Business Performance Associate

About Ameren Services (B&CS)

Ameren Services provides administrative support and services to Ameren Corporation and its operating companies, subsidiaries and affiliates. Ameren Services includes a wide range of skill sets and roles, from finance and legal experts to digital and cyber specialists, plus those charged with ensuring environmental compliance and operational safety. Together, we help execute a strategy that enables Ameren to deliver superior long-term value to customers, shareholders and the environment.

Our benefits include:

• Medical coverage on date of hire

• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan

• 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire

• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays

• Paid parentalleave and family caregiver leave

Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees.

About The Position
The Business Performance Analyst will assist the Business Performance Specialists in all areas including, the annual budget, monthly reforecasting and accruals. The BPA will be primarily involved in EMPRV job set, work order processing and TRIS maintenance for the entire department.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assist personnel with all accounting related information as requested; including API, iProcurement and iExpense.
• Review the corporate time keeping system, TRIS, for the Transmission department to ensure that accounting and service request allocations are correct and up to date.
• Assist the Transmission BPS team with EMPRV job set up and updating the accounting in EMRPV.
• Coordinate the submission of all work order related documentation to ensure they are properly completed and consistent with amounts in the financial and budget systems.
• Research and resolve differences in actual expenditures versus budget for projects and department budgets.

Qualifications - Business Performance Associate
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business, Management, or related field from an accredited college or university required. One or more years' relevant professional level experience (e.g., accounting, budget preparation and statistical analysis) preferred.

Qualifications - Business Performance Specialist

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field from an accredited college or university required. Master's Degree or CPA/CMA/CFA preferred. Three or more years relevant accounting experience (understanding of accounting, budget preparation and statistical analysis) required without an advanced degree or certification. One or more years relevant accounting experience (understanding of accounting, budget preparation and statistical analysis) required with Master's Degree or CPA/CMA/CFA.

Qualifications - Senior Business Performance Specialist

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field from an accredited college or university required. Five or more years of relevant accounting experience (accounting, budget preparation, and statistical analysis) required. Master's Degree or CPA/CMA/CFA preferred.

In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate:
Strong working knowledge of MS Excel required. Must be able to create spreadsheets and develop formula calculations. Ability to develop lookup tables, perform graphical analysis, and develop/interpret pivot tables preferred. Working knowledge of Ameren systems including EMPRV, API, Oracle eBusiness and TRIS preferred. Exposure to UIP, Oracle Business Intelligence and Power Plan also preferred. Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated, solve problems, make decisions and be proactive. Must be a strong communicator that shows attention to details and works well in a team environment.

Additional Information
Ameren's selection process includes a series of interviews and may include candidate testing and/or an individual aptitude or skill-based assessment. Specific details will be provided to qualified candidates.

Compensation Range:

* This pay range encompasses multiple levels of the role. Career level and compensation depends upon applicant's credentials.

At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance.

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.