Investor Relation Analyst Principal

Job Posting End Date

08-23-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

Partners closely with leadership to execute and enhance AEP’s investor relations strategy, effectively communicating the company’s financial performance and long-term value proposition to both internal and external stakeholders. Drives the development of investor-facing content, presentations, and communications; performs advanced financial analysis and market research; and supports relationship-building with investors, analysts, brokers, and rating agencies. Provides mentorship and guidance to team members and contributes to the continuous improvement of investor relations processes, communications, and stakeholder engagement.

Job Description

Where Putting the Customer First Powers Everything We Do!

What You'll Do:

• Drive investor relations content creation, including earnings presentations, investor decks, strategic messaging, fact sheets, executive briefings, website content, and other communications.

• Ensure messaging is accurate and aligned with AEP's strategy.

• Monitor industry, regulatory, market, and company developments relevant to investor relations activities.

• Maintain summaries and reports of key trends, news, analyst commentary, and market developments for the Investor Relations team and senior leadership.

• Support earnings call-related activities, including development of key messages, analyst and investor Q&A preparation, consensus analysis and post-earnings market feedback assessments.

• Support relationships with investors, analysts, rating agencies, and other financial community stakeholders.

• Coordinate responses to investor inquiries with internal and external partners.

• Support planning and execution of investor events, including the annual meeting, conferences, roadshows, and earnings calls.

• Coordinate content, logistics, messaging, and event follow-up.

• Perform financial analysis, valuation benchmarking, ownership analysis, investor targeting strategies, consensus tracking, and peer comparisons.

• Collaborate with internal business partners, including Finance, Treasury, Accounting, Corporate Communications, Legal, Regulatory, and Strategy teams, to gather information and support investor relations initiatives and deliverables.

• Identify and implement improvements to investor relations processes, reporting, tools, and engagement strategies.

• Provide mentorship and serve as a subject matter expert in investor communications and market analysis.

What We're Looking For:

Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or business.

Experience:  6 years' experience in Finance or Accounting.

Additional Expectations:

• Proficiency and expert-level skills in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.

• MBA or CPA preferred. 

• Must have excellent communication skills. 

• Working knowledge of the business and competition. 

• Strong client focus and initiative.

What You'll Get:

Expected Salary Range: $118,000.00-$128,000.00/ Year (USD)

Compensation Data

Compensation Grade:

SP20-009

Compensation Range:

$116,255.00 - $151,132.50

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.  

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