Director – Regulatory Business

Director – Regulatory Business

Requirements

• BA/BS in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or related field
• 10 years utility accounting or other relevant experience
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in rate setting regulatory procedures
• Exceptional leadership capabilities and experience building and leading teams
• Expert-level understanding of the regulation of utilities, ratemaking and pricing, and regulatory finance
• Judgement and decision-making abilities that facilitate the ability to achieve goals with a high degree of independence
• Excellent oral and written communication, project management, organizational, and analytical skills
• Demonstrated ability to establish and foster productive relationships with regulators and other key stakeholders
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly MS Excel, as well as Google Workspace
• Ability to manage several concurrent projects and to meet inflexible internal and external deadlines
• Ability to plan, prepare and present rate cases
• Ability to interact effectively with senior management including presentations, written communications, and internal relationship-building
• Ability to gather information from many different sources internally and externally and synthesize such information into persuasive form for regulators
• Ability to manage and build consensus among corporate departments, field personnel and rate department regarding regulatory strategy
• Previous experience as an expert witness on complex regulatory matters
• Ability to travel for business purposes

Responsibilities

• Participates in the decision to undertake a rate case through review of each subsidiary’s financial performance including analysis of the need and timing of its capital plan based on identified customer service and compliance targets
• Plays a key role in the Business Review process as it relates to planning and prioritizing rate case filings for the regulated business units
• Understands and uses the specific requirements of each regulatory jurisdiction as they relate to the appropriate development and timing of rate case filings to maximize revenue recovery; builds productive relationships with regulatory agency Staff
• Provides direction and guidance in the preparation of the rate filings pursuant to the filing timetable, and assists in the preparation of rate filing requirements, testimony, and exhibits
• Drives the post rate case review process including the preparation of the Rate Case Summary Reports, any other appropriate post order review or follow-up, and a quarterly rate case Progress Report
• Represents the Company as an active member of industry committees and associations, with particular attention to those interfacing with regulatory agency Staff
• Keeps abreast of activities in the utility rate setting process, statutory revisions, changes in commission views and other matters affecting the Company
• Represents the department and participates in special projects and task force assignments as required, including advice and assistance for New Business opportunities and acquisitions

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate degree and/or CPA preferred
• CPA and/or Master’s degree preferable