Business Analyst - Business Analyst Senior

Job Summary

The Business Analyst provides market, financial and utility industry analysis for developing business unit strategic initiatives. Benchmark the applicable business unit's organizational performance with both non-utility and utility organizations. Provide data to monitor the competitiveness of the applicable business unit and offer solutions to improve the business unit organization's efficiency. Work closely with the business unit management to analyze industry trends and best practices. Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the business unit organization, and with internal and external customers.

Essential Job Functions & Tasks

• Analyze and investigate internal and external market conditions and prepare reports to support recommendations on trends, best practices, etc.
• Identify potential savings opportunities and develop supporting business cases and alternatives to recognize those savings.
• Cook up relevant data with the appropriate business unit and with the other business unit and external contacts.
• Develop reports and perform periodic studies necessary to analyze the business unit's strategic goals to maximize the efficiency of the organization.
• Maintain, interpret and analyze pertinent data and make presentations to internal and external customers.
• Analyze and review business unit contracts/work to assure adherence to contract/work standards and agreements.

What We’re Looking For:

• Education: Bachelor’s or Associate's degree in Business, Statistics, Finance or related field.
• Work Experience: Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of two (2) years of experience as a Business Analyst Associate or business case creation, business analysis and benchmarking. OR Associate's degree with a minimum of four (4) years of experience as a Business Analyst Associate or business case creation, business analysis and benchmarking.

Pay and Benefits

Standard base pay is: Business Analyst - $63,496-$79,369/year. Business Analyst Senior - $74,551-$93,189/year. In addition to competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.

Physical Demands

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Equal Employment Opportunity

AEP is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.