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Date: Feb 27, 2025

Location: PHOENIX, AZ, US, 85004-3903

Company: APS

Arizona Public Service generates clean, reliable and affordable energy for 2.7 million Arizonans. Our service territory stretches across the state, from the border town of Douglas to the vistas of the Grand Canyon, from the solar fields of Gila Bend to the ponderosa pines of Payson. As the state’s largest and longest-serving energy provider, our more than 6,000 dedicated employees power our vision of creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona.

Since our founding in 1886, APS has demonstrated a strong commitment to our customers in one of the country’s fastest growing states, earning a reputation for customer satisfaction, shareholder value, operational excellence and business integrity.

Our present and future success depends on the creative and dedicated people of our company who demonstrate the principles outlined in the APS Promise: Design for Tomorrow, Empower Each Other and Succeed Together.

Summary

The Transmission Billing Energy Analyst II/ Sr role involves handling various aspects of billing processes within the Transmission Billing team. Here are some key responsibilities and duties associated with this position:

• Billing and Invoicing: The energy analyst is responsible for invoicing customers based on contract terms and conditions, including standard contracts under APS OATT (Open Access Transmission Tariff). Energy analysts manage invoicing dollars for transmission revenue and validation of transmission expense invoiced from other utilities. The energy analyst is responsible for complete invoicing process from invoice creation to general ledger posting and collection.

• Data Analysis and Validation: The energy analyst is responsible for analyzing complex billing system data, ensuring the accuracy of billing data, and correcting any errors. The energy analyst performs key controls and activities for the settlement process, including validation of all billing components, reconciliation to third party data, participant checkout, issuing invoices, and resolving customer discrepancies.

• Regulatory Compliance: The analyst ensures compliance with state and federal regulations, particularly those set by The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and related to utility transmission. The analyst is responsible for filing applicable regulatory pages for annual FERC filings.

• Technical Ability: The energy analyst is responsible for understanding and detecting issues within third party billing system while performing billing process. Analyst is also responsible for testing vendor releases related to billing processes. The analyst will use Microsoft Excel extensively and some Power Bi for billing validation purposes.

• Collaboration and Reporting: The analyst works closely with other departments, including accounts receivable and payable, and external customers to ensure billing and financial statement accuracy. The analyst also works closely with Transmission Operations, Contracts and Federal Regulatory to ensure accurate invoicing and compliance.

• Audit Support and Compliance Requests: The analyst serves as a key point of contact for both internal and external auditors, providing requested billing and financial data while ensuring compliance with audit standards. This includes responding to data requests promptly, often under tight deadlines, and coordinating with relevant departments to fulfill audit requirements efficiently.

Minimum Requirements

Transmission Billing Energy Analyst II

• BS degree in Business, Accounting or Finance

• and 2 years' related experience in financial analysis/reporting or data analytics OR advanced degree in applied data analytics, data science or statistics and prior practical related work experience.

• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Word.

  Preferred skills, knowledge or qualifications

  • Knowledge of the applied use of energy accounting processes and related auditing techniques.

  • Experience in account reconciliation, energy billing, financial reporting or the applied use of energy accounting processes and related auditing techniques

  • Knowledge of risk management procedures

  • General knowledge of trading activities and energy products

  Transmission Billing Energy Analyst Sr

• BS degree in Business, Accounting or Finance

• and 3 years experience in accounting reconciliation, energy billing, or financial reporting; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Knowledge of the applied use of energy accounting processes, related auditing techniques, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

  Some positions may require experience working with the administration of energy contracts and the development, implementation and maintenance of financial reports and spreadsheets. A thorough knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Word.

  Some positions may require a general understanding of commodity trading, Risk Management, and options valuation as it relates to energy markets, resource generation and transmission system concepts.

