Strategic Budget & Forecasting Lead

AEP; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary incentives

401(k) plan

Pension

Health insurance

Educational assistance

Vacation

Job summary

AEP in Kentucky is seeking a Budget Analyst to support O&M and Capital budgeting, reprojections, variance analysis, and related planning and reporting activities across business units.

Responsibilities include monthly/quarterly variance reports, ad-hoc analyses, and coordinating improvement requisitions, with emphasis on cross-functional collaboration and compliance with policies. This role offers growth across multiple grades with strong performance incentives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or Engineering or equivalent
• 4+ years of relevant experience (or 6+ with Associate degree)
• Knowledge of UI Budgets, PeopleSoft, Business Objects reporting desired
• Ability to coordinate across corporate finance, budgeting, accounting and regulatory teams
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis preferred

Responsibilities

• Support O&M and Capital budgeting, reprojections and variance analysis across units
• Prepare monthly/quarterly variance reports and provide analysis of drivers
• Produce ad-hoc reports to support analysis
• Assist in routing/approving Improvement Requisitions complying with policy
• Develop and improve budgeting/forecasting/reporting processes
• Provide regulatory data responses and collaborate with OPCO/business units

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Initiative

Adaptability

Client Focus

Creativity

Planning/Organizing

Business Understanding

Power BI

Excel

Data Reporting

Variance Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Accounting/Finance or Engineering

Associate's degree in Business/Accounting/Finance or Engineering

Tools

UI Budgets

PeopleSoft

Business Objects

Microsoft Office

Job description

AEP in Kentucky is seeking a Budget Analyst to support O&M and Capital budgeting, reprojections, variance analysis, and related planning and reporting activities across business units.

Responsibilities include monthly/quarterly variance reports, ad-hoc analyses, and coordinating improvement requisitions, with emphasis on cross-functional collaboration and compliance with policies. This role offers growth across multiple grades with strong performance incentives.