Senior Budget Manager

Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC) is seeking a Senior Budget Manager to support the financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and cost management activities at the Kyger Creek Generating Station. This position will play a key role in managing the plant's operating and capital budgets while supporting a major U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)-funded modernization initiative. The successful candidate will serve as the plant's primary resource for budget management, capital & O&M project financial oversight, forecasting, cost tracking, and reporting. Working closely with plant leadership, engineering, operations, maintenance, procurement, and accounting teams, this role will help ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and within budget while supporting long-term reliability investments at the station. This is an excellent opportunity for a budgeting, financial analysis, project controls, accounting, or capital projects professional seeking to expand their experience in utility operations, power generation, capital project execution, and get some exposure to federal grant-supported infrastructure investments. ### Key Responsibilities Supervise work in connection with compilation and verification of coal records. Supervise and coordinate the creation of the plant annual and five-year O&M and Capital budgets. Develop and maintain capital and O&M project budgets, forecasts, cash flow projections and reporting for significant plant projects. Supervise the preparation and completion of reports for purchase orders in connection with capital accounts, insurance claims and various operating or maintenance cost data; review all purchase requisitions to determine proper classification and to determine whether material ordered is properly charged to capital or operating expense. Supervise the distribution and accounting for the petty cash fund and account. Supervise and coordinate the verification and distribution of invoices, as well as, the verification of vendor insurance coverage. Assist with Support Manager duties as assigned or in the absence thereof. Coordinate maintenance service for all office machines; maintain records on automotive equipment; maintain and administer the surplus and scrap program; supervise the sale of bottom ash. Maintain operating and construction accounting records; furnish information as requested by the Corporate Office or plant management. Perform analysis of operating and construction budgets to actual costs for Corporate or plant management. Support project cost tracking, contractor invoice review, variance analysis, and financial reporting for capital projects. Administer prescribed Company personnel policies and practices; make recommendations pertaining to changes in job duties of employees. Recommend and carry out appropriate measures of discipline of employees under direct supervision. Keep informed of the latest practices and procedures in the accounting field and consistently apply these to ensure efficiency and economy in the operation of the department. Maintain familiarity with budgeting, forecasting and project controls. Investigate causes of complaint and assist when necessary. Perform duties in accordance with all applicable federal and state safety laws and regulations, and all applicable company safety rules and operating procedures; when supervising others, assure that safe work practices are followed and conduct safety meetings; make suggestions for the improvement of the safety program and encourage others to do so. Carry out within the assigned area of responsibility the Company’s program of Equal Employment Opportunity including its Affirmative Action obligations. Responsible for knowing and complying with the laws and Code of Business Conduct related to the performance of the aforementioned duties. ### Skills, Knowledge & Expertise Bachelor’s degree in one of the following: administrative management, business management, accounting, finance, economics, general managem…