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Leader Business Systems

Date: Oct 16, 2025

Company: APS

Arizona Public Service generates reliable, affordable and clean energy for 2.7 million Arizonans. As the state’s largest and longest-serving energy provider, our more than 6,000 dedicated employees power our vision of creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona.

Summary

APS Accounting Systems is looking for an experienced and dynamic Business Systems Leader to oversee our Financial Asset Management & Financial Transaction Repository System, PowerPlan. In this pivotal role, you will lead a dedicated team of business systems analysts, fostering their growth and ensuring the delivery of reliable, accurate, and efficient support for PowerPlan. You will drive operational excellence by managing process improvements, facilitating collaboration among Accounting, IT, and other business areas, and aligning business needs with technical solutions. Your leadership will ensure the seamless execution of monthly close processes, proactive problem-solving, and the successful implementation of strategic initiatives. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership skills, a passion for continuous improvement, and expertise in enterprise financial systems.

What You’ll Do:

+ Lead and guide a team of business systems analysts dedicated to providing functional support for PowerPlan, fostering excellence and professional development within the group.

+ Ensure the efficient, dependable, and accurate execution of the PowerPlan Monthly Close Process.

+ Oversee and prioritize system and process improvement initiatives to address evolving business needs.

+ Facilitate collaboration between Accounting, IT, and other business areas to troubleshoot issues, implement system changes, and ensure accurate financial information.

+ Manage the intake, prioritization, and execution of requests for changes and enhancements to PowerPlan, balancing business priorities with technical feasibility.

+ Engage with stakeholders across departments to guarantee accurate and compliant financial transactions in PowerPlan, participating in cross-functional projects and initiatives.

+ Plan, budget, and forecast business support requirements for PowerPlan and related applications, ensuring optimal resource allocation.

+ Champion proactive problem-solving and leverage technology to address complex business challenges.

+ Assist in the development and execution of a strategic roadmap for financial business systems, aligning with organizational goals and future requirements.

What We're Looking For:

+ Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead, mentor, and develop high-performing teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, professional growth, and continuous learning.

+ Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities, collaborating effectively with both business and technical teams.

+ Demonstrated commitment to driving operational excellence through continuous process improvement, rigorous attention to detail, and a results-oriented approach.

+ Proven ability to streamline workflows, implement best practices, and deliver reliable, high-quality outcomes in complex business environments.

+ Experience in maintaining, optimizing, and supporting large-scale enterprise financial systems.

+ Solid knowledge of accounting and finance principles; experience in the utility sector is a plus.

+ Experience with PowerPlan or comparable financial asset management systems is a plus.

Minimum Requirements

+ BS/BA equivalency or an equivalent combination of four years relevant work experience and relevant college coursework in business, information technology or a related area.

+ Strong understanding of database design, structure, functions and processes and experience with database tools; usually obtained through a minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible professional level experience.

+ Effective leadership skills including recruiting, interviewing and hiring, training, coaching and evaluating performance, providing functional guidance, assignment delegation and follow-through, and dealing with difficult situations.

+ Previous people leadership experience is desirable.

+ Strong understanding of Business processes and data.

+ General business and operational knowledge including functions, procedures, processes, and computer systems.

+ Ability to identify process improvement opportunities and tie functional needs to technology solutions.

+ Requires proficient knowledge of emerging practices and technologies used within the area.

+ Previous project management experience and ability to prioritize work.

+ Strong analytical ability to review data, see relationships and patterns.

+ Skilled in consulting and project management methodologies while working with business customers and executing projects.

+ Expertise in PC applications including advanced skill level in Microsoft Excel, Access, Word.

+ Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills, including ability to make presentations on key initiatives.

Major Accountabilities

1) Collaborates with direct reports as well as cross-functional team members to set business plan objectives and goals for Business Support projects and ongoing administration and maintenance.

Ensures goals and priorities are aligned with overall business unit goals and monitors progress toward goals.

