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Budget Analyst Sr - Budget Analyst Staff
American Electric Power - Shreveport, LA
posted 3 months ago
About the position
The Budget Analyst Sr position is a hybrid role that serves as the primary support contact for the Operations & Maintenance (O&M) and Capital budgeting processes. This includes managing reprojections, variance reporting, and analysis, as well as overseeing the improvement requisition process for various business units and corporate groups. The role involves providing key support for planning, budgeting, and reporting applications, and may also include participation in special studies to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
Responsibilities
- 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 compliance with Authorization Policy and IR Procedures.
- Engage in developing and improving standardized processes surrounding budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and improvement requisitions.
- Perform special studies, analysis, investigations, and assignments as required.
- Provide assistance in regulatory proceedings related to financial matters, including data requests and developing revenue requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or Engineering.
- 4 or more years of relevant experience for Budget Analyst Sr; 6 or more years for Budget Analyst Prin; 8 or more years for Budget Analyst Staff.
- Prior experience in a functional Business Unit (Generation, Transmission, or Distribution), Corporate Finance, or engineering-related field is preferred.
- Knowledge/utilization of UI Budgets, PeopleSoft, Microsoft Office, and Business Objects relational database reporting is desired.
Nice-to-haves
- Familiarity with AEP accounting and use of Chartfields is desired.
Benefits
- Equal Employment Opportunity in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship.
- Company sponsored training programs.
- Educational assistance.
