Advanced Business Analyst - Regulated Settlements - Akron Headquarters

Job Description Associate Business Analyst/Business Analyst/Advanced Business Analyst First Energy at a Glance

We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers’ lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.

We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers’ lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.

This is an open position with First Energy Service Company, a subsidiary of First Energy Corporation. It is an onsite position that can be in Akron, OH.

Working in Regulated Settlements provides an opportunity to learn about the PJM energy and capacity market as well as how retail shopping impacts utility operations. In this role, the selected candidate will interact with PJM and third-party suppliers; learn how wholesale settlement functions influence activity at PJM; and understand how certain changes in federal and state regulations impact our Company.

Regulated Settlements interacts routinely with team members from Customer Care, Regulated Commodity Sourcing, FERC & RTO Technical Support, RTO Energy Transactions, Metering & Support Systems, Rates & Regulatory Affairs, and Information Technology. We also participate as members of the PJM Market Settlements and PJM Demand Response subcommittees.

• Prepare and submit accurate and timely energy, capacity, and transmission data to PJM on a daily, monthly, and annual basis.
• Query, validate, analyze, and organize large amounts of data into meaningful results.
• Prepare and validate weekly, monthly, and annual reports for internal / external sources.
• Utilize various mathematical principles such as regression equations and algebra.
• Assist with key projects and implement improvement initiatives related to processing and analyzing customer energy data and resolving data discrepancies.
• Understand concepts related to operating in Regional Transmission Organization and electric industry principles such as PJM energy and capacity markets, demand response, energy efficiency, customer choice, and customer electric use patterns.
• Coordinate and participate in meetings with various internal departments regarding metering and supplier data information.
• Keep sensitive customer information secured.
• Demonstrate commitment to all aspects of safety and the Company’s diversity and inclusion principles.
• Provide a high level of customer service and responsiveness while building relationships and credibility across the organization.
• Conduct business specific research, interpret results, and make recommendations.
• Consistently anticipate and deliver against a defined action plan.
• Contribute to solutions by taking initiative to develop alternatives and recommendations.

An employee hired at the Advanced Business Analyst, Senior Business Analyst or Staff Business Analyst level will be expected to perform all the above responsibilities with more proficiency, and in a more independent manner. Further, the Advanced Business Analyst, Senior Business Analyst or Staff Business Analyst level employee will be assigned additional responsibilities related to those above.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Mathematics, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related disciplinerequired. In lieu of a degree, 4 years of relevant work experience is required.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experie…