans for new product ideas utilizing the product development process, including financial, market, competition, etc.
• Gain agreement on recommendations and develop and maintain relationships with partner organizations

Senior Manager, Software Asset Management

Meter Reading and Collecting Analyst

IT Portfolio Lead, Procurement

Senior Payroll Analyst

Senior Product Developer