Director Accounting Policy & Research
American Electric PowerColumbus, Ohio, United States
Posted December 4, 2025
155761 - 202490.5 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
Our team at American Electric Power is committed to improving our customers' lives with reliable, affordable power. We are investing $54 billion from 2025 through 2029 to enhance service for customers and support the growing energy needs of our communities. Our nearly 16,000 employees operate and maintain the nation's largest electric transmission system with 40,000 line miles, along with more than 225,000 miles of distribution lines to deliver energy to 5.6 million customers in 11 states. AEP also is one of the nation's largest electricity producers with approximately 29,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity. We are focused on safety and operational excellence, creating value for our stakeholders and bringing opportunity to our service territory through economic development and community engagement. Our family of companies includes AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana, east Texas and the Texas Panhandle). AEP also owns AEP Energy, which provides innovative competitive energy solutions nationwide. AEP is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. For more information, visit aep.com.
Job Description
We're seeking a Director of Accounting Policy & Research to join our team at AEP. As a leader in this role, you will be responsible for proactively identifying, assessing, and researching technical accounting issues. You will drive consensus with external auditors, timely issue technical accounting guidance, and effectively communicate accounting matters to senior management.
Requirements
- Regularly serve in a lead role on investigation, analysis, communication, and the preparation of documentation for significant, nonroutine, complex transactions
- Partner with Financial Reporting with the preparation of SEC disclosures for significant, nonroutine, complex transactions
- Responsible for partnering and interacting with other departments in the CAO's organization, the overall Finance organization, and other AEP business units
- Provide significant input and reviews of 10-K and 10-Q, including MD&A and footnote disclosures
- Support rate case witness testimony and analysis, as necessary
- Effectively communicate technical accounting matters and new accounting standards with the appropriate levels of the AEP organization
- Serve as a subject matter expert with respect to U.S. GAAP, FERC and SEC accounting matters
- Drive consensus with external auditors regarding the Company's routine and complex accounting positions, policies, procedures, and disclosure requirements
- Serve as a leader of priority initiatives and strategic projects with a focus on process improvement, work product design, and the development and delivery of training on relevant technical accounting topics
- Represent and articulate Company viewpoints through direct participation in industry initiatives such as subject matter working groups and ad hoc task forces
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Competitive compensation
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan