Regulatory Case Manager (Utilities

Provide Expert Accounting Services to Support Development and Execution of Regulatory Strategy & Inform Accounting Management About Regulatory Activities

Position involves providing expert accounting services to support development and execution of regulatory strategy across the AEP system. Includes managing regulatory accounting projects, which support operating company regulatory activities. Position requires interaction and communication with various parties to regulatory proceedings, including the presentation of written and oral testimony before various regulatory commissions. At conclusion of regulatory proceedings, position requires providing accounting instructions to other accounting departments. On an ongoing basis, position involves keeping accounting management informed regarding regulatory activities. This position is highly collaborative with operating company representatives, regulatory personnel and legal personnel to support successful regulatory outcomes.

Provide Accounting Instructions Related to Regulatory Proceedings & Support External Financial Statement Disclosure

• Manage regulatory accounting aspects of regulatory filings before various commissions
• Develop, create, modify, and manage regulatory accounting models for specific regulatory mechanisms
• Research and analyze commission decisions and/or newly enacted laws or rules affecting ratemaking
• Draft and review regulatory disclosures for SEC Form 10K/10Q, GAAP and FERC Reporting
• Provide accounting testimony before regulatory commissions including the sponsoring of accounting exhibits and schedules contained in the filing requirements as defined by individual commissions
• Support operating company recovery strategy and decision-making through accounting analysis and research
• Prepare and/or review accounting memos, which document accounting conclusions, instructions, and disclosure considerations resulting from regulatory directives
• Monitor proceedings at regulatory commissions and relevant legislative developments in order to identify and understand potential regulatory accounting implications
• Research and analyze Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) accounting rules, including the FERC Uniform System of Accounts
• Provide regulatory accounting support for the annual external financial statement audit
• Manage the preparation and review of responses to interrogatories during discovery and rebuttal phases of proceedings
• Query accounting general ledger and subledger systems. Accurately organize and/or summarize resulting accounting data for regulatory reporting.
• Research and analyze Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), including Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 980, Regulated Operations
• Inform management of the accounting implications related to certain regulatory activities
• Monitor commission decisions and newly enacted laws or rules affecting ratemaking for accounting implications and disclosure requirements

• CPA preferred
• Minimum 6 years of general accounting experience or 4 years directly related to regulatory accounting or other regulatory activities
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related business field
• Experience in leveraging technology to support completion of deliverables.
• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Overtime expected at times during the processing of cases and quarter-end financial reporting
• Expected salary range due to company equity is between $114,000 - $140,000
• In addition to base salary, AEP offers competitive Total Rewards including: discretionary annual and long-term incentives, 401(k), pension, health insurance, vacation, educational assistance, etc.