Budget Analyst Sr

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Job Summary

Job Description

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Support the planning and budgeting activities for the O&M and Capital resource allocation process; including long-range forecasts, detail budgets, re-projections and contingency plans.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly variance reports and provide meaningful analysis of drivers.
• Prepare ad-hoc reports as needed to support analysis.
• Support decisions affecting operation and maintenance activities, capital investment, customer service levels, and profitability objectives
• Assist in routing and approval process for Improvement Requisitions; ensuring that Authorization Policy and IR Procedures are followed.
• Engage in developing and improving standardized processes surrounding budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and improvement requisitions.
• Perform special studies, analysis, investigations, and assignments as may be required.
• Provide assistance in regulatory proceedings related to financial matters including information for data requests, developing revenue requirements, special studies for Commissions, etc.
• Supports Financial Model issues and works with Financial Forecasting and the opco's/bu's to resolve potential issues.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education requirements are listed below:

Bachelor's degree in business, Accounting, Finance, or Engineering.

Work Experience requirement listed below:

4 or more years of relevant experience.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Key Competencies: Communication, Teamwork, Initiative, Adaptability/Flexibility, Client Focus, Creativity, Planning/Organizing and Understanding the Business and Competition These are additional expectations for the job and could include specific work experience, license / certifications, preemployment testing, expectations about travel, shift work, etc.

• Prior experience in a functional Business Unit (Generation, Transmission, or Distribution), and/or Corporate Finance and/or Operating Company finance, and/or engineering related field is preferred. Knowledge/utilization of UI Budgets, PeopleSoft, Microsoft Office, and Business Objects relational database reporting desired.
• This position requires coordination with corporate finance, corporate planning & budgeting, accounting/tax, commercial operations, generation and transmission, regulatory, requiring the incumbent to work across functional boundaries. Familiarity with AEP accounting and use of Chartfields desired.

Compensation Data

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Compensation Range:

Candidates will be considered based on their qualifications and the candidate’s ability to work from an approved work location. Although the location is flexible, AEP does not have a presence in all states and localities. The following locations are NOT currently approved for this position: AK, CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, KS, MA, ME, MS, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WY, US Territories or international work locations. AEP will consider qualified candidates who are willing to relocate to an approved work location, at the candidate’s expense, provided the relocation can be completed within a timeframe that meets AEP’s staffing needs. NOTE: All remote work locations require vetting and final approval prior to offer and/or start date. Any work locations listed as preferred or unapproved relate specifically to the requirements for this position and are not necessarily applicable to other posted positions.

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