Major Accountabilities

1) May coordinate and integrate financial information flow, analyze, prepare and ensure timely reporting of department financial statements, management reports and studies; analyze trading and system transactions for accuracy and to provide explanations on significant variations; reconcile monthly margin statement with general ledger, off system margin report and power trading statements to ensure transactions have been recorded properly; prepare trading detail from system books, identify hedge transactions and perform hedge effectiveness calculations; review and recommend process and workflow improvements; identify system issues and implementation of accounting guidelines and coordinate with Information Services staff to ensure accurate reporting; develop and produce ad hoc reports and financial studies in response to requests from various departments; maintain accounting acumen by reviewing regulatory rules, pronouncements, contracts and operating agreements; provide financial and operating results to Accounting, Tax and Forecast departments.

2) May confirm daily futures transactions with clearing broker and reconcile futures positions of commodity to counter-party statements and internal reporting system; calculate daily interests on margin calls, monthly index prices and determine maintenance margin requirements as well as physical power, ISDAs, natural gas and paper transactions with brokers and appropriate counter-party; track confirmations on risk management system; research and resolve exceptions with trading/marketing and counter-party personnel; process invoices for commodity purchases, charge appropriate account numbers in order to bill counter-parties for sales; verify accounting records, payables from other utilities and prepare check requests within time periods specified in contracts; follow up with counter-party on past due payments and bring outstanding accounts to managements attention; prepare various reports on results of system and trading activities; analyze daily reporting of operating results and maintain analysis of trading activities and strategies; review and verify broker commissions and submit requests for payment; prepare and maintain various margin and activity reports needed for monthly and daily reporting.

3) May verify the completeness and accuracy of energy flow across transmission and within control area by comparing interchange schedules and system load data to determine inadvertent energy amounts; determine when to accept inadvertent energy amounts from other areas; may prepare and distribute statistical information on energy usage, peak demand and metering data for use by other departments; compile and analyze meter reads to verify the accuracy of generated energy and fuel usage; provide and distribute data/reports on energy generation and use, peak demand, and metering data to ACC, FERC, NERC, WSCC and other departments; conduct research and analysis to verify accuracy of system metering (telemetry, digital, analog), identify discrepancies and resolve with appropriate parties; may serve as point of contact for WSCC interchange scheduling and inadvertence and transaction flows; may acquire, validate, estimate and edit data collected through interval data recording (IDR); may prepare and distribute customer meter data involving energy usage, peak demand, and load patterns used by organization; ensure completeness, statistical reliability and quality of IDR data; may apply industry methodologies and techniques to estimate missing IDR data; serve as system administrator for software load data collection system or customized transfer energy and system load database; may interpret complex contracts, protocols, standards, and industry regulations to determine reporting requirements.

Export Compliance / EEO Statement

This position may require access to and/or use of information subject to control under the Department of Energy's Part 810 Regulations (10 CFR Part 810), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730 through 774), or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter M Part 120) (collectively, 'U.S. Export Control Laws'). Therefore, some positions may require applicants to be a U.S. person, which is defined as a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), a Political Asylee, or a Refugee under the U.S. Export Control Laws. All applicants will be required to confirm their U.S. person or non-US person status. All information collected in this regard will only be used to ensure compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws, and will be used in full compliance with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of national origin and other factors. For positions at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Stations (PVNGS) all openings will require applicants to be a U.S. person.

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates ('Pinnacle West') maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This policy of nondiscrimination shall include, but not be limited to, recruiting, hiring, promoting, compensating, reassigning, demoting, transferring, laying off, recalling, terminating employment, and training for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other classification or characteristic protected by law.

For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to EEO is the Law poster. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of every person hired to work in the United States, refer to E-Verify poster. View the employee rights and responsibilities under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

Arizona Public Service is a smoke free workplace.

Hybrid: Employees in hybrid roles work both in their home offices (virtually) and alongside their colleagues (in person).

In order for employees to build strong relationships and to promote meaningful in-person interactions, hybrid employees are expected to work about 40% of their time in-person at an APS or other (non-home office) location.

*Employees are expected to reside in Arizona (or New Mexico for Four Corners-based employees).

*Working from a home office requires adequate technology and an appropriate ergonomic set up.

*Role types are subject to change based on business need.