Budget Manager

Ohio Valley Electric Corporation

Madison, WI

Vision , Medical , Dental , Paid Time Off , Life Insurance , Retirement
Full-Time

Job Description

Description

Under close supervision, responsible for the oversight, preparation and analysis of the overall plant budget; preparation and maintenance of various plant records including invoicing, and communications with the plant and System Office Treasury and Accounting Department. Work with the departments in the plant to ensure accuracy of monthly budget forecast.

Expected to align personal goals with the Mission, Vision and Values of OVEC-IKEC.

Employees are expected to actively support the OVEC-IKEC Strategic Plan. Listed below are the five sections of the plan and a brief overview of each.

Zero Harm
- Follow our Safety Guiding Principles
  - All injuries are preventable
  - All employees are responsible for preventing injuries
  - Plan safety into your work
  - Look out for one another
Provider of Choice
- Commit to being a good steward of the environment and satisfy our environmental compliance obligations
- Be mindful of fiscal responsibilities
- Provide quality work for a reliable and efficient product
Culture of Engagement
- Be positive and open to new ideas
- Be an active listener
- Be accountable for your position
Operational Excellence
- Be an active participant in training sessions and meetings
- Be proficient at your job and know its role in how it impacts the company’s performance
- Actively pursue and/or provide training and developmental opportunities for yourself and others
Continuous Improvement
- Continuously seek and embrace change
- Create solutions to problems
- Be engaged and take an active role in continuous improvement activities

Employees are expected to follow the content of the Gears for Success booklet, including embracing Our Values. The Gears for Success contains the following five “gears” and describes our cultural expectations at OVEC-IKEC.

Vision
- Promote a safe, reliable and cost-effective culture
- Be a collaborative team player
- Understand what excellence looks like and strive to reach it
Leadership
- Understand that everyone has a leadership role
- Cast a positive shadow
- Be professional and respectful of others in your behaviors and communications with others
Employee Engagement
- Be coachable – accept coaching and feedback to improve not only your performance, but that of the entire team. Utilize the OVEC coaching model.
- Be self-motivated, adaptable, actively engaged and proactive
- Cooperate with others
Accountability
- Be accountable – take pride, ownership and responsibility in the work that you do
- Be timely and punctual
- Be productive
Continuous Improvement
- Develop and maintain a cross-functional, helping behavior
- Bring solutions to problems
- Relentlessly pursue improvement to our production processes

Employees are expected to follow the contents of the OVEC-IKEC Code of Business Conduct. The Code defines both the ethical and legal standards by which employees are expected to operate every day. It is the responsibility of each of us to maintain the highest level of personal integrity in all of our work efforts.

Key Responsibilities

Supervise and coordinate the creation of the plant annual and five-year O&M Capital, and lease budgets.
Supervise the preparation and completion of reports for work 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 and coordinate the verification and distribution of invoices.
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 System Office or Plant Management. Perform analysis of operating and construction budgets to actual costs for the System Office or plant management.
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.
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.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in one of the following: administrative management, business management, accounting, finance, economics, general management, or related discipline
A minimum of three to five years of experience in the utility industry or similar environment preferred.

Benefits

As a full-time employee, the successful candidate will be eligible for full benefits, including:

Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
Health Savings Account (with Employer contribution if enrolled in a qualifying medical plan)
Life Insurance
Supplemental Pension & Savings Plan
Paid Days Off
Holidays
Vacation
Sick Pay
Monetary incentives/Employee Incentive Plan
Paid Parental Leave
Additional Voluntary Benefits