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Senior Leadership Career Opportunities for African Americans in Houston - NextEra Energy

Senior Leadership Career Opportunities for African Americans in Houston - NextEra Energy
Posted By: Will Moss on May 16, 2016
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NextEra Energy is Hiring Dynamic Leaders in the Houston, Texas area!
Looking specifically for African American professionals to apply.

These jobs are considered to be senior level roles. The successful candidate would be joining a well-established Fortune 200 company this is the largest generator of wind and solar energy in the WORLD. We are looking to double our portfolio in the renewable energy space in the next two years. We also own the third-largest Nuclear Power Plant fleet in the country and the largest utility in Florida, Florida Power & Light. We need smart, innovative people to help us build our company to be even stronger.

Director - Strategy & Business Development
Gexa Energy has an open position for a Director Strategy & Business Development. This position will report directly to the CEO of Gexa Energy. As we continue to grow, we need high caliber, experienced individuals to join our team.

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for identifying and evaluating new business opportunities, strategy development for organic growth and acquisitions, and analytical support for the existing Gexa and NextEra Energy Services businesses
• Scope will include on-going interaction with corporate parent on opportunities in adjacent businesses

Requirements:

• Requires Bachelor’s degree and 8 years work experience in professional environment required with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in retail electricity, significant management consulting or other similar analytical experience and MBA preferred
• Experience with financial, strategic, and operational considerations in a dynamic business required
• Experience with electricity deregulation and familiarity with regulatory and legislative influence on competitive markets, market procedures, and market structure for retail competition preferred

Manager of M&A, Corporate Finance
Manager of M&A, Corporate Finance – Houston, TX (Requisition # 1601377)
www.nexteraenergy.com/careers


Provide support in the overall M & A evaluation process for Upstream, Midstream and Pipeline assets. This role involves providing thought leadership, constructing the analytical framework, projects execution and presenting to senior executives
• Majority of time is spent evaluating either acquisition or green field development projects
• Prepare financial models to analyze and value potential investments and transactions. Due diligence of acquisition opportunities to identifying risks
• Provide market research, M&A analysis, market comps, liquidity analysis etc.
• Support strategy development and execution
• Ability to distill complex analytical issues into simple to understand analysis for management decision making
• Able to present M&A analysis and deal summaries to senior management effectively and support in developing presentations for deal approvals
• Comprehend, analyze, frame and resolve complex analytical problems; and communicate the key project risks to the senior management. Ability to work with little to no supervision
• Work closely with cross functional teams and coordinate with SMEs to evaluate and execute M&A deals
• Participate in ad hoc / special projects / report development / financial modeling

Requirements:

Undergraduate degree in finance, accounting or Engineering; and postgraduate MBA degree and/or CPA (and/or CFA) required. At least 5 years of relevant finance experience and industry expertise (Upstream/Midstream/Pipelines) required.
Qualified candidate should also have the following skills:
• Experience in M&A transactions
• Demonstrated analytical and quantitative skills with proficiency in developing financial models and analyzing financial information/statements
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills (both verbal and written)
• Master's Degree: Preferred


Paid Relocation Available!


Recently, NextEra Energy, Inc. has been named No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry on Fortune’s 2016 list of the “World’s Most Admired Companies.” The company also ranked first among electric and gas utilities for innovation, people management, use of corporate assets, social responsibility, quality of products/services and global competitiveness.

We have an amazing benefits package including a company matched 401K program PLUS a pension program. Not too many companies can say that.

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www.hbcuconnect.com/resumes/?cid=9&src=nextera_leadership

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