Accounting/Finance Intern - Budgeting

Company Summary Statement : Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing. Overview:

This position is responsible for performing a wide variety of budgetary duties and analyses, assisting in the development of monthly forecasts and the annual operating plan.   Under the supervision of manager, Generation & Engineering Budgeting and/or Budget Analysts, assigned responsibilities to work on projects and programs necessary to achieve or exceed long and short-term financial goals.

 

Student must be enrolled full time, pursuing a bachelors degree. This position will be part-time (~ 20-30 hours/week) during spring and fall semesters and either part-time or full-time (40 hours/week) during summers. The Company will be flexible in the part-time work schedule (8am-5pm - Monday-Friday) based on the student's class schedule.

Qualifications:

• Completed sophomore year of undergraduate studies with declared major in accounting, business, economics or related degree.
• Knowledgeable of Microsoft Office and proficient with the use of Excel
• Must be able to demonstrate excellent examples of attention to detail as well as organization and analytical skills.
• Above average interpersonal written/oral communication skills required.
• Minimum 3.0 GPA 

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities

  • Assists in the preparation of monthly variance reporting for supported businesses.
  • Assists with monthly accounting journal entries within the Oracle Financial system.
  • Assists with project set up within PowerPlan.
  • Query the Oracle and PowerPlan databases, and utilize the output to update various Excel spreadsheets.
  • Assist in the annual Budgeting process for O&M and Capital.
  • Manage multiple tasks while accurately maintaining record of work accomplishments.
  • Performs other duties as directed and assigned by Manager/Budget Analysts.