Director Capital Portfolio Governance at American Electric Power in Columbus, OH

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Job Posting End Date 11-07-2026 Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date. Job Summary This Director-Level role provides enterprise leadership for AEP capital portfolio governance across operating companies, business units, and corporate functions. Ensure capital investments are evaluated, authorized, documented, monitored, and reported in accordance with the AEP Authorization Policy, applicable Board resolutions, approved budgets and capital plans, internal controls, and related company requirements. Serve as a central corporate Finance leader for capital authorization, Board resolution preparation, capital spend oversight, capital-related SOX controls, and capital allocation recommendations. Partner with senior leaders and Finance organizations to improve transparency, strengthen financial discipline, identify portfolio risks and opportunities, and support informed executive and Board decision-making. Job Description What You'll Do: Lead and maintain the enterprise capital portfolio governance framework across AEP business functions. Establish consistent expectations for capital authorization, documentation, monitoring, reporting, escalation, and decision support while recognizing applicable business, regulatory, and legal requirements. Ensure proposed capital investments and changes to authorized investments are reviewed and routed in accordance with the AEP Authorization Policy, Improvement Requisition policies and procedures, approved budgets and capital plans, and applicable approval thresholds. Identify exceptions, gaps, or emerging issues and coordinate timely resolution or escalation. Lead the preparation, coordination, and quality review of Board and Board committee resolutions and supporting financial materials related to capital plans, capital investments, spending authority, and other assigned capital matters. Maintain clear documentation of approvals, conditions, and follow-up requirements. Monitor enterprise capital spending, commitments, and forecasts compared with approved budgets, authorized amounts, and longer-term capital plans. Analyze material variances, timing shifts, funding needs, and execution trends, and provide concise, decision-oriented reporting to senior management. Develop capital allocation analyses and recommendations that evaluate strategic alignment, affordability, financial returns, customer and operational needs, regulatory and cost-recovery considerations, risk, timing, and available funding. Frame tradeoffs and scenarios to support enterprise prioritization decisions. Own or coordinate capital-related SOX controls assigned to the function. Ensure control design, execution, documentation, evidence retention, issue remediation, and testing support are timely, consistent, and effective in partnership with Accounting, Internal Audit, external auditors, and business control owners. Coordinate across Corporate FP&A, Accounting, Treasury, Tax, Regulatory, Legal, Supply Chain, operating companies, and business units to align capital governance processes and resolve complex or cross-functional matters. Prepare and present executive-ready analyses and portfolio updates. Communicate complex capital matters clearly, including financial implications, policy requirements, risks, options, and recommended actions. Lead the work of assigned analysts and cross-functional teams through clear priorities, quality expectations, coaching, and accountability. Exercise sound judgment, confidentiality, integrity, and financial stewardship. Escalate material compliance, control, funding, or portfolio concerns and perform other strategic finance and capital governance responsibilities as assigned. What We're Looking For: Education requirements are listed below: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related field required. Work Experience requirement listed below: Ten (10) or more years of progressively responsible experience in finance,