Diana Gregory Email & Phone Number

Columbus, OH, US

• Motivated and developed a team of 13 professionals with expertise in GAAP critical to regulatory proceedings.
• Contributed toward the execution of base rate cases in 11 states.
• Operationalized results of regulatory orders into accounting implication memos.
• Evaluated complex financial transactions and strategized on recovery options.

Columbus, OH, US

• Led a 33-member team consisting of a Director of Commercial Accounting, Director of Transmission Accounting, Director of Energy Accounting, 5 managers and 4 supervisors and 21 staff.
• Maintained full accounting responsibility for business units within the organization and related functions and an Accounting Policy and Research team, specializing in Lease, Derivative & Hedging contract assessments.
• Provide comprehensive support for the transmission organization, the competitive retail business, accounting for wholesale commodity contracts, RTOs and a new renewable space the company is pursuing.

Columbus, OH, US

• Led a team comprised of as many as 5 accountants to support this new growth engine of the company.
• Developed a number of highly effective business partnerships while working to provide financial information to internal and external business partners/stakeholders including state and utility commissions and federal.
• Testified at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on the recovery of a key high voltage line project.

Columbus, OH, US

• Manager, East Power Accounting, (2007 – 2008)
• Managed a team with 4 general ledger accountants and directed the proper accounting practices of the east power pool transactions for both generation and transmission functions, PJM and east trading-related activity.
• Led the accounting of the broker activity for power, gas, coal and emissions transactions for AEP Service Corporation.Manager, Investment Accounting, (2004 – 2007)
• Worked to ensure the proper accounting practices of foreign, non-regulated entitles owned by AEP and its subsidiaries including investments held in England, Australia, China, Brazil, Peru and Mexico.
• Interacted globally to ensure compliance with requirements, resolving outstanding accounting and tax issues and facilitating the closing of international entities with local legal counsel and government agencies.
• Maintained full responsibility for accounting oversight for 30 non-regulated domestic entities owned by AEP.

Columbus, OH, US

• Led a team consisting of 4 general ledger accountants, taking a proactive approach to coaching and training to drive increases in both individual and team performance.
• Managed all aspects of the monthly closing process and direction of the preparation and delivery of the monthly, quarterly and annual reports to senior management, the SEC and IRS and other government agencies.
• Created performance metrics to measure performance beyond revenues and net income.