Finance & Structuring Analyst (Associate - Mid) - COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS

Job Posting End Date

07-24-2025

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

Position is responsible for conducting analysis of financial performance and valuation of AEP’s regulated portfolio of generation assets and transactions in regional power and gas markets. Interact with multiple levels of staff and management to understand market opportunities and business issues, conduct analysis, communicate results, and influence decisions. Looks for ways to reduce customer costs and increase margins.

Job Description

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Assist in performing analysis of prospective gas and power marketing or generation asset transactions to quantify financial value and define risk.

• Interacts with trading, marketing, operations, and back-office personnel to understand market dynamics and generation asset characteristics impacting value. Communicates financial value, current hedge position, and risk of new and existing transactions to senior management and suggests ways to increase corporate value, reduce customer cost, and mitigate risk.

• Assist in staying abreast of power and gas market fundamentals, regulations, and tariffs for the purpose of appropriately valuing and defining portfolio risk interacts with regulatory groups as needed to understand and respond to proposed market changes.

• Assist in monitoring valuations of existing transactions and works with risk oversight groups to ensure proper booking and recognition of market transactions adapts techniques and processes to improve valuations when appropriate.

• Assist in Performing SOX controls pertaining to valuations and reviews performance records with internal and external auditors upon request. Works with trading and marketing personnel to support development of new market or product opportunities or explore ways to reduce customer cost.

• Assist in cost development used as basis for cost-based offers in RTO markets.

• Assists the manager when required to work with Bid development personnel to ensure associated generation offer costs are accurate and appropriate for use in the cost-based offers.

• General understanding of RTO mandated and AEP internal cost policies and methods of development for cost-based offers.

• Assist to develop, document, test and implement upgrades of internal systems used for cost development.

• Actively participate in potential technology/business process improvement projects and deliver creative cost saving solutions that can be deployed and supported within the Commercial Operations team.

• Assist with the maintenance of the Fuel Position Management system used by AEP's Fuel procurement team. Consult with the team as needed on analyses required using system data.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Based on education, experience and interview, this opportunity will be filled commensurately at either title. For this posting, minimum requirements are stated at the lower grade. Increased expectations are at the higher grade.

Financial & Structuring Analyst (mid-level) (grade 7)

Financial & Structuring Analyst Associate (entry-level) (grade 6)

Education: Bachelor’s degree required in Mathematics, Engineering, Finance, or related field of study.

Additional Requirements (Preferred Qualifications)

• Strong critical thinking and creative skills with the ability to exercise sound judgment by making decisions based on accurate and timely analysis.

• Effective communication skills with the ability to simplify extremely complex concepts. Computer literacy with the ability to effectively utilize associated systems and software including Microsoft Office applications, VBA and significant work experience with database query languages such as SQL, or others.
• Exposure with discounted cash flow (DCF), net present value (NPV), financial modeling tools and ability to facilitate large team meetings.

WHAT YOU’LL GET

Base Salary:  $73,000 - $106,000

In addition to base salary, AEP offers competitive Total Rewards including:  discretionary annual incentive, 401(k), pension, health insurance, vacation, educational assistance, etc. 

WHO WE ARE

At AEP, we’re more than just an energy company — we’re a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, an