Budget Analyst Associate - Budget Analyst Sr

• 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 and quarterly variance reports
• Prepare ad-hoc reports as needed to support analysis.
• Support decisions and analysis affecting operations and maintenance activities, capital investment, customer service, and profitability objections.
• Assist in routing and approval process for Improvement Requisition; 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 responding to regulatory and other data requests.
• Assist in Financial Forecasting process alongside OPCO / Business Units within I&M it relates to Capital and O&M expenditures to resolve any potential issues.

Note:

This position is posted at multiple grade levels and offers a range of opportunities for advancement. The minimum qualifications outlined below apply to the Budget Analyst Associate level, with increased educational, skill, experience and certification requirements for higher levels of Budget Analyst.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or Engineering. No experience necessary.
• Other Requirements:
  Physical demand level is Sedentary
• Key
  
  Competencies:
  
  Communication, Teamwork, Initiative, Adaptability/Flexibility, Client Focus, Creativity, Planning/Organizing and Understanding the Business and Competition 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, People Soft, 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 Chart fields desired.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or Engineering along with 1 year of relevant experience. Or;
  Associates degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or Engineering along with a minimum of 3 years or relevant experience.
• Other Requirements:
  Physical demand level is Sedentary
• Key
  
  Competencies:
  
  Communication, Teamwork, Initiative, Adaptability/Flexibility, Client Focus, Creativity, Planning/Organizing and Understanding the Business and Competition.
• 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, People Soft, 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 Chart fields desired.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or Engineering along with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience. Or;
  Associates degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or Engineering along with a minimum of 6 years or…