2) Manages the day-to-day activities of the Support systems area. Coordinates team members to meet objectives and timelines.

3) Creates positive relationships with constituents and serve as an interface between IS and functional areas to ensure the effective delivery of business system applications.

4) Evaluates current trends and emerging technologies in automated technologies and the capabilities of new products for all applicable Business functions and how they may impact the existing systems area.

5) Drives the selection and development of new products, conversions, upgrades, and enhancements for all automated efforts in coordination with IT and functional leaders.

6) Plans, budgets and forecasts future needs and applications in alignment with the applicable Business Technology Roadmap.

7) Maintains awareness of vendor plan and the potential impact those plans may have on current and future system functionality.

8) Keeps managers and executives informed of impending business issues that will have a direct impact on the current systems.

9) Continually examines and reviews controls and procedures to ensure high standard of data integrity, documentation and analytical reporting without compromising a comprehensive and integrated design.

10) Provides recommendations and direction on system related practices and procedures, policy interpretations and problem resolution.

11) Develops the Support systems team and guide their efforts to continually improve the delivery of systems. Provides feedback and coaching and ensures training and development opportunities to create a high performing support systems team.

12) Oversees the analysis and recommendation, installation and maintenance of new systems and the enhancement of existing systems.

13) Provides input regarding functional requirements, policy/procedure interpretation, and future needs.

14) Provides application/system training and support to functional Super users and/or other employees.

15) Leads and oversees the activities to support business systems, including documentation, user acceptance testing and reporting/analytics.

16) Researches, analyzes, and resolves routine to complex business/operations problems related to systems utilized within the business unit. Interfaces with IT or vendor to resolve issues as necessary.

17) Follows up with resolution of problems to ensure timely response and customer satisfaction

18) Manages system related projects of significant size, scope and strategic implications.

19) Coordinates multiple participants and teams, plans and schedules scope and timeline, monitors successful and timely task completion.

20) Works with others on the implementation, communication, training and change management initiatives around projects.

21) Manages the documentation of system changes, business processes, guidelines and procedures, and tools and training aids needed to support business unit.

22) Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state, and regulatory agency laws and policies, internal operating policies and procedures, and audit standards.

23) May conduct regular or adhoc reviews of database and/or daily transaction

Export Compliance / EEO Statement

This position may require access to and/or use of information subject to control under the Department of Energy's Part 810 Regulations (10 CFR Part 810), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730 through 774), or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter M Part 120) (collectively, 'U.S. Export Control Laws'). Therefore, some positions may require applicants to be a U.S. person, which is defined as a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), a Political Asylee, or a Refugee under the U.S. Export Control Laws. All applicants will be required to confirm their U.S. person or non-US person status. All information collected in this regard will only be used to ensure compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws, and will be used in full compliance with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of national origin and other factors. For positions at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Stations (PVNGS) all openings will require applicants to be a U.S. person.

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates ('Pinnacle West') maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This policy of nondiscrimination shall include, but not be limited to, recruiting, hiring, promoting, compensating, reassigning, demoting, transferring, laying off, recalling, terminating employment, and training for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other classification or characteristic protected by law.

For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to EEO is the Law poster. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of every person hired to work in the United States, refer to E-Verify poster. View the employee rights and responsibilities under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

In compliance with the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988, the Company is committed to a work environment that is free from the effects of alcohol and controlled substances, and free from the abuse or inappropriate use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications. The Company requires employees to be subject to drug and alcohol testing that is job-related and consistent with business necessity, regulatory requirements and applicable laws.

Hybrid: Employees in hybrid roles work both in their home offices (virtually) and alongside their colleagues (in person).

In order for employees to build strong relationships and to promote meaningful in-person interactions, hybrid employees are expected to work about 40% of their time in-person at an APS or other (non-home office) location.

*Employees are expected to reside in Arizona (or New Mexico for Four Corners-based employees).

*Working from a home office requires adequate technology and an appropriate ergonomic set up.

*Role types are subject to change based on business need.